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Alliances and Embargocommerce with America and congratulated the United Stateson its acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase from France. 9Again and again Harris was to receive indications in wordsand deeds of the affection of the Tsar for America and of hisdesire to encourage trade with her. Th e honors tenderedHarris were enough to dazzle the poor man :Since m y arrival here—in compliments to the first appointmentsfrom the United States, no doubt—the most pointedand unremitted [sic] attentions and civilities have beenshown m e by the officers of the government, and the principlenobility and persons of distinction; in short I have not beenclassed on this score, with the foreign consuls, but havealways received invitations with ministers of the firstrank. 10Harris was accorded the ultimate in honor in 1806 when heinformed the court that he had received a personal letter for theTsar from President Jefferson. Harris was told that he mightpresent it in person. Th e Tsar of All the Russias granting aprivate audience to a mere consul—it was unheard of! Afterthe audience, Harris wrote hom e proudly that all "the honorsof the guard and palace, shown exclusively to ambassadors andofficers of the court, were extended on this occasion to theconsul of the United States." aiHigh honor had its drawbacks, too. Harris, treated like aminister of thefirst rank, found himself expected to live likeone, to accept invitations from the great, to entertain, to eat,clothe, and house himself like one of the great. Unfortunately,there was no salary attached to the post of consul. Harris's totalincome as the United States consul at St. Petersburg consisted95