Report of a Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Kewaydin Upon the Boundaries of the Adjoining Province of Ontario: With an ... Containing the Evidence (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Kewaydin Legislative Assembly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1396207848 ISBN 13: 9781396207846

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A clear, expert look at historical boundary debates

This edition presents a detailed examination of how 18th‑century treaties and maps shaped the borders between Canada and the Illinois country. It focuses on arguments about the 1774 act and how early authorities read the line from the Ohio–Mississippi junction northward. The text blends maps, legal discussion, and testimony to show how the boundary question was argued and how professional surveys differed from literary accounts.

• What you’ll read: the scope of the boundary issue, the role of surveys and maps, and the interpretation of statutes that defined colonial borders.
• Key voices: surveyors, lawyers, and officials who weighed competing theories about where the line should run.
• How precedent and contemporaneous evidence influenced the debate, including references to maps and official commissions.
• The method of analysis that combines practical surveying with historical documents to argue about lawful boundaries.

Ideal for readers who want a grounded view of how border disputes were argued in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and for those interested in the interplay between law, geography, and imperial policy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1396207848
• ISBN 13: 9781396207846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 66