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 INDEX. 1027 Gray, Leah, Great Britain, (continued.) pension to, - 666 office on transit letters from the Gray, lV1lham, l United States, &c., - - 967 allowance to widow ot} — · 811 rate of grunge at the United States Great Brrurm., _ post—o ce on transit letters from provision to execute postaltreaty with, 379 Great Britain, &c., - - 967 running boundary line under treaty with, letters and newspapers to and from __ 542 France excepted, - - 968 treaty of June 15, 1846, with, respecting inland postage on letters from the Oregon, --—-- 869 United States to the British North boundary line between the United American provinces, and vice versa, States and British possessions west 968 of Rocky Mountains, - - 869 sea and inland postage from the United navigation of the channel between Statesto the British North American Vancouvefs Island and the conti— provinces combined into one rate, nent, and of Fuca’s Straits, to be which may be prepaid, - 968 free and open to both parties, 869 rates of postage on newspapers connavigation of part of Columbia River veyed by sea., - - - 968 to be hee and open to Hudson’s Bay accounts to be kept, - - 968 Qompany, and British subjects trad- rates of postage on newspapers passing mg with them, Sec., — - 869 in transit through either country, not to be construed to prevent the 968 United States from making regula- periodical works; how they may be tions for navigation of said river, forwarded from one country to the 869 other, 969 possessory rights of the Hudson’s Bay printed pamphlets, - - 969 Company, and all British subjects, difference between the United States to be respected, - - - 870 and British currency to be accountfarms, Sec., belonging to Puget’s Sound ed for, ---— 969 Agricultural Company, to be con- case of war between the two nations iirmed to them; but, under certain provided for, - · - 969 circumstances, may be transferred forms in which accounts between the to the United States, at a proper respective post-offices shall be made valuation, 870 out, with other details, &e., to be treaty, how ratified, Sec., - 870 settled after exchange of ratitications, postal convention of Dec. 15, 1848, with, 970 965 measures of detail may be modified, rate of postage on letters conveyed 970 either by United States or British present convention indefinite, and can packets, ---— 965 only be annulled after a year's noinland postage chargeable by the post- tice, --—- ‘ - 970 office of Great Britain, - 965 this convention to be ratified, and ratinland postage chargeable in the Unit- ifications to be exchanged within ed States, · - — 965 three months from date, - 970 sca and inland postage combined into treaty of April 19, 1850, with, respecting a. one rate, and on which payment ship cena between the Atlantic and the may be made in advance, - 965 Pacific, - 995 letters of above half an ounce in exclusive control over the canal not to weight, --—- 966 be exercised by either power, 995 transit of British closed mails through vessels of either power traversing the the United States to the British canal to be exempted from blockade, North American provinces, at inland detention, or capture, in case of war, rates of postage, granted, - 966 995 transit of American closed mails property of the parties engaged in com through the British North American strueting the canal to e protected provinces, at inland rates of postage, from unjust detention, confiscation, granted, 966 and seizure, · - 995, 996 transit of closed mails through the the contracting parties agree to faciliterritory of each country, its colonies tate the construction of the work, or possessions, to and from the terri- 996 tory, colonies, and possessions of the good offices to be used for the estabother, and to and from any foreign lishment of two free ports, - 996 country, mutually granted, 966 on the completion of the canal, the how postages shall be computed on contracting parties guaranty its neuletters forwarded in closed mails, trality, so that it may forever remain 966 open and free, - - -. 996 accounts of letters forwarded in closed conditions of said guaranty, - 996 mails to be kept and rendered, 967 which is not to be withdrawn without transit letters to be delivered to the six months' notice being given, 996 post—offices of either country free of the contracting parties in this convenpostage, 967 tion invite every State in friendly transit letters on which postage must intercourse to enter into similar stipbe prepaid, - - - 967 ulations with them, — -· 996 rate of postage_ at the British post- treaty stipulations to be made with