Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations, 1716 - 1994. Letters and Reports Concerning Military Defense of Maine , 1842 - 1842

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Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations, 1716 - 1994. Letters and Reports Concerning Military Defense of Maine , 1842 - 1842

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This series contains the original letters and reports addressed to the President of the United States and to Secre­taries of State and War by Gen. Winfield Scott, James D. Graham, and others concerning the boundary dispute between Maine and New Bruns­wick and the measures necessary to defend the border area.

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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866

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Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the early stages of the American Civil War, and various conflicts with Native Americans. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 presidential election, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. He was known as Old Fuss and Feathers for his insi...