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Page 1970
... extend from the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the Bay des Chaleurs to the river St. Lawrence near the Temiscouata portage . At the northern verge of the table - land which has been described , and near the mouth of Green River , rises to the ...
... extend from the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the Bay des Chaleurs to the river St. Lawrence near the Temiscouata portage . At the northern verge of the table - land which has been described , and near the mouth of Green River , rises to the ...
Page 1975
... extended to an eminence on the eastern side of Lake Matapediac , elevated 1,743 feet above the level of the sea . The views obtained from this eminence established the fact that a chain of highlands extended thence to the north shore of ...
... extended to an eminence on the eastern side of Lake Matapediac , elevated 1,743 feet above the level of the sea . The views obtained from this eminence established the fact that a chain of highlands extended thence to the north shore of ...
Page 1983
... extended of right to the Penobscot . From that time until the breaking out of the Revolutionary War , a space of more than sixty years , the Province of Sagadahock was left in the undis- turbed possession of Massachusetts under the ...
... extended of right to the Penobscot . From that time until the breaking out of the Revolutionary War , a space of more than sixty years , the Province of Sagadahock was left in the undis- turbed possession of Massachusetts under the ...
Page 1985
... extended 10 leagues from the river . Third . That the commissions of the governors of Canada in the most formal and precise manner extended their jurisdiction to the sources of the rivers which dis- charge themselves into the St ...
... extended 10 leagues from the river . Third . That the commissions of the governors of Canada in the most formal and precise manner extended their jurisdiction to the sources of the rivers which dis- charge themselves into the St ...
Page 1991
... extended until it meets the southern boundary of the Province of Quebec , as defined by the proclamation of 1763 and the act of Parliament of 1774. " No argument can be drawn against the Américan claim from the secret instruc- tions of ...
... extended until it meets the southern boundary of the Province of Quebec , as defined by the proclamation of 1763 and the act of Parliament of 1774. " No argument can be drawn against the Américan claim from the secret instruc- tions of ...
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accompanying adopted American amount annexation appointed Army authority Bay of Chaleurs boundary Britain British citizens claims commerce commissioners communicate herewith compliance Congress consideration Constitution convention copy Croix December deemed Department duties established Executive existing favor force foreign Grand Falls Halls Stream herewith a report herewith transmit highlands honor House of Representatives important Indian instant interests JAMES JAMES K JOHN TYLER Lake laws March measures ment Metis Mexican Government Mexico military minister nations Navy necessary negotiation northwest angle Nova Scotia object officers party peace POLK portage portion ports possession present President proper protection public lands ratification recommend relations Republic Republic of Texas request resolution respect revenue Rhode Island Rimouski river St Secretary Secretary of War Senate session submitted survey territory Texas tion transmit herewith Treasury treaty of 1783 treaty of Ghent Union United vessels WASHINGTON
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Page 1979 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 1980 - Lawrence : comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia.