"...Islands on the south have been claimed and reclaimed, only to be lost again. How the boundary on the aeast was ever fixed seems a puzzle, in the light of the bitter quarrels extending through several generations betwwn the people of Connecticut and Rhode Island. The northern boundary of Connecticut was thought to be settled three or four times, but almost a hundred years passed before the question was finally determined. The western line, which at first extended tot he Pacific Ocean, and the southern boundary were established at last about a year ago by Act of Congress...."
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