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Description

A cartoon showing Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton shaking hands after the protracted and difficult negotiations surrounding the determination of the boundary line between the United States and Canada in the Northeast quadrant of the country. This was matted back to back with the other part of the cartoon - showing Fort Kent near the boundary line.

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About This Item

• Title: Webster-Ashburton Treaty cartoon, Fort Kent, ca. 1842
• Creation Date: circa 1842
• Subject Date: circa 1842
• Location: Fort Kent, Aroostook County, ME
• Media: Pen and ink on paper
• Dimensions: 50 cm x 32 cm
• Local Code: MS67-2040
• Object Type: Text and Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848
• Boundaries--Great Britain
• Canada--Boundaries--United States
• Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1842 Aug. 9--Caricatures and cartoons
• Northeast boundary of the United States
• Political cartoons
• Treaty of Washington, 1842
• United States--Boundaries--Canada
• Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842

People

• Ashburton, Lord
• Baring, Alexander
• Webster, Daniel

Other Keywords

• Aroostook War
• Cartoons, political
• Jay Treaty
• museum object
• Northeast boundary dispute
• People
• Politics, politicians
• Treaties
• Treaty of Ghent

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For more information about this item, contact:

Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
Website

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