Collections of the Piscataquis County Historical Society, Volume 11910 - Piscataquis County (Me.) - 522 pages |
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Page 224 - 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...
Page 283 - The jurors for our lord the King, upon their oath, present...
Page 354 - SIR, I have received the letter, which your Excellency did me the honor of addressing to me by the hand of Mr.
Page 217 - ... to seek out, discover, and find whatsoever isles, countries, regions, or provinces of the heathen and infidels, whatsoever they be, and in what part of the world soever they be, which before this time have been unknown to all Christians.
Page 223 - Line, crossing the River St. Lawrence, and the Lake Champlain, in 45. Degrees of North Latitude, passes along the High Lands which divide the Rivers that empty themselves into the said River St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Sea ; and also along the North Coast of the Baye des Chaleurs, and the Coast of the Gulph of St.
Page 260 - Resolved, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives requested, to introduce and vote for a bill to repeal an Act entitled ' an Act respecting fugitives from justice and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Page 34 - He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Page 227 - Croix, and designated in the former treaty of peace between the two Powers as the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, nor the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, has yet been ascertained; and whereas that part of the boundary line between the dominions of the two Powers which extends from the source of the river St. Croix directly north to the above mentioned north...
Page 227 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut...
Page 227 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Collections of the Piscataquis County Historical Society, Volume 1 Collections of the Piscataquis County Historical Society, Piscataquis County Historical Society, Dover, Me |
| Author | Piscataquis County Historical Society, Dover, Me |
| Published | 1910 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 522 pages |
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