Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Bound Manuscripts relating to Egbert Benson's Report created in 1799, collected in fulfillment of the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th articles of the Treaty of Ghent. These items are part of a larger archive, the Thomas Barclay collection (Coll. 26), related to the drawing of the Northeast boundary between British Canada and the United States.
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About This Item
- Title: Egbert Benson's Report of Proceedings, Jay Treaty, 1799
- Creator: Barclay, Thomas; Barclay, Anthony; Chipman, Ward; Pagan, Robert
- Creation Date: 1794
- Subject Date: 1794
- Location: St. Andrews, Charlotte County, NB, Canada
- Media: Ink on Paper
- Dimensions: 24.1 cm x 37.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26, box 2/17
- Collection: Barclay collection
- Object Type: Text
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- Moose Island (Washington County, Me.)
- Passamaquoddy Bay (N.B. and Me.)
- Saint Croix River (Me. and N.B.)
- Treaties--United States--18th century
- Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, with the United States of America (1794 November 19)
- Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
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