Article Title

A Secret Emissary from Down East

Authors

Herbert T. Silsbury II

Publication Date

4-1-1972

Document Type

Article

First Page

106

Last Page

126

Abstract

This article discusses activities during the war of 1812 commissioned by Massachusetts Governor Caleb Strong to explore the possibility of New England negotiating peace terms with Great Britain. It highlights clues to the identity of an emissary sent to Sir John Sherbrooke, Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia and Commander of the Castine expedition.

Recommended Citation

Silsbury, Herbert T.. "A Secret Emissary from Down East." Maine History 11, 4 (1972): 106-126. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol11/iss4/3