Northeast Boundary Commission papers, 1814-1848.

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Northeast Boundary Commission papers, 1814-1848.

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Papers of the commission created under Article 5 of the Treaty of Ghent to establish the northeast boundary between Canada and the U.S. The collection consists of misc. documents, memorials, maps, and journals kept by surveyors employed by British and U.S. agents, and accounts of expenses incurred by British agent Ward Chipman and by U.S. agent William C. Bradley. Also included are astronomer Ferdinand Hassler's testimony upon the "geocentric latitude," correspondence between agents and surveyors and with secretary to the commission Salma Hale, and reports of commissioners Cornelius P. Van Ness and Thomas Barclay.

8 boxes, 5 vols., and 1 oversize box

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6946567

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Hale, Salma, 1787-1866

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American historian. From the description of Autograph letter [signature cut away] : to Harper and Brothers, 1850 Oct. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270497860 ...

Chipman, Ward, 1754-1824

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Northeast Boundary Commission.

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Bradley, William Czar, 1782-1867

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Congressman from Vermont, 1813-1815 and 1823-1827. From the description of Letter : Westminster, Vt. to S. Elliot, 1836 Mar. 28. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28837837 ...

Hassler, F. R. 1770-1843.

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Barclay, Thomas, 1753-1830

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American Loyalist in the Revolution who fled to Nova Scotia, was appointed British Consul-General for the Eastern States of America in 1799, and served as agent for British prisoners of war in the War of 1812. From the description of Papers, 1813-1814. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22341793 British Commissioner to determine the true "River St. Croix" in 1798 under articles of the Jay Treaty, 1794. Later, he was Commissioner under Articles 4 & 5 of t...

Great Britain. 1814 Dec. 24.

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Van Ness, Cornelius P. (Cornelius Peter), 1782-1852

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Governor Vermont, 1823-1826. From the description of Letter, 1821 April 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122611420 From the description of Letter, 1821 May 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536950 ...