The Duplicate Letters, the Fisheries and the Mississippi: Documents Relating to Transactions at the Negotiation of Ghent |
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... Union , or in that of a na- tive citizen of Massachusetts . He said the proposal was at all events to be so represented , that it was charged exclusively upon me , and that I should hear more about it ere long . On the 16th of January ...
... Union , or in that of a na- tive citizen of Massachusetts . He said the proposal was at all events to be so represented , that it was charged exclusively upon me , and that I should hear more about it ere long . On the 16th of January ...
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... of December , 1814 , ás a deliberate and wanton sacrifice of the peace and security of the whole Western and Southern section of the Union , for the doubtful accommodation of a few Eastern fishermen , annually decreasing iu 7.
... of December , 1814 , ás a deliberate and wanton sacrifice of the peace and security of the whole Western and Southern section of the Union , for the doubtful accommodation of a few Eastern fishermen , annually decreasing iu 7.
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... Union . No one member of the majority was specially named in Mr. Russell's letter , as peculiarly responsible for the obnoxious propo- sal , but the joint letter of the mission to the Secretary of State , of 25th December , 1814 , had ...
... Union . No one member of the majority was specially named in Mr. Russell's letter , as peculiarly responsible for the obnoxious propo- sal , but the joint letter of the mission to the Secretary of State , of 25th December , 1814 , had ...
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... Union against the offer made to the British plenipotentiaries , and against those by whom it had been proposed . When the ori- ginal letter from Paris was found , a comparison of it with the du- plicate disclosed this design in still ...
... Union against the offer made to the British plenipotentiaries , and against those by whom it had been proposed . When the ori- ginal letter from Paris was found , a comparison of it with the du- plicate disclosed this design in still ...
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... Union , and of vital magnitude to the State of Massachusetts ; while the Western interest , for which it was to be immolated , was altogether speculative and imagina- ry . It was most truly denominated , by the member of the mission now ...
... Union , and of vital magnitude to the State of Massachusetts ; while the Western interest , for which it was to be immolated , was altogether speculative and imagina- ry . It was most truly denominated , by the member of the mission now ...
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25th December abrogated Adams agreed American mission American plenipotentiaries asserted Bay of Fundy believed Boston Statesman boundary Brent Britain Britannic majesty British government British jurisdiction British plenipotentiaries British right British subjects citizens claim Clay coast colleagues commissioners communicated consent considered copy cure fish declaration Department discussion doctrine duplicate enjoyed equivalent exclusive fisheries fishermen fishing liberties fishing privilege Floyd free navigation Gallatin grant Gulf of St House of Representatives independence instructions intended interest islands JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Jonathan Russell Labrador Lake letter from Paris majority ment nations navigate the Mississippi negotiations at Ghent Newfoundland object offer opinion original paper parties possession President principle proposed proposition ratification recognised resolution respect right to navigate rights and liberties Russell's letter says Secretary stipulation surrender taken territories third article tion treaty of 1783 treaty of Ghent treaty of peace treaty of Utrecht undersigned Union United vessels vote whole words
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Page 33 - ... authorized, upon their oaths impartially to fix and determine, according to the true intent of the said treaty of peace, of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, that part of the boundary between the dominions of the two powers, which extends from the water communication between Lake Huron and Lake Superior, to the most north-western point of the lake of the Woods...
Page 96 - It is agreed that the people of the United States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank and on all the other banks of Newfoundland; also in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish.
Page 186 - For mine own good All causes shall give way. I am in blood Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
Page 185 - Act to restrain the trade and commerce of the provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, and colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and Providence Plantation, in North America, to Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Islands in the West Indies; and to prohibit such provinces and colonies from carrying on any fishery on the banks of Newfoundland, and other places therein mentioned, under certain conditions and limitations.
Page 20 - Woods, to decide to which of the two parties the several islands lying in the lakes, water communications and rivers, forming the said boundary, do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three; and to cause such parts of the said boundary as require it to be surveyed and marked.
Page 47 - Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so desirable an object.
Page 22 - Indians with whom he may be at war at the time of such ratification, and forthwith to restore to such tribes or nations respectively all the possessions, rights, and privileges which they may have enjoyed or been entitled to in one thousand eight hundred and eleven, previous to such hostilities...
Page 30 - 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 18 - ... or other private property. And all archives, records, deeds, and papers, either of a public nature or belonging to private persons, which, in the course of the war, may have fallen into the hands of the officers of either party, shall be, as far as may be practicable, forthwith restored and delivered to the proper authorities and persons to whom they respectively belong.
Page 31 - Croix to the river Iroquois or Cataraquy, to be surveyed and marked according to the said provisions. The said Commissioners shall make a map of the said boundary, and annex to it a declaration under their hands and seals, certifying it to be the true map of the said boundary, and particularizing the latitude and longitude of the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, of the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, and of such other points of the said boundary as they may deem proper. And both parties...