Thomas Barclay collection, 1731-1893.

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Thomas Barclay collection, 1731-1893.

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This compiled collection includes papers from Thomas Barclay (1753-1830), his son, Anthony Barclay (1792-1877), John Ogilvy (d. 1819), Ward Chipman (1754-1824), Ward Chipman, [Jr.] (1787-1851), David Thompson (1770-1857), Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow (1814-1901) and others related to the determination of the boundary between Canada and the U.S. Materials include government documents; correspondence; maps; surveys; diaries; and Indian deeds related to the determination of the boundary between Canada and the U.S., particularly of the years of the St. Croix Commission (1796-1812), the commissions appointed after the Treaty of Ghent (1814-1838), and the commissions under the Treaty of Washington (1842). Papers of diplomats appointed by the British and American governments include the correspondence of explorers who surveyed the boundary zones and of several other diplomats, political officers and aides who became involved in the arbitration of the border. The explorations around the Island of St. Croix by Robert Pagan and Native American Francis Joseph Neptune, and a map by Chief Wasp of the Ojibway tribe in the vicinity of Ontario and Minnesota are noteworthy. The Ward Chipman materials were integrated into the Barclay collection as were many maps related to the Northeast Boundary dispute.

7 linear feet.

Maine Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8125242

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Great Britain. 1794 Nov. 19.

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Great Britain. 1814 Dec. 24.

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Great Britain. 1783 Sept. 3.

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Pagan, Robert, -1821

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Great Britain. 1842 Aug. 9.

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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...

Chipman, Ward, 1754-1824

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Ogilvy, John, -1819

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Barclay, Anthony, 1792-1877

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Anthony Barclay (1792-1877) was a British consul in New York; he lived many years in Savannah, Georgia and owned a number of Georgia plantations. From the description of Anthony Barclay narrative, 1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38475669 ...

Neptune, Francis Joseph

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Longfellow, A. W. (Alexander Wadsworth), 1814-1901

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Surveyor, of Boston and Cambridge, Mass.; brother of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. William Wood was a physician, of Portland, Me. From the description of A. W. Longfellow letters to William Wood, 1836-1841. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 759593003 ...

Chipman, Ward, 1787-1851

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Wasp, Chief

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Thompson, David, 1770-1857

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English explorer, trader, and geographer David Thompson (1770-1857) was born in London and educated at the Grey Coat School, Christ's Hospital School, and at Oxford University. From the guide to the David Thompson sketches of mountains in the Pacific Northwest, circa 1800-1857, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) English explorer, trader, and geographer David Thompson (1770-1857) was born in London and educated at the Grey Coat School, Christ's Hospital School, and ...