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, 1904 - 145 páginas |
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... portion in the southwest claimed by Spain . It is , moreover , certain that the area now comprised in Washington , Oregon , and Idaho was not included . Crozat surrendered this grant in 1717 . On November 3 , 1762 , France ceded this ...
... portion in the southwest claimed by Spain . It is , moreover , certain that the area now comprised in Washington , Oregon , and Idaho was not included . Crozat surrendered this grant in 1717 . On November 3 , 1762 , France ceded this ...
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... portion of West Flor- ida lying between Perdido and Pearl rivers was annexed to the Terri- tory of Mississippi . This purchase settled these conflicting claims . The following is the clause in the treaty with Spain 22 [ BULL . 226 ...
... portion of West Flor- ida lying between Perdido and Pearl rivers was annexed to the Terri- tory of Mississippi . This purchase settled these conflicting claims . The following is the clause in the treaty with Spain 22 [ BULL . 226 ...
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... portion of the boundary running along the one hundred and forty - first meridian from the shores of the Arctic Ocean to the neighborhood of the coast near Mount St. Elias , and in recent years points upon this boundary , notably at the ...
... portion of the boundary running along the one hundred and forty - first meridian from the shores of the Arctic Ocean to the neighborhood of the coast near Mount St. Elias , and in recent years points upon this boundary , notably at the ...
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... portion of the boundary , instead of passing up Portland Canal , should pass up Pearse Canal , connecting with Portland Canal , up which it follows to the summit of the mountains nearest to the coast , and then should follow them ...
... portion of the boundary , instead of passing up Portland Canal , should pass up Pearse Canal , connecting with Portland Canal , up which it follows to the summit of the mountains nearest to the coast , and then should follow them ...
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... portion became the " Territory Northwest of the River Ohio , " and the western portion , Indiana Territory . On November 29 , 1802 , the State of Ohio , comprising most of the former , was formed and admitted into the Union , while the ...
... portion became the " Territory Northwest of the River Ohio , " and the western portion , Indiana Territory . On November 29 , 1802 , the State of Ohio , comprising most of the former , was formed and admitted into the Union , while the ...
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aforesaid Alabama boundary line bounded ceded chains charter charter of Carolina Colorado Congress Connecticut Dakota defined degree of longitude degree of north direct line due north due west eastern Florida forty-ninth forty-ninth parallel Georgia Hampshire Henry Gannett hereby HISTORICAL DIAGRAM hundred Indiana Territory Lake Michigan Land Office latitude limits line drawn longitude longitude west Louisiana lying main channel Massachusetts Mexico Miami River middle miles Mississippi River Missouri River Mountains mouth Nebraska North Carolina north latitude northern boundary northwest corner Ohio parallel of latitude parallel of north Pennsylvania place of beginning portion province Rhode Island river St rods run and marked Saint Mary's River session south boundary southerly southern stone monument surveyed and marked Tennessee Tennessee River thence due thence east thence north thence same course thence west thereof thirty-seventh treaty U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY United Vide Virginia west from Washington west line western boundary White Earth River York
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Página 25 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico ; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town" called Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila...
Página 9 - Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods, to the said Lake of the Woods; thence through the said lake to the most northwestern point thereof, and from thence on a due west course to the river Mississippi; thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of...
Página 26 - ... 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.
Página 25 - ... to the same;) thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river, until it empties into the Rio Colorado ; thence across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California, to the Pacific Ocean. The southern and western limits of New Mexico, mentioned in this article, are those laid down in the map entitled " Map of the United Mexican States...
Página 9 - Erie ; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie : through the middle of said Lake until it arrives at the water communication between that Lake and Lake Huron ; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron ; thence through the middle of said Lake to the water communication between that Lake and Lake Superior ; thence through Lake Superior.
Página 112 - 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...
Página 25 - ... (of the same meridian:) and finally, from the said point of intersection, the said meridian line of the 141st degree, in its prolongation as far as the Frozen Ocean.
Página 25 - Behring's straits on the parallel of sixty-five degrees thirty minutes north latitude, at its intersection by the meridian which passes midway between the islands of Krusenstern or Ignalook, and the island of Ratmanoff, or Noonarbook, and proceeds due north, without limitation, into the same Frozen Ocean.
Página 10 - The southern boundary of the United States, which divides their territory from the Spanish colonies of East and West Florida, shall be designated by a line beginning on the River Mississippi, at the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of latitude north of the equator, which from thence shall be drawn due east to the middle of the River Apalachicola, or Catahonche, thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Fliut; thence straight to the head of St.
Página 102 - Brule in a direct line to the center of the channel between Middle and South Islands, in the Lake of the Desert...