Boundaries of the United States and of the Several States and Territories, with an Outline of the History of All Important Changes of TerritoryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1900 - 142 Seiten |
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... eastern extremity of Barnhart's Island ; thence northerly along the channel which divides the last- mentioned island from the Canada shore , keeping 100 yards distant from the island , until it approaches Sheik's Island ; thence along ...
... eastern extremity of Barnhart's Island ; thence northerly along the channel which divides the last- mentioned island from the Canada shore , keeping 100 yards distant from the island , until it approaches Sheik's Island ; thence along ...
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... Eastern and Middle Sisters ; thence to the middle of the mouth of the Detroit River in a direction to enter the channel which divides Bois Blanc and Sugar Islands ; thence up the said channel to the west of Bois Blanc Island , and to ...
... Eastern and Middle Sisters ; thence to the middle of the mouth of the Detroit River in a direction to enter the channel which divides Bois Blanc and Sugar Islands ; thence up the said channel to the west of Bois Blanc Island , and to ...
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... eastern limits westward to the Mississippi River . North Carolina possessed a narrow strip ex- tending from latitude 35 ° to 36 ° 30 ′ , approximately , and running west- ward to the Mississippi , including besides its own present area ...
... eastern limits westward to the Mississippi River . North Carolina possessed a narrow strip ex- tending from latitude 35 ° to 36 ° 30 ′ , approximately , and running west- ward to the Mississippi , including besides its own present area ...
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... eastern from the western waters , then to be continued along the top of said ridge of mountains until it intersects a line to be drawn due west from the head of the southern branch of Tugaloo River to the said mountains ; from thence to ...
... eastern from the western waters , then to be continued along the top of said ridge of mountains until it intersects a line to be drawn due west from the head of the southern branch of Tugaloo River to the said mountains ; from thence to ...
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... eastern boundary of her ceded possessions agrees in general terms with the description of the western boundary of North Carolina , as given on page 102 . The articles of cession by Georgia describe the area ceded as follows : The lands ...
... eastern boundary of her ceded possessions agrees in general terms with the description of the western boundary of North Carolina , as given on page 102 . The articles of cession by Georgia describe the area ceded as follows : The lands ...
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aforesaid appointed boundary line bounded BULLETIN called Canada ceded cession chains charter claimed coast Colorado commissioners Congress Connecticut River degree of longitude degree of north Delaware direct line drawn due due north due west east eastern forty-ninth parallel Georgia Hampshire Henry Gannett Historical diagram hundred Indiana Territory intersection Jersey Lake land latitude limits line drawn longitude Louisiana lying main channel Massachusetts meridian line Mexico Michigan middle Mississippi River Missouri Mountains mouth North Carolina north latitude northern boundary northwest corner Ocean parallel of latitude parallel of north Pawtucket Falls Pennsylvania portion Price 15 cents province Rhode Island river St rods Samuel Hubbard Scudder shore side southerly southern Spain stone monument Tennessee Territory thence due thence same course thence south thence west thereof treaty treaty of Ghent treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY United Vide Virginia Washington West Florida westerly western boundary
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Seite 34 - ... the western State in the said Territory, shall be bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio, and Wabash rivers ; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and Post Vincents, due north, to the Territorial line between the United States and Canada ; and by the said Territorial line to the lake of the Woods and Mississippi.
Seite 25 - River; then, following the course of the Rio Roxo westward to the degree of longitude 100 west from London and 23 from Washington; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due north, to the river Arkansas; thence, following the course of the southern bank of the Arkansas, to its source, in latitude 42 north; and thence, by that parallel of latitude, to the South Sea.
Seite 34 - Woods and Mississippi. The middle state shall be bounded by the said direct line, the Wabash from post Vincents to the Ohio ; by the Ohio, by a direct line drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami to the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line.
Seite 11 - 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.
Seite 34 - There shall be formed in the said Territory not less than three nor more than five States; and the boundaries of the States, as soon as Virginia shall alter her act of cession and consent to the same, shall become fixed and established as follows...
Seite 127 - Nebraska ; and when admitted as a state or states, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the Union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission...
Seite 118 - Moines; thence down and along the middle of the main channel of the said river Des Moines, to the mouth of the same, where it empties into the Mississippi River...
Seite 119 - Mountains ; thence northward on said summit to the fortieth parallel of latitude; thence east on said parallel to the western boundary of the state of Missouri ; thence south with the western boundary of said state to the place of beginning...
Seite i - Colorado, at a point where it intersects the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude ; thence down the middle of the channel of said river to the boundary line between the United States and Mexico, as established by the treaty of May...
Seite 10 - ... convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers: it being well understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have 'to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other Power or State to any part of the said country ; the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes and differences amongst themselves.