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Description

Assistant Surveyor Samuel Thompson created this drawing of the northern international boundary of Minnesota under the 7th article of the Treaty of Ghent (1814). Locations in this survey include Little Vermillion Lake, Lake Nameukan, and Nameukan Seepe.

Members of the British Commission included Anthony Barclay, David Thompson, and Samuel Thompson. Members of the American Commission were Peter B. Porter and William Bird. These items are part of a larger archive, the Thomas Barclay collection (Coll. 26).

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About This Item

• Title: Northeastern Boundary of Minnesota, ca. 1820
• Creator: Samuel Thompson
• Creation Date: circa 1820
• Subject Date: circa 1820
• Locations:
  • MIN
  • ONT, Canada
• Media: Ink on paper
• Dimensions: 55 cm x 76 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 26, Map F 48.1
• Collection: Barclay collection
• Object Type: Text and Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps, Manuscript.
• Lac La Croix--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.
• Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript.
• Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
• United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript.
• Vermillion Lake--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.

People

• Thompson, Samuel

Other Keywords

• Border Dispute
• International Relations
• Lac La Croi
• Lake La Croix

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For more information about this item, contact:

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