American Territorial DevelopmentJ. H. Miller, 1900 - 265 páginas |
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... Islands , thence to take my departure and proceed till I arrived at the Indies . -Ford , Writings of Columbus , pp . 27 , 31 . • Columbus to Raphael Sanchez , 1493 , Treas- urer of Ferdinand and Isabella : Knowing that it will afford ...
... Islands , thence to take my departure and proceed till I arrived at the Indies . -Ford , Writings of Columbus , pp . 27 , 31 . • Columbus to Raphael Sanchez , 1493 , Treas- urer of Ferdinand and Isabella : Knowing that it will afford ...
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... island of Madeira . Sailing westward , we reached a new country which had never been seen by anyone , either in ancient or mod- ern times . Taking our departure as I before observed from the above ... islands cov- ered COLONIAL CLAIMS 5.
... island of Madeira . Sailing westward , we reached a new country which had never been seen by anyone , either in ancient or mod- ern times . Taking our departure as I before observed from the above ... islands cov- ered COLONIAL CLAIMS 5.
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... islands of floating trees coming from the mouth of the Pekitanoni ( Missouri ) , with such rapidity that we could not trust ourselves to go near it . The water of this river is so muddy we could not drink it . It so discol- ors the ...
... islands of floating trees coming from the mouth of the Pekitanoni ( Missouri ) , with such rapidity that we could not trust ourselves to go near it . The water of this river is so muddy we could not drink it . It so discol- ors the ...
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... from Bristol to find new islands , has come back , and says he has discovered , 700 leagues off , the mainland of the country of the Grau Cam , and that he coasted along it for 300 leagues , and landed , but did COLONIAL CLAIMS 7.
... from Bristol to find new islands , has come back , and says he has discovered , 700 leagues off , the mainland of the country of the Grau Cam , and that he coasted along it for 300 leagues , and landed , but did COLONIAL CLAIMS 7.
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... islands to the right , but he did not wish to land , lest he should lose time , for he was in want of provis . ions . This king has been much pleased . He says that the tides are slack , and do not make currents as they do here . The ...
... islands to the right , but he did not wish to land , lest he should lose time , for he was in want of provis . ions . This king has been much pleased . He says that the tides are slack , and do not make currents as they do here . The ...
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Página 72 - The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Página 45 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Página 99 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Página 37 - 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.
Página 71 - It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Página 204 - ... north latitude, and between the 1s1st and the 133d degree of west longitude (Meridian of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude; from this last-mentioned point, the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast, as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude (of the same meridian)...
Página 72 - The said territory, and the States which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this Confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the Articles of Confederation, and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made; and to all the Acts and Ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.
Página 66 - That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states, and the people and states, in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE I.
Página 45 - 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...
Página 190 - It is agreed, that any country that may be claimed by either party on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall. together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open, for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers...