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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

CHAPTER I.-Boundaries of the United States, and additions to its territory

Boundaries of the United States..

Provisional treaty with Great Britain.

Treaty with Spain of 1798..

Definitive treaty with Great Britain.

Treaty of London, 1794 .

Treaty of Ghent.

Arbitration by King of the Netherlands.

Treaty with Great Britain, 1842

Webster-Ashburton treaty with Great Britain, 1846.

Additions to the territory of the United States

Louisiana purchase.

Florida purchase.

Texas accession

First Mexican cession..

Gadsden purchase.

Alaska purchase..

Hawaiian Islands

Porto Rico, Guam, and Philippine Islands

Tutuila.

CHAPTER II.—The public domain, and an outline of the history of changes

made therein

Cessions by the States

Territory northwest of the river Ohio.

Territory south of the river Ohio...

Louisiana and the territory acquired from Mexico -

CHAPTER III.—The boundary lines of the States and Territories

Maine...

New Hampshire.

Vermont

Massachusetts..

Rhode Island

Connecticut..

New York,

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Delaware

Maryland....

District of Columbia.

Virginia..

West Virginia..

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CHAPTER JII.—The boundary lines of the States and Territories—Cont'd.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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PLATE I, II. Boundary between New York and Canada in St. Lawrence

River.....
III. Boundary between New York and Canada in Niagara

River....
IV. Boundary between United States and Canada in St. Clair

and Detroit rivers.
V, VI. Boundary between Michigan and Canada through St.

Marys River.

Maine, showing United States and British claims
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Extract from Disturnell's map, 1847
VIII-XII. Boundary between Maine and Canada .

XIII. Boundary between Maine, New Hampshire, and Canada.
XIV. Map of the United States, showing accessions of territory.
XV. Boundary line between southeastern Alaska and Canada,

as fixed by award of Alaska Boundary tribunal, October

20, 1903.
XVI, XVII. Boundary between Vermont and New York
XVIII, XIX. North boundary of Massachusetts

XX. Boundary between Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
XXI. Boundary between Massachusetts and Connecticut
XXII. Boundary between Rhode Island and Connecticut.
XXIII. Boundary between Connecticut and New York..

ĮHistorical diagram of New York....
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Historical diagram of Virginia..
XXV. Western and southern boundary of New York.

XXVI. Northeast boundary of New Jersey
XXVII-XXXI. Boundary between Virginia and West Virginia.
XXXII, XXXIII. Boundary between Virginia and Kentucky.
XXXIV. Boundary between Virginia, Tennessee, and North Caro-

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XXXV-XXXVII. Boundary between North Carolina and Tennessee
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SHistorical diagram of Georgia
Historical diagram of Mississippi

JIIistorical diagram of Louisiana
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Historical diagram of Texas.
XL. (Historical diagram of Arkansas..

Historical diagram of Ohio....
XLI-XLIII. Boundary between Kentucky and Tennessee

XLIV. Historical diagram of Indiana..
XLV. Historical diagram of Illinois

(Historical diagram of Michigan..
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Historical diagram of Wisconsin.
XLVII. Historical diagram of Missouri
XLVIII. (Historical diagram of Minnesota.
Historical diagram of Iowa..

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SHistorical diagram of Kansas.. PLATE XLIX.

Historical diagram of Nebraska

SHistorical diagram of North Dakota and South Dakota .
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Historical diagram of Oklahoma Territory

Historical diagram of New Mexico...
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Historical diagram of Utah....

SHistorical diagram of Arizona
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Historical diagram of Nevada.
LIII. Historical diagram of Idaho..
LIV. (Historical diagram of Oregon..

Historical diagram of Washington

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