The Diplomacy of the United States: Being an Account of the Foreign Relations of the Country, from the First Treaty with France, in 1778, to the Present Time, Volume 1Wells and Lilly, 1828 - Diplomacy |
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... rivers , bays , roads or ports belong- ing to the other party , they shall be received and treated with all hu- manity and kindness , and enjoy all friendly protection and help ; and they shall be permitted to refresh and provide ...
... rivers , bays , roads or ports belong- ing to the other party , they shall be received and treated with all hu- manity and kindness , and enjoy all friendly protection and help ; and they shall be permitted to refresh and provide ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 110
... river Mississippi , until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty - first degree of north latitude ... river Apalachicola , or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint river ; thence ...
... river Mississippi , until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty - first degree of north latitude ... river Apalachicola , or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint river ; thence ...
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... river Mississippi , from its source to the ocean , shall for ever remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain , and the citizens of the United States . " ART . 9. In case it should so happen , that any place or territory ...
... river Mississippi , from its source to the ocean , shall for ever remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain , and the citizens of the United States . " ART . 9. In case it should so happen , that any place or territory ...
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... 83 did not touch that river . They would , therefore , have had a right to have gone through the territories of the Unit- VOL . I. 15 ed States , for the stipulation of navigation was an TREATY OF '83 WITH ENGLAND . 113.
... 83 did not touch that river . They would , therefore , have had a right to have gone through the territories of the Unit- VOL . I. 15 ed States , for the stipulation of navigation was an TREATY OF '83 WITH ENGLAND . 113.
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Page 4 - ... the United States, in Congress assembled. The United States, in Congress assembled, shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque and reprisal in time of peace...
Page 109 - 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 110 - Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish. And also that the inhabitants of the United States shall have liberty to take fish of every kind on such part of the coast of Newfoundland, as British fishermen shall use (but not to dry or cure the same on that island), and also on the coasts, bays, and creeks of all other of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 4 - States or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in chief of the army or navy, unless nine states assent to the same...
Page 110 - East, by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 9 - STATES, and to consist of one delegate from each state; and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction...
Page 111 - It is agreed that the Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the Legislatures of the respective States, to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties which have been confiscated, belonging to real British Subjects: and also of the estates, rights, and properties of Persons resident in Districts in the possession of His Majesty's arms, and who have not borne arms against the said United States...
Page 203 - ... upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial, if the crime or offence had there been committed...
Page 368 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it, and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Page 110 - Mississippi; thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude...