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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 3 3 Browse Search
James Russell Lowell, Among my books 1 1 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), entry impressment (search)
ved, and so frequent and flagrant were these outrages, towards the close of 1805, that Congress took action on the subject. It was felt that a crisis was reached when the independence of the United States must be vindicated, or the national honor would be imperilled. There was ample cause not only for retaliatory measures against Great Britain, but even for war. A non-importation act was passed. It was resolved to try negotiations once more. William Pinkney, of Maryland, was appointed (May, 1806) minister extraordinary to England, to become associated with Monroe, the resident minister, in negotiating a treaty that should settle all disputes between the two governments. He sailed for England, and negotiations were commenced Aug. 7. As the American commissioners were instructed to make no treaty which did not secure the vessels of their countrymen on the high seas against press-gangs, that topic received the earliest attention. The Americans contended that the right of impress
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Madison, James 1751- (search)
Even this communication, although silencing forever the plea of a disposition in the United States to acquiesce in those edicts originally the sole plea for them, received no attention. If no other proof existed of a predetermination of the British government against a repeal of its orders, it might be found in the correspondence of the minister plenipotentiary of the United States at London and the British secretary for foreign affairs in 1810, on the question whether the blockade of May, 1806, was considered as in force or as not in force. It had been ascertained that the French government, which urged this blockade as the ground of its Berlin decree, was willing in the event of its removal to repeal that decree, which, being followed by alternate repeals of the other offensive edicts, might abolish the whole system on both sides. This inviting opportunity for accomplishing an object so important to the United States, and professed so often to be the desire of both the bell
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Michigan, (search)
act of Congress......March 26, 1804 Indiana Territory divided; all north of a line east from the southerly extremity of Lake Michigan to Lake Erie, and north through the lake to the northern boundary of the United States to be the Territory of Michigan by act......Jan. 11, 1805 William Hull appointed first governor of the Territory......March 1, 1805 Town of Detroit destroyed by fire......June 11, 1805 First code of laws for the Territory adopted; called the Woodward code ......May, 1806 Congress authorizes the governor and judges of Michigan to lay out a town, including old Detroit and 10,000 acres adjoining; grants to be made of lots to sufferers by the fire......1806 Act of Congress passed granting a confirmation of claims of those who had been possessors of land in Michigan since 1796......1807 Michigan essay or impartial observer, the first paper printed in Detroit, issued......Aug. 31, 1809 Memorial presented to Congress setting forth the defenseless co