A History of the San Juan Water Boundary Question, as Affecting the Division of Territory Between Great Britain and the United StatesCassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1869 - 446 էջ |
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In the year 1792 , Captain Gray , an American merchant captain , entered the
mouth of the river , and , from the name of his vessel , it received the name of the
Columbia River . In 1805 - 6 , Captains Lewis and Clarke , Americans ,
descended ...
In the year 1792 , Captain Gray , an American merchant captain , entered the
mouth of the river , and , from the name of his vessel , it received the name of the
Columbia River . In 1805 - 6 , Captains Lewis and Clarke , Americans ,
descended ...
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The first discovery of the mouth of the river Columbia by Captain Gray , of Boston
, in 1792 ; the first discovery of the sources of that river , and the exploration of its
course to the sea , by Captains Lewis and Clarke , in 1805 - 6 ; and the ...
The first discovery of the mouth of the river Columbia by Captain Gray , of Boston
, in 1792 ; the first discovery of the sources of that river , and the exploration of its
course to the sea , by Captains Lewis and Clarke , in 1805 - 6 ; and the ...
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Two commissioners were then appointed by the British Government , Captain
Prevost and Captain Richards , of the Royal Navy . As a dispute subsequently
arose as to the authority with which those commissioners were invested , it will be
...
Two commissioners were then appointed by the British Government , Captain
Prevost and Captain Richards , of the Royal Navy . As a dispute subsequently
arose as to the authority with which those commissioners were invested , it will be
...
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... trusty and well - beloved James Charles Prevost , Esquire , a captain in our
royal navy , have nominated , constituted , and appointed , and by these presents
do nominate , constitute , and appoint him our First Commissioner , for the
purpose ...
... trusty and well - beloved James Charles Prevost , Esquire , a captain in our
royal navy , have nominated , constituted , and appointed , and by these presents
do nominate , constitute , and appoint him our First Commissioner , for the
purpose ...
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CLARENDON . ” The original instructions issued to Captain Prevost were
contained in two letters addressed to him by Lord Clarendon , dated 20th
December , 1856 . The first letter was as follows : ( 1 ) - “ Foreign Office ,
December 20th , 1856 ...
CLARENDON . ” The original instructions issued to Captain Prevost were
contained in two letters addressed to him by Lord Clarendon , dated 20th
December , 1856 . The first letter was as follows : ( 1 ) - “ Foreign Office ,
December 20th , 1856 ...
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