...tbe United .States of America, that the boundary of the lUnited States should comprehend all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the 'shores of the United States, and lying between 'lines to be drawn due east from the points 'where the aforesaid boundaries, between...

...pregjdent of he is hereby authorized and requested, to cause a survey to be taken of the U-. States the coasts of the United States, in which shall be designated the islands authorized to ,...., . /.i • i • . i cause a survey and shoals, with the roads or places of anchorage,...

...UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN The treaty of peace of 1783 stated in article II that". . . all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east ..." from the middle of the mouth of the ". . . river St....

...President of the United States shall be, and he is hereby authorized and requested, to cause a survey to be taken of the coasts of the United States, in which...courses and distances between the principal capes, or head lands, together with such other matters as he may deem proper for completing an accurate chart...

...into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall in the River St. Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from tho points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova...

...statute authorizing a survey of the coasts of the United States, including islands and shoals, with roads or places of anchorage, within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, the Coast and Geodetic Survey is the oldest of the datacollection agencies.144 Functioning within the...

...statute authorizing a survey of the coasts of the United States, including islands and shoals, with roads or places of anchorage, within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, the Coast and Geodetic Survey is the oldest of the datacollection agencies.1*4 Functioning within the...

...into the Atlantic ocean, from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid Iwundaries between Nova-Scotia...

...into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river Saint Lawrence; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States." This provisional treaty was ratified by the definitive treaty on April 11, 1783, between the original...

...Maine, and the colony of Nova Scotia agreeably to their respective rights comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States between lines drawn due East from the points where their boundary lines between Nova Scotia on the...