Title

Two Messages from the President of the United States Communicating Additional Correspondence in Relation to the Adjustment of the Northeastern Boundary, and the Occupation of the Disputed Territory

Authors

Martin Van Buren
Henry S. Fox
John Forsyth
Alpheus Lyon
Philip C. Johnson
Thomas Bartlett
Samuel Cony
Mark Little
Gustavus G. Cushman
John Fairfield
Benjamin Wiggin

Files

Description

Correspondence authored by President Van Buren, American Secretary of State, John Forsyth, Maine Governor, John Fairfield, British Envoy Henry S. Fox, and others regarding the occupation and movement of British soldiers in the disputed territory along the northeastern boundary of the State of Maine between Maine and modern-day New Brunswick, Canada. The border issue was resolved on August 9, 1842 with the Webster-Ashburton Treaty.

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Publication Date

3-9-1840

Publisher

Blair & Rives

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

Aroostook War, Maine History, North American Political Borders

Disciplines

United States History

Comments

Pamp 508

Recommended Citation

Van Buren, Martin; Fox, Henry S.; Forsyth, John; Lyon, Alpheus; Johnson, Philip C.; Bartlett, Thomas; Cony, Samuel; Little, Mark; Cushman, Gustavus G.; Fairfield, John; and Wiggin, Benjamin, "Two Messages from the President of the United States Communicating Additional Correspondence in Relation to the Adjustment of the Northeastern Boundary, and the Occupation of the Disputed Territory" (1840). Maine Bicentennial. 52.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainebicentennial/52