Manuscript, 1796.

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Manuscript, 1796.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18851866

Manuscript statement of the controversy over the Northeast boundary of the United States between the U.S. and Canada, written by Judge Egbert Benson, a member of the joint American-British Commission to resolve the dispute. The controversy arose over the St. Croix River and Island discovered by Samuel de Champlain and established as the boundary by the Treaty of 1783. Includes maps of the area.

1 small v. in a case.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833

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Egbert Benson (June 21, 1746 – August 24, 1833) was a slave owner, lawyer, jurist, politician, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States who represented New York State in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and the United States House of Representatives. He served as a member of the New York constitutional convention in 1788 which ratified the United States Constitution. He also served as the first attorney general of New York, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, ...