As the area was being gradually settled by United States migrants, many Americans, including Jefferson, assumed that it would be acquired " piece by piece.

The original handwritten proclamation signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison, that informed the American public of the landmark deal of the Louisiana Purchase, was acquired in 1996 by Walter Scott Jr. of Omaha, Nebraska, who holds it in his private collection.

In 1794, following his service as the first U. S. Secretary of State ( 1790 – 93 ), Jefferson began rebuilding his house based on the ideas he had acquired in Europe.

As a result of his marriage to a Chickasaw woman, Ryan acquired vast acreage in present Jefferson County, Oklahoma, then a part of Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.

With the Spurs looking to provide a more solid supporting cast in the 2009 – 10 season, they acquired Richard Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Antonio McDyess, DeJuan Blair, and Keith Bogans.

JSC ’ s roots go back to 1974, when Dublin, Ireland-based Jefferson Smurfit Group ( JSG ) acquired partial interest in Time Industries, a Chicago-based paper and packaging company.

The Louisiana Purchase, completed in 1803, was negotiated by Robert Livingston during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson ; the territory was acquired from France for $ 15, 000, 000 ( equivalent to $ in present day terms ).

Construction and development is expected to begin in 2012 on a recently acquired parcel of land at the corner of Jefferson St and Park Ave in Fairfield.

The United States acquired the Missouri River watershed through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with a company of men to explore up the Missouri in the hopes of finding a navigable water route to the Pacific, with a low portage connecting one watershed with the other.

Over the years, Jefferson Standard / Jefferson-Pilot acquired several other radio and television stations across the country, with WBTV as the flagship station.

By the time she acquired the role of ' Mother ' Jefferson, she had accumulated a long list of acting credentials that spanned over 50 years appearing in such movies as The Learning Tree, the Blacksploitation cult film Sugar Hill, The Liberation of L. B.

On March 15, 2012, the Golden State Warriors traded the newly acquired Stephen Jackson for Jefferson, along with a conditional first-round pick.

ManpowerGroup has several subsidiaries including Elan Group Ltd, Jefferson Wells, Right Management, Manpower Professional and in 2007 acquired Clarendon Parker, an employment business based in the Middle East.

On July 2, 2007, music publishing firm Bicycle Music, Inc. announced that it acquired an interest in songs written or performed by Balin, including hits from his days with Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.

On December 17, 2008 WNIT had acquired and taken possession of the former WSBT-TV building at Lafayette and Jefferson in downtown South Bend with the assistance of an in-kind donation by WSBT's owner, Schurz Communications ; that station had moved to new facilities in Mishawaka in September 2008.

WJXT also acquired additional syndicated programming to fill daytime, primetime and late night timeslots that were formerly occupied by CBS programming, as well as SEC college football and basketball telecasts through Jefferson Pilot Sports ( now Raycom Sports ).

* Le Veillard Copy, returned by Thomas Jefferson in May 1786 and lost, Veillard ’ s translation of this text was acquired in 1908 by the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.

They acquired left hander Dave Hamilton and minor league prospect Chet Lemon from the Oakland A's for Stan Bahnsen and Skip Pitlock, and acquired Jefferson from the Orioles for Tony Muser.

The earliest streets, Main, Market and Jefferson retain their original names from the plan, while the smaller Green Street is now known as Liberty ( it was renamed after Green Street acquired a seedy reputation due to its many burlesque theaters ).

Helen Stevens Coolidge's family first acquired the farm in 1729, and from 1914 to 1962 it was her summer home with husband John Gardner Coolidge, diplomat, descendant of Thomas Jefferson, and nephew of Isabella Stewart Gardner.

Eventually the logs for this cabin, along with logs reputed to have belonged to Jefferson Davis ' birthplace and possibly a third cabin, were purchased by the Lincoln Farm Association ( LFA ), which believed they had acquired only Lincoln logs.

As part of this project the " Broadway Group " was formed, which acquired The Brown from Jefferson County Public Schools and began its renovation in 1983.

Jefferson, a scientist himself, was delighted to have Humboldt as a guest and the two held numerous intense discussions on scientific matters.

The Richmond newspapers denounced these activities and put intense pressure on the government of Jefferson Davis to put a stop to Wild's depredations.

... chapter has noticed with regret various newspaper articles and letters from private persons as to the Government ownership of “ Monticello ” and reflections upon the Honourable Jefferson M. Levy, the owner of this historic place, and desiring to put on record the Chapter ’ s views as to such ownership and appreciation of Mr. Levy ’ s uniform courtesy and consideration to the Chapter, therefore,

Thomas Jefferson loved that style of architecture and the United States Capitol building is an example of a slightly-evolved version of Palladio's works.

The politician and architect Thomas Jefferson ( 1743 – 1826 ) once referred to Palladio's Quattro Libri as his bible.

Supporters of a connection posit that Thomas Jefferson, during his tour of Bordeaux in 1789, viewed Salat's architectural drawings ( which were on-file at the College ) at the École Spéciale d ' Architecture ( Bordeaux Architectural College ).

The headmaster's residence is taken entirely from an architectural design by Thomas Jefferson.

As of 2008, it is the largest classical monument to have been dedicated since completion of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D. C .. Hugh Petter of ADAM Architecture was commissioned by the National Monuments Foundation to work alongside National Monuments director, Rodney Cook Jr., to develop the initial concepts into the final architectural design.

Video architectural tour of the Jefferson Market Library

The school was designed by Eliot B. Willauer of the notable architectural firm Eggers & Higgins, architects on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, as part of the Board of Education's half-billion dollar post World War II expansion program.

Jefferson went to great lengths to make his home a symbol of and architectural movement away from English tradition.

Yet despite their mutual insistence on the self-evidence that " all men are created equal ", their insistence that the citizens of a republic be educated at public expense, and the evident parallel between the concepts of the " general welfare " and Rousseau's " general will ", some scholars maintain there is little to suggest that Rousseau had that much effect on Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers.

Writing in 1989, Michael White differentiated between TFA's brand of libertarianism and that of civil liberties campaigners, arguing that: " The unavoidable fact is that TFA represents that ancient tradition of English concepts of freedom, easily traceable to Magna Carta, which see liberty in terms of freedoms from restraints and obligations, not civil rights and duties enunciated by Jefferson in the rebellious American colonies, by Tom Paine and the revolutionaries of 1789 ".

Reed set out to put into practical effect his dictum that " The best system is to have one party govern and the other party watch "; this was accomplished by carefully studying the existing procedures of the U. S. House, most dating to the original designs written by Thomas Jefferson.

In spring 1792, Thomas Jefferson proposed a design competition to solicit designs for the Capitol and the President's House, and set a four-month deadline.

Jackson had designs on the St. Louis Arsenal, and had been in secret correspondence with Confederate President Jefferson Davis, to obtain artillery for the militia in St. Louis.

His designs include the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial ( Gateway Arch ) in St. Louis, Missouri, the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, the TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and the main terminal of Dulles International Airport near Washington, D. C ..

Thomas Jefferson was a key adviser to Washington, and helped organize a design competition to solicit designs for the United States Capitol and the President's house.

Jefferson had Clérisseau, substitute the Ionic order over the more ornate Corinthian column designs of the prototype in France.

Designed by Thomas Jefferson, he refused to use traditional designs.