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Page 40 - ... 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.
Page 91 - Castle town, unto the three and fortieth degree of northern latitude, if the said river doth extend so...
Page 27 - ... then following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 west from London and 23 from Washington; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due north, to the river Arkansas; thence, following the course of the southern bank of the Arkansas, to its source, in latitude 42 north; and thence, by that parallel of latitude, to the South Sea.
Page 15 - Director, but otherwise in ordinary octavos. Three thousand copies of each shall be published for scientific exchanges and for sale at the price of publication ; and all literary and cartographic materials received in exchange shall be the property of the United States...
Page 112 - Moines; thence, down, and along the middle of the main channel of the said river Des Moines, to the mouth of the same, where it empties into the Mississippi river; thence, due east, to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river; thence, down, and following the course of the Mississippi river, in the middle of the main channel thereof, to the place of beginning.
Page 112 - That in all that Territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of Thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Page 131 - 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...
Page 84 - ... 2. The state of New York shall have the exclusive jurisdiction of and over the wharves, docks and improvements made and to be made, on the shore of...
Page 27 - The boundary line between the two countries, west of the Mississippi, shall begin on the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the river Sabine, in the sea...
Page 134 - Miami, aforesaid, and on the north by an east and west line, drawn through the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan...
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| Title | Boundaries of the United States: And of the Several States and Territories, with an Outline of the History of All Important Changes of Territory, Issues 226-227 Boundaries of the United States: And of the Several States and Territories, with an Outline of the History of All Important Changes of Territory, Henry Gannett Issue 226 of Bulletin (Geological Survey (U.S.))) Volume 37 of Series F--Geography Issue 226 of U.S. Geological Survey bulletin Issue 37 of U.S. Geological Survey bulletin: Series F, Geography |
| Author | Henry Gannett |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1904 |
| Length | 145 pages |
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