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... district , at the most convenient place for them , where I listened to their grievances and provided a remedy thereto , by referring them to the arbitration of their best informed neighbors , without having recourse to the judicial ...
... district , at the most convenient place for them , where I listened to their grievances and provided a remedy thereto , by referring them to the arbitration of their best informed neighbors , without having recourse to the judicial ...
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... district , having convinced us that the tranquillity of the said inhabitants and the progress of cultivation required a new regula tion , which should fix the extent of the grants of land REGULATIONS FOR GRANTS OF LAND . 33 to be ...
... district , having convinced us that the tranquillity of the said inhabitants and the progress of cultivation required a new regula tion , which should fix the extent of the grants of land REGULATIONS FOR GRANTS OF LAND . 33 to be ...
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... district and of two adjoining settlers , who shall be present at the survey . The above mentioned four persons shall sign the proces - verbal which shall be made thereof , and the surveyor shall make three copies of the same ; one of ...
... district and of two adjoining settlers , who shall be present at the survey . The above mentioned four persons shall sign the proces - verbal which shall be made thereof , and the surveyor shall make three copies of the same ; one of ...
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... district of the Attakapas , under the com- mand of Bouligny , and formed , on Bayou Teche , a set- tlement then called New Iberia . They attempted the cultivation of flax and hemp , but without success ; and most of them abandoned ...
... district of the Attakapas , under the com- mand of Bouligny , and formed , on Bayou Teche , a set- tlement then called New Iberia . They attempted the cultivation of flax and hemp , but without success ; and most of them abandoned ...
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... district of Natchez . He died a short time after , leaving his ad- herents in possession of his grants . These men had seen with much regret the British flag succeeded by the Spanish . When they heard that Galvez had dared in- vade ...
... district of Natchez . He died a short time after , leaving his ad- herents in possession of his grants . These men had seen with much regret the British flag succeeded by the Spanish . When they heard that Galvez had dared in- vade ...
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Page 561 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Page 627 - The present treaty shall be ratified in good and due form, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in the space of six months after the date of the signature by the Ministers Plenipotentiary, or sooner if possible.
Page 623 - ... of Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other states.
Page 623 - II. In the cession of territory and dominion made by the preceding article are included the right of property in all public lots and squares, vacant lands, and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks, and other edifices which are not private individual property.
Page 624 - French ships coming directly from France or any of her colonies, loaded only with the produce and manufactures of France or her said colonies, and the ships of Spain coming directly from Spain or any of her colonies, loaded only with the produce or manufactures of Spain or her colonies, shall be admitted during the space of twelve years in the...
Page 622 - THE President of the United States of America, and the First Consul of the French Republic, in the name of the French people, desiring to remove all source of misunderstanding relative to objects of discussion, mentioned in the second and fifth articles of the convention of the 8th...
Page 493 - ... violation, on the part of Spain, of the treaty of friendship, limits and navigation, between the United States of America and the King of Spain ;" and this resolution was agreed to unanimously.
Page 492 - ... the authority of the United States, employ any part of the army and navy of the United States...
Page 521 - Irresolution and deliberation are no longer in season. I renounce Louisiana. It is not only New Orleans that I will cede, it is the whole colony without any reservation.
Page 623 - And whereas, in pursuance of the treaty, and particularly of the third article, the French republic has an incontestable title to the domain and to the possession of the said territory. The First Consul of the French republic, desiring to give to the United States a strong proof of his friendship, doth hereby cede to the said United States, in the name of the French republic...