Hidden fields
Books Books
" It is agreed that any country that may be claimed by either party on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open... "
The National Register - Page 83
1819
Full view - About this book

Oregon: The Claim of the United States to Oregon, as Stated in the Letters ...

John Caldwell Calhoun - 1846 - 88 pages
...the north-west coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbours, bays and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of 10 years from the date of the signature of the present convention to the vessels, citizens and subjects...
Full view - About this book

Acts Passed at the First Session of the 1st Congress - 3d Session of the ...

United States - 1846 - 592 pages
...America, westward of the Stony or Rocky mountains, now commonly called the Oregon territory, should, together with its harbors, bays and creeks, and the...of all rivers within the same, be " free and open" to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two powers', but without prejudice to any claim which...
Full view - About this book

The Oregon Territory: Claims Thereto of England and America Considered; Its ...

Alexander Simpson - 1846 - 84 pages
...Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all the rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of ten years from the date of signature of the present Convention to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two powers.' " This...
Full view - About this book

The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, Volume 8

United States - 1846 - 1068 pages
...of his Majesty respecting the Island of St. Helena, are hereby extended and continued in force for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, in the same manner as if all the provisions of the said convention were herein specially recited. ARTICLE...
Full view - About this book

Speech of Mr. Truman Smith, of Conn. on the Oregon Question: Delivered in ...

Truman Smith - 1846 - 24 pages
...to adjourn it over for the period of ten years, providing, in substance, that the country of Oregon, with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, should be open for the period named, to the vessels, subjects, and citizens of the two powers, reserving...
Full view - About this book

Parliamentary Papers, Volume 52

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1846 - 470 pages
...considered as the party in possession: and the Convention, which stipulated that the territory should be free and open for the term of ten years, from the date of its signature, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two countries, without prejudice to any...
Full view - About this book

Hochelaga: Or, England in the New World, Volume 1

George Warburton - 1846 - 430 pages
...that any country that may be claimed by either party on the north-west coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and all rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of ten years from the date of the signature...
Full view - About this book

Annual Register, Volume 88

Edmund Burke - 1847 - 1206 pages
...Stony or Rocky Mountains, now commonly called the Oregon territory, should, together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be ' free and open ' to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers, but without prejudice to any claim which...
Full view - About this book

Annual Register, Volume 88

Edmund Burke - 1847 - 910 pages
...Stony or Rocky Mountains, now commonly called the Oregon territory, should, together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, bo ' free and open' to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers, but without prejudice...
Full view - About this book

History of Congress, biographical and political, Volume 1

Henry G. Wheeler - 1848 - 692 pages
...America, westward of the Stony or Rocky Mountains, now commonly called the Oregon Territory, should, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the...of all rivers within the same, be " free and open" to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two powers, but without prejudice to any claim which...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF