Succinct Account of the Treaties and Negociations Between Great Britain and the United States of America: Relating to the Boundary Between the British Possessions of Lower Canada and New Brunswick, in North America, and the United States of America |
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... determined to effect a new settlement at Port Royal , and this was carried into effect in 1605 . Another settlement was effected about the same time towards the River Pentagoet ( Penobscot ) by the Sieur de la Saussaye.§ The colony not ...
... determined to effect a new settlement at Port Royal , and this was carried into effect in 1605 . Another settlement was effected about the same time towards the River Pentagoet ( Penobscot ) by the Sieur de la Saussaye.§ The colony not ...
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... be * It is probable that the inhabitants of Madawaska are de- scended from these emigrants , if not from older settlers . - Mem . pour M. Bigot Intendt . de la Nouv . France . determined which of the two nations was to obtain the 23.
... be * It is probable that the inhabitants of Madawaska are de- scended from these emigrants , if not from older settlers . - Mem . pour M. Bigot Intendt . de la Nouv . France . determined which of the two nations was to obtain the 23.
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... determined which of the two nations was to obtain the ascendancy in the vast territory lying between the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of St. Law- rence . We now come to the war which ended in the con- quest of Canada in 1759 , and in its ...
... determined which of the two nations was to obtain the ascendancy in the vast territory lying between the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of St. Law- rence . We now come to the war which ended in the con- quest of Canada in 1759 , and in its ...
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... Mr. Adams , one of the negociators of that treaty , in his examination before the Commissioners , under the fifth article of the treaty of 1794 , for determining the true St. Croix , produced in evidence on this D 2 35.
... Mr. Adams , one of the negociators of that treaty , in his examination before the Commissioners , under the fifth article of the treaty of 1794 , for determining the true St. Croix , produced in evidence on this D 2 35.
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... determined that the River Schoodic was the true St. Croix . Uncertainty as to the highlands described in the Treaty of 1783 could only be introduced by obtain- ing a point of departure different from that contem- plated by the framers ...
... determined that the River Schoodic was the true St. Croix . Uncertainty as to the highlands described in the Treaty of 1783 could only be introduced by obtain- ing a point of departure different from that contem- plated by the framers ...
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Acadie agree American angle of Nova appointed arbitrator ascertain Atlantic Ocean award Bay of Fundy boundary line Britain Chargé d'Affaires Cheputnaticook claimed colonies Commis commission Commissioners Connecticut Lake Connecticut River Conseil conventional line côtes Croix Croix River decision deux lieues dite rivière dits lieux divide the rivers dividing ridge droit due north line fifth Article French friendly Sovereign Gulf of St John King Lake lands Lawrence letter lieues de profondeur line of boundary Livingston Maine Majesty Majesty's Government Mars Hill ment Minister Mitchell's Map negociation Netherlands north-west angle Nova Scotia Pentagoet point of departure possession present President proposal proposition province qu'il Quebec question reference respective River St rivers that empty Schoodic Senate settled settlement Sieur de Monts signé sioners Sir C. R. Vaughan survey terres thence tion tract of country treaty line Treaty of 1783 Treaty of Ghent umpire undersigned United waters westernmost
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Page 39 - 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.
Page 1 - 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 North-westernmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 68 - And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing, or both or either of them refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such reports, declarations, or statements shall be made by them, or either of them, and such reference to a friendly sovereign or State shall be made in all respects as in the latter part of the fourth article is contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.
Page 41 - Whereas doubts have arisen what river was truly intended under the name of the river St. Croix, mentioned in the said treaty of peace, and forming a part of the boundary therein described...
Page 39 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 17 - MÉMOIRES des Commissaires du Roi et de ceux de Sa Majesté Britannique, sur les possessions et les droits respectifs des deux couronnes en Amérique ; avec les actes publics et pièces justificatives.
Page 33 - Pennsylvania, in case the same shall be so intersected ; and from thence along the said Northern and Western Boundaries of the said Province, until the said Western Boundary strike the Ohio: But in case the said Bank of the said Lake shall not be found to be so intersected, then following the said Bank until it shall arrive at that Point of the said Bank which shall be nearest to the North-western Angle of the said Province of Pennsylvania, and thence by a right line, to the said North...
Page 39 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the Boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their Boundaries...
Page 67 - Andrews in the Province of New Brunswick and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall think fit.
Page 83 - Lawrence, and the Lake Champlain, in 45. degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said River St Lawrence from those which fall into the sea; and also along the north coast of the Baye des Chaleurs, and the coast of the Gulf of St Lawrence to Cape Rosieres...