When Captain William Bradford Pettis was born in 1803, in Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Petty, was 63 and his mother, Abigail Valentine, was 27. He married Eliza Brown in December 1825, in Somerset, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870. He died on 18 October 1875, in Vallejo, Solano, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Sunrise Memorial Cemetery, Vallejo, Solano, California, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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