Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] sales of sovereignty (the long-awaited return)
Date: Oct 19, 2003 @ 21:14
Author: Anton Sherwood (Anton Sherwood <bronto@...>)
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>> What are some places where sovereignty was transferred by sale
>> since (arbitrarily) 1803?

Hm, now I wonder why I deleted this bit:
"As an American of course I know about Lousiana 1803,
Gadsden 1854, Alaska 1867, Virgin Islands 1917."


Kevin Meynell wrote:
> Off the top-of-my-head...
>
> Danish West Indies, now the US Virgin Islands.
>
> Swedish West Indies, now St Barts (part of
> the French Overseas Department of Guadeloupe).

Thanks. When?

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