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North was angle of Nova Scotia, viz. that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the the source of St. Croix river to the highlands, thence along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to ascertain that point was one of the most important objects of the commission, and remaining undefined by their report, will undoubtedly be the most difficult to adjust either by negotiation or in the manner provided by the Treaty. Situated as the question now is, it may be interesting to this State, and certainly is necessary to understanding the principles upon which the pretended claim is urged, that copies if the several maps filed with the commissioners, the arguments of the agents and the Reports of the Commissioners, or extracts from them be procured, and it may be deemed advisable that measures be taken to collect other information having relation to the subject. More than ten years have elapsed since the ratification of the Treaty which provides for ascertaining and determining this boundary during which time it is, understood that those most interested in the success of the claim before referred to have not been inactive in acquiring and furnishing their government with a knowledge of every fact important for its support.