Keywords: Alaska Purchase (hi-res).jpg Assessments 1 1 Alaska Purchase With this check the United States completed the purchase of almost 600 000 square miles of land from the Russian Government This treasury warrant issued on August 1 1868 at the Sub-Treasury Building at 26 Wal New York New York transferred 7 2 million to Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl The purchase price of the 49th state Less than two cents an acre Original located in the National Archives Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury http //www ourdocuments gov/doc php doc 41 1867-03-30 Edouard de Stoeckl and William H Seward PD-USGov 200px left thumb Sum Alaska Purchase 1867 in art |