History of Des Moines County, Iowa and Its People, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from History of Des Moines County, Iowa and Its People, Vol. 1The treaty of peace between the United States and Great Britain was con cluded at Paris on the 3oth of November, 1782. This treaty fixed the boundaries of the United States. That portion pertaining to its western boundary set out in substance, The line on the north was to pass through the middle of Lake Ontario, to the Niagara River, thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, thence through the middle of said lake, until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Superior, thence through Lake Superior north and to the Isles Royal and Philipeaux, to the Long Lake, thence through the middle of said Long Lake and the water of communication between it and the Lake of the Woods, thence through said lake to the north western point thereof, and, from thence on a due west course to the Mississippi River, thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of said Mississippi until it intersects the northern - most of the thirty-first degree of north latitude. South, by a line to be drawn due east from the determination of the line last mentioned, in the latitude of thirty - one degrees north of the equator to the middle of the River Apachicola or Chatahouche, thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River, thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River, thence down the middle of the St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean. It will be seen from the above described boundaries what is now called Lake Huron was called Lake Superior, and what is now known as Lake Superior was' called Long Lake in the Treaty of Paris. By the treaty the southern boundary line was Sixty miles and more north of the City of New Orleans, thus preventing the United States from having the free navigation of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, which subsequently caused so much inquietude to the people of the United States as expressed by President Jefferson, and which led to the acquisition of the territory known as the District of Louisiana.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.