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... observation , the latitude and longitude of the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan ; the latitude and longitude of the most northerly cape of the Miami bay ; also , the point at which a direct line , drawn due east from the southerly ...
... observation , the latitude and longitude of the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan ; the latitude and longitude of the most northerly cape of the Miami bay ; also , the point at which a direct line , drawn due east from the southerly ...
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... observations , the latitude and longitude of the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan , and of the point where a line drawn due east therefrom would intersect Maumee river , and , also , of the north cape of the Maumee bay , and to have ...
... observations , the latitude and longitude of the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan , and of the point where a line drawn due east therefrom would intersect Maumee river , and , also , of the north cape of the Maumee bay , and to have ...
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... observations as to the latitude of the north cape of the Maumee bay , unless it was proposed to make it a point in the north boundary of Ohio . The considerations in favor of the expediency of giving to Ohio exclu- sive jurisdiction ...
... observations as to the latitude of the north cape of the Maumee bay , unless it was proposed to make it a point in the north boundary of Ohio . The considerations in favor of the expediency of giving to Ohio exclu- sive jurisdiction ...
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... observations relative to the south part of Michigan . " On the 16th September , 1815 , the commissioner of the General Land Office addressed a letter to Surveyor General Tiffin on the subject of the latitude of the northern cape of the ...
... observations relative to the south part of Michigan . " On the 16th September , 1815 , the commissioner of the General Land Office addressed a letter to Surveyor General Tiffin on the subject of the latitude of the northern cape of the ...
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... Miami bay ; " and that , " by his observations , he found the latitude at the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan to be 41 ° 37 ' 19 " , and at the most northerly 1 cape of the Miami bay 41 ° 51 ' 68 [ Rep . No. 380. ]
... Miami bay ; " and that , " by his observations , he found the latitude at the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan to be 41 ° 37 ' 19 " , and at the most northerly 1 cape of the Miami bay 41 ° 51 ' 68 [ Rep . No. 380. ]
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act of Congress Acting Governor aforesaid appointed ascertained authorities of Michigan bend or extreme boundary of Ohio Canada line commissioners committee convention court declared delegates Detroit district drawn due east due north duty east and west east line established Executive exercise extreme of Lake form a constitution further enacted Governor of Michigan Governor of Ohio hereby honor Indiana Territory intersect Lake Erie JOHN FORSYTH jurisdiction Lake Michigan land Legislative Council Legislature line drawn due line running Maumee bay Maumee river Miami bay Miami river Michi Michigan Territory miles Mississippi Monroe mouth northerly cape obedient servant ordinance Perrysburg President prosecutions RICHARD RUSH River Ohio ROBERT LUCAS Rush and Howard Secretary Senate session southerly bend southern extreme territorial line Territory Northwest Territory of Michigan thence thereof tion Toledo townships Union United States Northwest Virginia west line drawn
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Page 52 - Provided, however, and it is further understood and declared that the boundaries of these three States shall be subject so far to be altered, that, if Congress shall hereafter find it - expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two states in that part of the said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan.
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