Civilized America, Tom 1

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Bradbury and Evans, 1859 - 530
An Englishman travels through the U.S. and finds it interesting but unsatisfactory in many ways. Charming discourses on the American national character, manners, customs, social institutions, as observed in New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
 

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Strona 413 - East, by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Pundy 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: comprehending
Strona 408 - six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty, and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at "Washington, the ninth day of August, Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and forty-two.
Strona 407 - parties to this treaty agree, that they will unite in all becoming representations and remonstrances with any and all powers within whose dominions such markets are allowed to exist; and that they will urge upon all such powers the propriety and duty of closing such markets effectually, at once and for ever.
Strona 413 - des Chaleurs and the coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, to Cape Hosiers; and from thence, crossing the mouth of the river St. Lawrence, by the west end of the Island of Anticosti, terminates at the aforesaid river St. John." The boundaries of the province of Quebec were enlarged in another
Strona 413 - By Article I. of the Treaty of 1783, His Britannic Majesty acknowledged the thirteen United States therein mentioned, to be free, sovereign, and independent States ; and relinquished all claims to the government, propriety, and territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof.
Strona 403 - thence turning eastwardly and northwardly around the lower end of St. George's or Sugar Island, and following the middle of the channel which divides St. George's from St. Joseph's Island : thence up the east Neebish Channel nearest to St. George's Island, through the middle of Lake George; thence west of Jonas
Strona 404 - Mountains. It being understood that all the water communications, and all the usual portages along the line from Lake Superior to the Lake of the Woods, and also Grand Portage from the shore of Lake Superior to the Pigeon Eiver, as now actually used, shall be free and open to the use of the citizens and subjects of both countries.
Strona 433 - do presume to grant warrants of survey, or pass patents for any lands beyond the heads or sources of any of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from the west or north-west,
Strona 404 - St. John or by its tributaries, of which fact reasonable evidence shall, if required, be produced, shall have free access into and through the said river and its said tributaries, having their source within the state of Maine, to and from the seaport at the mouth of the said
Strona 403 - St. John, to a point seven miles in a straight line from the said summit or crest; thence in a straight line, in a course about south, eight degrees west, to the point where the parallel of latitude of 46° 25' north, intersects the south-west branch of the St. John's

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