The Purchase Treaty

One of the most important primary documents concerning the purchase of Alaska is the actual treaty transferring what had been Russian-Alaska to the United States. The Avalon project at Yale law school has provided this source in full text. The website provides a digital copy of the treaty word for word and additionally provides links for other diplomatic documents relevant to the subject such as links to Russian-American diplomacy, 19th century diplomacy and American diplomacy. Although the actual treaty can be found on a handful of other websites the Avalon project provides the most accessible and easy to understand version.