Letter of Lucius Lyon to the Honorable Lewis Williams, Chairman of the Committee on Territories, Respecting the Boundary Line Between Ohio and Michigan: Also, the Report of Said Committee on the Subject of Admitting Michigan Into the UnionGales & Seaton, 1834 - 44 Seiten |
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... miles north of the boundary which had been established . She , however , at that time , failed , even in the opinion of her own citizens , to make good her claim . Controlled by the power of public opinion and a sense of jus- tice , she ...
... miles north of the boundary which had been established . She , however , at that time , failed , even in the opinion of her own citizens , to make good her claim . Controlled by the power of public opinion and a sense of jus- tice , she ...
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... miles in that part of the Northwestern Territory . These are certainly very obvious rea- sons why that point should have been selected ; and they go to prove that the east and west line drawn through it is the true division line ...
... miles in that part of the Northwestern Territory . These are certainly very obvious rea- sons why that point should have been selected ; and they go to prove that the east and west line drawn through it is the true division line ...
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... miles squared ; but this mathematical division , it was found , would so cut to pieces the territory , that some of the States thus to be formed would not be able , for a long time , if ever , to enter the Union , and participate in the ...
... miles squared ; but this mathematical division , it was found , would so cut to pieces the territory , that some of the States thus to be formed would not be able , for a long time , if ever , to enter the Union , and participate in the ...
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... miles long , and more than 40 broad . The State of Indiana would Jose a strip of country at least 40 miles wide throughout her whole west- ern limits ; and the State of Ohio would lose ten miles wide from her western boundary , besides ...
... miles long , and more than 40 broad . The State of Indiana would Jose a strip of country at least 40 miles wide throughout her whole west- ern limits ; and the State of Ohio would lose ten miles wide from her western boundary , besides ...
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... miles farther north than was sup- posed at the time of the adoption of the ordinance ; and , in consequence of this , the State of Ohio gains some two or three thousand square miles on the southern shore of that lake , more than was ...
... miles farther north than was sup- posed at the time of the adoption of the ordinance ; and , in consequence of this , the State of Ohio gains some two or three thousand square miles on the southern shore of that lake , more than was ...
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