A Memoir on the North-eastern Boundary, in Connexion with Mr. Jay's Map |
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... angle of Nova Scotia was to be found on a point of the due north line , about forty miles north of the monument , at or near Mars Hill , which divides no other rivers but some riv- ulets which fall into the River St. John . The 8.
... angle of Nova Scotia was to be found on a point of the due north line , about forty miles north of the monument , at or near Mars Hill , which divides no other rivers but some riv- ulets which fall into the River St. John . The 8.
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... River St. John , and for the other two - fifths , the sources of the tributaries of the Kennebec from those of rivers that empty themselves into the River St. Lawrence . For the better understanding of the maps , to which I shall ...
... River St. John , and for the other two - fifths , the sources of the tributaries of the Kennebec from those of rivers that empty themselves into the River St. Lawrence . For the better understanding of the maps , to which I shall ...
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... River St. John . " The boundaries of the Province of Quebec were en- larged in another quarter by the act of Parliament of 14th Geo . III . Chap . 83. ( 1774 ) , commonly called the Quebec Act . But those adjacent to Nova Scotia and ...
... River St. John . " The boundaries of the Province of Quebec were en- larged in another quarter by the act of Parliament of 14th Geo . III . Chap . 83. ( 1774 ) , commonly called the Quebec Act . But those adjacent to Nova Scotia and ...
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... River St. John from the class of rivers that fall into that ocean . With respect to the boundary between the United States and Nova Scotia , the description of it in the treaty is bor- rowed almost verbatim , from that which , for the ...
... River St. John from the class of rivers that fall into that ocean . With respect to the boundary between the United States and Nova Scotia , the description of it in the treaty is bor- rowed almost verbatim , from that which , for the ...
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... John Parr , whose commission is dated 29th July , 1782 , and who was Governor at the time when the preliminary ... River St. Croix , by the said River to its 66 source , and by a line drawn due north from thence to the “ southern ...
... John Parr , whose commission is dated 29th July , 1782 , and who was Governor at the time when the preliminary ... River St. Croix , by the said River to its 66 source , and by a line drawn due north from thence to the “ southern ...
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8th October according American Commissioners angle of Nova annexed Articles of Peace Atlantic Ocean Bay of Fundy boundary line claimed boundary of Canada branches Britain British Government colored compromise Connecticut River Croix delineated described divide the rivers due north line England evidence FRANKLIN French maps GALLATIN Gulf of St highlands which divide intended JAY's map John John's River Joint Commission Kennebec laid Lake Champlain Lake Nipissing Lawrence line drawn London Madawaska map of Mitchell Mars Hill Massachusetts miles Mitchell's map mouth negotiators NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY North America North-Eastern Boundary north-west northwest angle Nova Scotia OSWALD OSWALD'S line Penobscot preliminary Articles proclamation of 1763 Province of Quebec Quebec Act question red line reference respect River Connecticut rivers emptying rivers falling rivers that empty rivers that fall southern boundary territory thence traced Treaty of 1783 TREATY OF GHENT tributary streams true River St United
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Page 34 - 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 22 - 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 26 - Equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Page 7 - 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 10 - Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that all the territories, islands, and countries in North America, belonging to the crown of Great Britain, bounded on the south by a line from the bay of Chaleurs, along the high lands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the sea...
Page 21 - Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude. South by a line to be drawn due east from the determination of the line last mentioned, in the latitude of thirty-one degrees north of the equator, to the middle of the River Apalachicola or Catahouche: thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River; thence straight to the head of St.
Page 7 - Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the north-westernmost head of Connecticut River ; thence down along the middle of that River, to the 45th degree of north latitude...
Page 36 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of 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...
Page 9 - First, the Government of Quebec, bounded on the Labrador coast by the river St. John, and from thence by a line drawn from the head of that river, through the lake St.
Page 34 - From the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz.: that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of Saint 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...