print email comment close American Originals URL: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/original.html Description: "A selection of some of the most significant and compelling documents from the National Archives holdings." Presents the full text of the Louisiana Purchase agreements, a police report on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 1868 treaty with the Sioux Indians, reportage of the collision of the Titanic with an iceberg, President Franklin Roosevelt's declaration of war against Japan, President Nixon's letter of resignation, and several other documents. From the National Archives and Records Administration. Publisher: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States -- History United States -- History -- Sources LII Database Information: Record 8746 created by Dana Lubow on 08/19/2001 Last modification on 09/03/2007 Published: 08/19/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8746