Boundaries of the United States: And of the Several States and Territories, with an Outline of the History of All Important Changes of Territory, Issues 226-227 |
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... Boundary between Maine and Canada XIII . Boundary between Maine , New Hampshire , and Canada . XIV . Map of the United States , showing accessions of territory . XV . Boundary line between southeastern Alaska and Canada , as fixed by ...
... Boundary between Maine and Canada XIII . Boundary between Maine , New Hampshire , and Canada . XIV . Map of the United States , showing accessions of territory . XV . Boundary line between southeastern Alaska and Canada , as fixed by ...
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... boundary of the United States , which divides their territory from the Spanish colonies of East and West Florida , shall be designated by a line beginning on the river Mississippi , at the northernmost part of the thirty - first degree ...
... boundary of the United States , which divides their territory from the Spanish colonies of East and West Florida , shall be designated by a line beginning on the river Mississippi , at the northernmost part of the thirty - first degree ...
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... boundaries described in the treaty of 1783 , which had not yet been ascertained and deter- mined , embracing certain islands in the Bay of Fundy and the whole of the boundary line from the source of the river St. Croix to the most ...
... boundaries described in the treaty of 1783 , which had not yet been ascertained and deter- mined , embracing certain islands in the Bay of Fundy and the whole of the boundary line from the source of the river St. Croix to the most ...
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... line and the adjacent shores of Upper Canada do , and each of them does , belong to His Britannic Majesty , and that all the islands lying in the rivers , lakes , and water communications between the said boundary line and the adjacent ...
... line and the adjacent shores of Upper Canada do , and each of them does , belong to His Britannic Majesty , and that all the islands lying in the rivers , lakes , and water communications between the said boundary line and the adjacent ...
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... boundary west of the Rocky Mountains , but no conclusion was reached ; the claim of the English Government being that the boundary line should follow the forty - ninth parallel westward to the point where this parallel strikes the great ...
... boundary west of the Rocky Mountains , but no conclusion was reached ; the claim of the English Government being that the boundary line should follow the forty - ninth parallel westward to the point where this parallel strikes the great ...
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Page 36 - ... the western State in the said Territory, shall be bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio, and Wabash rivers ; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and Post Vincents, due north, to the Territorial line between the United States and Canada ; and by the said Territorial line to the lake of the Woods and Mississippi.
Page 87 - Castle town, unto the three and fortieth degree of northern latitude, if the said river doth extend so...
Page 25 - ... then following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 west from London and 23 from Washington; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due north, to the river Arkansas; thence, following the course of the southern bank of the Arkansas, to its source, in latitude 42 north; and thence, by that parallel of latitude, to the South Sea.
Page 13 - Director, but otherwise in ordinary octavos. Three thousand copies of each shall be published for scientific exchanges and for sale at the price of publication ; and all literary and cartographic materials received in exchange shall be the property of the United States...
Page 112 - Moines; thence, down, and along the middle of the main channel of the said river Des Moines, to the mouth of the same, where it empties into the Mississippi river; thence, due east, to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river; thence, down, and following the course of the Mississippi river, in the middle of the main channel thereof, to the place of beginning.
Page 112 - That in all that Territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of Thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Page 129 - Nebraska ; and when admitted as a state or states, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the Union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission...
Page 80 - ... 2. The state of New York shall have the exclusive jurisdiction of and over the wharves, docks and improvements made and to be made, on the shore of...
Page 25 - The boundary line between the two countries, west of the Mississippi, shall begin on the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the river Sabine, in the sea...
Page 112 - Miami, aforesaid, and on the north by an east and west line, drawn through the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan...