Observations Upon the Treaty of Washington, Signed August 9, 1842: With the Treaty Annexed |
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... miles , and the only portion of it of which the description could be considered so doubtful as to permit a ques- tion to be raised concerning the intentions of the negotiators respecting it , was the com- mencement from the " Highlands ...
... miles , and the only portion of it of which the description could be considered so doubtful as to permit a ques- tion to be raised concerning the intentions of the negotiators respecting it , was the com- mencement from the " Highlands ...
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... miles . Up to the year 1792 , this part of the country was a wilderness of forests , lakes , and morasses , only known to a few Indians , who occasionally frequented it for the chase ; but about that period , the citizens of the present ...
... miles . Up to the year 1792 , this part of the country was a wilderness of forests , lakes , and morasses , only known to a few Indians , who occasionally frequented it for the chase ; but about that period , the citizens of the present ...
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... miles from its source . Nevertheless , on the 12th of January , 1831 , only two days after the date of the award , Mr. Preble , himself a citizen of Maine , and then Chargé d'Affaires from the United States at the court of the King of ...
... miles from its source . Nevertheless , on the 12th of January , 1831 , only two days after the date of the award , Mr. Preble , himself a citizen of Maine , and then Chargé d'Affaires from the United States at the court of the King of ...
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... miles , or 6,851,200 acres . The River St. John runs from its source nearly through the centre of this area , until it intersects that north line from a source of the River St. Croix , which forms the eastern boundary of the United ...
... miles , or 6,851,200 acres . The River St. John runs from its source nearly through the centre of this area , until it intersects that north line from a source of the River St. Croix , which forms the eastern boundary of the United ...
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... miles , and upon a line almost at every point within 25 miles of the River St. Lawrence . By the award of the King of the Nether- lands , the St. John , from the point where it is intersected by the north line , was made the boundary ...
... miles , and upon a line almost at every point within 25 miles of the River St. Lawrence . By the award of the King of the Nether- lands , the St. John , from the point where it is intersected by the north line , was made the boundary ...
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acres agreed American flag American Government American vessel asserted authorities award Britain Britannick Majesty British cruizers British Government Brunswick channel Church citizens of Maine Colonies communication compromise consent controversy conviction Croix disputed territory Edition England evidence friendly frontier Highlands History honour Illustrations intended interests intersects Island JOHN HULLAH John's JOSHUA TRIMMER justice King Lake land Lawrence Lemoinne letter Line of Boundary London Lord Ashburton Lord Palmerston Madawasca Maine and Massachusetts Majesty's Government manner Mc Leod ment miles mission mouth nations navigation negotiators Netherlands north line object Octavo PARKER parties period persons Plenipotentiaries portion Press PROFESSOR Province PUBLISHED BY JOHN purpose Quebec question red line Report respective right of search River St Rives Roostuc Royal Senate territory in dispute thence tion Treaty of 1783 Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Peace Treaty of Washington Undersigned United Volumes Webster WHEWELL whilst WILLIAM WHEWELL