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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Garfield, James Abram 1831-1881 (search)
tween the parallels above named and a line 120 miles west of the western line of Pennsylvania and parallel with it. This tract of country was about the size of the present State, and was called New Connecticut. In May, 1792, the legislature of Connecticut granted to those of her citizens whose property had been burned or otherwise spoliated by the British during the war of the Revolution half a million of acres from the west end of the reserve. These were called The fire lands. On Sept. 5, 1795, Connecticut executed a deed to John Caldwell, Jonathan Brace, and John Morgan, trustees for the Connecticut Land Company, for 3,000,000 acres of reserve lying west of Pennsylvania, for $1,200,000, or at the rate of 40 cents per acre. The State gave only a quit-claim deed, transferring only such title as she possessed, and leaving all the remaining Indian titles to the reserve to be extinguished by the purchasers themselves. With the exception of a few hundred acres previously sold in
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaties. (search)
Treaties. The following is a list of the principal treaties and conventions of the United States with other powers, exclusive of postal conventions: Principal treaties and conventions of the United States with other powers. Foreign Power and Object of Treaty.Where Concluded.Date. Algiers: Treaty of Peace and amityAlgiersSept. 5, 1795 Treaty of Peace and amityAlgiersJuly 6, 1815 Treaty of Peace and amityAlgiersDec. 24, 1816 Argentine Confederation: Treaty of Free navigation of Parana and UruguaySan JoseJuly 10, 1853 Treaty of Friendship, commerce, navigationSan JoseJuly 27, Austria: Treaty of Commerce, navigationWashingtonAug. 26, 1829 Treaty of Commerce and navigationWashingtonMay 8, 1848 Convention of ExtraditionWashingtonJuly 3, 1856 Austria-Hungary: Convention of Rights of consulsWashingtonJuly 11, 1870 Convention of NaturalizationViennaSept. 20, 1870 Convention of Trade-marksViennaNov. 25, 1871 Baden: Convention of ExtraditionBerlinJan. 30, 1857 Trea
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
95 Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, resigns......January, 1795 Third Congress adjourns......March 3, 1795 President calls the Senate together to consider the Jay treaty with England......June 8, 1795 General Wayne's treaty with the Ohio Indians at Greenville; they cede 25,000 square miles......Aug. 3, 1795 Washington signs the Jay treaty......Aug. 14, 1795 Treaty with Algiers to ransom prisoners taken by corsairs, and to pay annual tribute of $23,000 to the Dey......Sept. 5, 1795 Treaty with Spain, opening the Mississippi and establishing boundaries......Oct. 20, 1795 Fourth Congress, first session, opens at Philadelphia, Pa.......Dec. 7, 1795 Proclamation of the Jay treaty......March 1, 1796 House demands the papers relating to the Jay treaty......March 24, 1796 [President declined, the House being no part of the treaty-making power.] Jefferson writes the famous Mazzei letter, about......April 21, 1796 [The publication of this letter, abou