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(From the Original at the Maine State Library) CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTS

RELATIVE TO THE

NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY

INDEX TO VOLUME I Page Hon. Henry Clay, Secretary of State of the to Albion K. Parris, . November 25, 1825 1

Right Hon. Charles R. Vaughan, British Minister to Mr. Clay. November 15, 1825 5

Sir Howard Douglas, Lieut. Gov. N.B. to Mr. Vaughan. October 24, 1825 9

Copy of advertisement of Geo. W. Coffin and James Irish, Land Agents of and Maine. October 3, 1825 13

Major Frazer, com'g. Bat. G.C. to Col. Shore, Adjt. Genl. APO Militia, October 8, 1825 17

Mr. Clay to Governor Parris. January 29, 1827 21

Mr. Vaughan to Mr. Clay. January 16, 1827 25

Letter from the Governor of Mass, to the Governor of Maine relative to the Jurisdictional authority of the two States in the disputed^territory. February, 1827 29 Mr. Clay to Governor Lincoln. March 27, 1827 33

Extract of a letter from Mr. Gallation to the Sec. State, U.S. dated London, October 30, 1826 37

Mr. Clay to Governor Lincoln, May 7, 1827 41

List of Books, papers, maps and surveys relative to the 5th article of the treaty. 45

Mr. Clay to Governor Lincoln, June 9, 1827 53

Mr. Brent of the Dept, of State, Washington, to Governor Lincoln, June 15, 1827 57

Hon. to Governor Lincoln. July 4, 1827 61

Memorial of John Baker and James Bacon, in behalf of the inhabitants of Madawaska, September 1, 1827 65

Mr. Clay to Governor Lincoln. September 14, 1827 73

From the same to the same. September 19, 1827 77 Mr. Vaughan to Mr. Clay. September 17, 1827 81

Mr. Odell to Mr. Vaughan. March 9, 1827 85

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• f Sir Howard Douglas to Mr. Vaughan. April 13, 1827 87

Representation of Asa Baker and others in relation to the arrest of John Baker by the British Government, Bingham, Oct. 11, 1827 89

Copy of Subpoena to John Baker 93

Memorial of Walter Powers and others in relation to the arrest of John Baker 95

Edward Kent Esq. to Governor Lincoln, 99 October 28, 1827.

Deposition of William Dalton relative to the difficulties and complaints of the settlers near the N.E. boundary line of the State. October 27, 1827 101

do. of Jonathan Wilson v 105

Mr. Clay to Gov. Lincoln. October 30, 1827 109 From the same to the same. November 10, 1827 113

From the Gov. of Mass, to the Gov. of Maine, November 13, 1827 117

Sir Howard Douglas to Governor Lincoln, November 15, 1827 125

Mr. Clay to Governor Lincoln. November 19, 1827 ' 129

From the same to the same. November 27, 1827 133

Sam. Barrell, Esq. to Gov. Lincoln, Dec. 1, 1827 137

Report of Charles S. Daveis, Esq. Agent appointed by Governor Lincoln to procure the release of John Baker, and for other purposes. December 24, 1827 141

Documents accompanying the Report of. Mr. Daveis.

No. 1 Mr. Daveis to Sir Howard Douglas, Dec. 11, 1827 167

No. 2 Copy of writ - The King v. John Baker 171 No. 3 Mr. Baker to Mr. Daveis, Nov. 29 175

No. 4 The same to the same. Dec. 6 179 No. 5 The same to the same. Dec. 6 181 f. No. 6 The same to the same. Dec. 12 185

No. 7 The same to the Same. Dec. 23 187 Report of Charles S. Daveis, Esq. Agent appointed by the Executive of the State of Maine, to inquire into and report upon certain facts relating to aggressions upon the rights of the State, and of individual citizens thereof, by inhabitants of the Province of New Brunswick. January 31, 1828 189

Documents accompanying the Report of Mr. Daveis.

No. 1 Deed - Geo. W. Coffin and James Irish Land Agents of Maine and Massachusetts to John Baker 225

No. 2 Copy of Information - The King v. John Baker 227

No. 3 Deposition of Asahel Baker 231

No. 4 Deposition of Charles Stetson 243

No. 5 Deposition of Jacob Goldthwaite 251

No. 6 Copy of Subpoena on Jacob Goldthwaite 255 NO. 7 Deposition of Charles Smart 257

No. 8 Deposition of George Fields 261

NO. 9 Deposition of Joseph Arnold 265 No. 10 Copy of Subpoena on Joseph Arnold 287

No. 11 Deposition of Ferdinand Armstrong 289 No. 12 Deposition of Nathaniel Gardiner 329 No. 13 Copy of Subpoena on Nath. Gardiner 331

NO. 14 Deposition of Joseph Jones 333 NO. 15 Deposition of Leonard Wilson 335 No. 16 Deposition of Robert Smart 337

NO. 17 Deposition of John Mathisoig 339 NO. 18 Deposition of Jonathan parks 341

No. 19 Copy of Subpoena on Jon. Parks 343

No. 20 Deposition of Jonathan Parks 345 Deposition of Samuel Gardner 349

Deposition of Nathaniel Churchill 351 Deposition of William W. Toyle 353

Deposition of same 355

Deposition of Lewis Johnston 359 Deposition of James Campbell 361

Copy of Subpoena on James Campbell 363 Deposition of Peter Bull 365

Deposition of John Dorrey 367

Deposition of Thomas Beckwith 369 Deposition of same 371 Deposition of George Gilliand 373

Deposition of David Freeman 375

Copy of Subpoena to John Finowth 377

Copy of Subpoena to William McRea 379

Copy of Subpoena to Charles Johnstone 381

Mr. Daveis to Governor Lincoln 383 Deposition of Joshua Christy 386

Copy of Subpoena to Joshua Christy 388

Affidavit of Joshua Christy 389 Affidavit of John Larlee 392 Affidavit of James Armstrong 393 Affidavit of George Manser 397

Affidavit of Peter Bull 401 Affidavit of Thomas Feeling 403 Copy of Subpoena to Tho. Feeling 405 No.47 Affidavit of Seth W. Stewart 407

No.48 Copy of Morehouse's Advertisement and of Barker's Summons 409

No.49 Affidavit of James Campbell 411 No.50 Affidavit of Aaron Putnam 413

No.51 Affidavit of Daniel Neal 415

No.52 Affidavit of Samuel Cook 417

Copy of Indictment, Judgement, etc. The King v. John Baker 421

Representation of Joseph Houlton and others in relation to the settlers on the Aroostook. March 3, 1828 429 CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTS

RELATIVE TO THE

NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY

INDEX TO VOLUME II Page Hon. Henry Clay, Secretary of State of the United States, to , Governor of Maine. January 29, 1828 1

Communication of Hon. Albion K. Parris to the Governor and Council of Maine. February 2, 1828 5

From the Governor of Massachusetts to the Governor of Maine. April 14, 1828 9

Gov. Lincoln of Mass, to Mr. Clay. January 19, 1828 13

Mr. Clay to Governor Lincoln. March 15, 1828 17

Governor Lincoln to Mr. Clay. March 24,1828 21

Charles Turner, Esq. to Chas. S. Daveis, Esq. April 26, 1828

Deposition of Charles Turner

Mr. Clay to Hon. Wm. Pitt Preble. May, 1828 47

■#*8f0r _____ -_ •______The Governor of Massachusetts to the Governor of Maine. Sept. 29, 1828 55

Mr. Clay to Governor Lincoln. Nov. 6, 1828 59

Report of Messrs.Rose and Coffin, Land Agents of Maine and Massachusetts.November 23, 1828 63

John G. Deane. Esq. to Governor Lincoln. Dec. 29, 1828 77

Mr. Browne of the Dept, of State, Washington, to Governor Lincoln 93

Mr. Clay to A. Nichols, Secr'y. of State. January 2, 1829 97

The Governor of Massachusetts to the Governor of Maine. January 7, 1829 101

The Governor of Massachusetts to Mr. Clay. December 30, 1828 105

Extract of a letter addressed by Mr.^Coffin, Land Agent, to the Governor of Massachusetts 109

Mr. Van Buren, Sec. State, U.S. to Governor Smith, March 9, 1831 113 The same to the same. March 18, 1831 117

The same to the same. April 7, 1831 125 \

Mr. Preble to Governor Smith. May 3, 1831 129

Decision of the King of the Netherlands 133

Mr. Preble to Baron Verstolk van Soelen. January 12, 1831 153

Mr. Preble to Sir Charles Bagot. January 25, 1831 161

Mr. Preble to Mr. McLane. January 25, 1831 165

Decision of the King of the Netherlands as Arbitrator on the subject of the North Eastern Boundary of the United States, (in French) January 10, 1831 A 189

Translation of the Decision of the Arbiter B 209

Mr. Preble to the Baron Verstolk van Soelen, his majesty's Minister of Foreign Affairs. January 12, 1831 C 233 Extract of a Dispatch from Mr. Preble to the Secretary of State. January 16, 1831 D 241

Mr. Preble to Sir Charles Bagot, the British Ambassador. January 18, 1831 E 245

Sir Charles Bagot to Mr. Preble. January 17, 1831. F 249

Plan of that part of the North Eastern Territory given by the decision of the Arbiter to Great Britain. 253

Hon. A. Ware to Governor Smith. August 11, 1831 255

Sir Archibald Campbell, Lieut. Gov. of New Brunswick to Governor Smith. September 4, 1831 259

From the same to the same. September 13, 1831 268

Hon. Edward Livingston, Sec. State, U.S. to Gov'r. Smith. Oct. 5, 1831 267

Sir Charles Bankhead to Mr. Linvingston. October 1, 1831 271 Mr. Livingston to Governor Smith. October 21, 1831 275

Mr. Livingston to Mr. Bankhead. October 15, 1831 279

Jesse Wheelock and others to R.G. Greene, Sec. of State, Sept. 28, 1831 283

The same to Governor Smith 287

John Harford and others to Governor Smith. Sept. 29, 1831 291

Samuel Gooch, Esq. to Mr. Green. October 2, 1831 295

Barnabus Hunnewell and George Downes to John G. Deane, October 4th and 10th, 1831 299

Mr. Downes to Governor Smith, October 26, 1831 303

Mr. Gouch to Governor Smith. October 30, 1831 307

Mr. Hunnewell to Mr. Downes. October 17, 1931 311 Mr. Hunnewell to Mr. Gooch. October 20, 1831 317

Depositions of John Baker and Phineas R. Harford 319

Mr. Livingston to Governor Smith. November 16, 1831 327

Messrs. Dean and Kavanagh to Governor Smith. August 26, 1831 . 331

Mr. Deane to Governor Smith. November 1, 1831 335

The same to the same. November 2, 1831 339

Mr. Kavanagh to Mr. Greene. November 3, 1831 347

The same to the same. November 3, 1831 351

The same to the same. November 4, 1831 363

Report of Messrs. Dean and Kavanagh Agents appointed in pursuance of a Resolve of March 31, 1831, to ascertain the number of persons settled on the public lands, north of the line running west from the Monument, the manner in which they respectively hold the same, etc. 367 CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTS

RELATIVE TO- THE

NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY

INDEX TO VOLUME III Page From the Governor of Massachusetts to the Governor of Maine. February 16, 1832 1

Report and Resolves of the Legislature of Massachusetts on the subject of the North / Eastern Boundary. Feb. 15, 1832 3

Gorham Parks, Agent to Mass., to Governor Smith. Feb. 20, 1832 31

Mr. Preble to Governor Smith. March 10, 1832 35

Mr. Livingston to Mr. Preble. March 9, 1832 39

Governor Lincoln to Governor Smith. March 13, 1832 43

Order of the Legislature of Massachusetts. March 13, 1832 47

Mr. Livingston to Governor Smith. April 17, 1832 51

Mr. Livingston to Mr. Preble. March 9, 1832’ 55

Communication from Nicholas Emery Esq. to the Governor and Council. May 8, 1832 59. Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery to Governor Smith. May 24, 1832 63

From the same to the same. June 9, 1832 67 (

Mesrs. Holmes and Sprague, U.S. Senators to Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery, June 6, 1832 71

Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery to Mesrs. Holmes and Sprague. June 7, 1832 75

Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery to Governor Smith. July 2, 1832 79

From the same to the same. January 14, 1833 83

Mesrs. McLane and Woodbury to Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery. July 4, 1832 87

Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery to Mesrs. McLane and Woodbury. July 10, 1832 ib

Mesrs. Livingston, McLane and Woodbury to Mesrs. Preble, Williams, and Emery. July 25,1832 88

Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery to Mesrs. Livingston, McLane and Woodbury. August 21, 1832 89 Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery to Governor Smith. Jan. 14, 1833 91

Provisional Agreement of the Commissioners on the part of the United States and the Commissioners on the part of Maine, relating to the North Eastern Boundary 99

Mesrs. Preble, Williams and Emery to Governor Smith. Jan'y. 15, 1833 111

Mr. Preble to Governor Smith. January 15, 1833 115

Judge Mellen to Mr. Greene, Secretary of State. May 10, 1833 119

Thaddeus Mason Harris to Judge Mellen, May 10, 1833 123

Memorandum of Documents in the British Museum, relative to the Boundary of Maine 125

Mr. Brent, Acting Sec. of State, U.S. to Governor Smith. June 8, 1833 127

Mr. McLane, Sec. of State, U.S. to Governor Smith. Oct. 23, 1833 131 Mr. Vaughan to Mr. McLane. Oct. 20, 1833 135

Mr. MacLauchlan to Mr. Vaughan. Sept. 28, 1833 139

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Sir Archibald Campbell to Mr. Vaughan. October 3, 1833 143

Mr. McLane to Governor Smith. December 23, 1833 147

Mr. Vaughan to Mr. McLane. December 17, 1833 151

Mr. MacLauchlan to Sir Archibald Campbell. Nov. 22, 1833 155

Sir Archibald Campbell to Mr. Vaughan. Nov. 30, 1833 159

Mr. McLane to Mr. Vaughan. Dec. 21, 1833 163

Sir John Harvey, Lieut. Gov. New Brunswick to Governor Dunlap, June 6, 1837 171

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Dunlap. June 26, 1837 175

The same to the same. July 14, 1837 179 The same to the same. July 19, 1837 183

The same to the same. Aug. 17, 1837 187

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Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth. Aug. 24, 1837 203

Sir John Harvey to Governor Dunlap. Sept. 10, 1837 207

Copy of a Warrant for the arrest of E.S. Greely 215

Mr. Greely to Governor Dunlap. August 12, 1837 219

Copy of Order from Sir John Harvey for the release of E.S. Greely. August 8, 1837 221

Mr. Greely to Governor Dunlap. Sept. 11, 1837 223

The same to the same. Sept. 13, 1837 231

The same to the same. Sept. 13, 1837 ' 235

The same to the same. Sept. 15, 1837 239 Mr. Forsyth to Governor Dunlap. Sept. 26, 1837

Sir John Harvey to Governor Dunlap. October 12, 1837

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Dunlap. October 18, 1837

The same to the same. December 5, 1837

Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth. Nov. 28, 1837

Mr. Greely to Governor Kent. February 9, 1838

Copy of Warrant for the discharge of E.S. Greely

Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth. January 10, 1838

From the same to the same. January 10, 1838

Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Fox. February 6, 1838

Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Fox. February 7, 1838

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Kent. March 1, 1838 CORRESPONDENCE AND DOCUMENTS

RELATIVE TO THE

NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY

INDEX TO VOLUME IV Page Mr. Forsyth to Governor Kent. March 1, 1838 1

Genl. A.B. Thompson to Governor Kent. April 5, 1838 5

Mr. Cooper, Acting Secretary of War, to Governor Kent. May 1, 1838 9

Maj. Gen. Macolmb to Brig. Genl. Wool — Instructions relative to fortifications of the frontier of Maine. May 12, 1838 13

Mr. Daveis to Mr. Poinsett, Secreatary of War. May 20,1838 17

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Mr. Cooper to Mr. Daveis. May 19, 1838 21

Brig. Genl. Wool to Governor Kent. July 26, 1838 25

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Kent. May 8, 1838 29

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Kent. June 26, 1838' 33

Mr. Forsyth to Hon. R. Williams. May 26, 1838 37 Mr. McLauchlan, "Warden of the dispatched territory", to Mr. Whipple Surveyor General. June 27, 1838 41

Mr. Whipple to Mr. MacLauchlan. June 28, 1838 43 ■ \

Report of Charles S. Daveis, Agent to Washington. Aug. 1, 1838 47

Sir John Harvey to Governor Kent. October 1, 1838 95

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Kent. Dec. 12, 1838 99

Mr. Poinsett to Governor Kent. December 15, 1838 103

Report of Mesrs. Deane, Norton and Irish, Commissioners appointed by Gov. Kent to ascertain, locate and run the N.E.B. line of the State 107

Report of Wm. P. Parrott, Surveyor 137

Sir John Harvey to Governor Fairfield. February 13, 1839 145

Notice from Mr. MacLauchlan to Mr. Stover Rines. Feb. 15, 1839 149 Sir John Harvey to Governor Fairfield. February 18, 1839 153

The same to the same. Feb. 18, 1839 (Duplicate) 161 \

Copy of Parole of honor given by Mr. Mclntire and others. February 18, 1839 169

Geo. Frederic Street, Solicitor Genl. Prov. N.B. to Charles Jarvis, Pres. Land Agent, February 17, 1839 173

Mr. Jarvis to Mr. Street. February 19, 1839 177

Mr. Jarvis to Governor Fairfield. February 19, 1839 179

S.H. Blake, Esq. to Governor Fairfield. February 21, 1839 181

Parole of honor of J.A. MacLauchlan. February 22, 1839 185

Parole of honor of Benjamin Tibbitts. February 26, 1839 193

Copy of a Message addressed by the President to both Houses of Congress on the 26th February, 1839 197 Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth. February 23, 1839 221

Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Fox. February 25, 1839 225

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Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth. February 25, 1839 237

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Fairfield. February 27, 1839.241

Memorandum of an Agreement between John Forsyth, Secretary of State of the United States and Henry S. Fox, Her Britanic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. February 27, 1839 245

Mr. Poinsett to Governor Fairfield. February 28, 1839.252

Sir John Harvey to Governor Fairfield. March 7, 1839 256

fGovernor Everett to Governor Fairfield. April 2, 1839 260

#For "Arrangement" see pp. 327, 331, 333

Resolves of the Legislature of Massachusetts, concerning the North Eastern Boundary, passed March 26, 1839 264 Governor Everett to Governor Fairfield. April 15, 1839 268

Report of the joint Committee of the Legislature of Massachusetts, on Public Lands, relative to the Aroostook Road 272

Resolve of the Legislature of Massachusetts concerning the Aroostook Road. passed April 8,1839 274

Mr. Vail, Acting Secretary of State of the United States to Governor Fairfield. November 6, 1839 276

Sir John Harvey to Governor Fairfield. December 19, 1839 284 - e

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Fairfield. January 2, 1840 288

From the same to the same. January 29, 1840 292

Deposition of Thomas Bartlett. February 10, 1840. 296

Deposition of Phineas Varnura. February 11, 1840 300 Deposition of Mark Little. February 13, 1840 304

Deposition of John Baker. February 19, 1840 308

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Deposition of James Hafford. February 19, 1840 312

Mr. Forsyth to Governor Fairfield. February 27, 1840. 314

Report of Benjamin Wiggin, Agent to Temiscouata Lake. February 27, 1840 318

*Maj. Genl. Scott to Sir John Harvey. March 21, 1839 327

*Sir John Harvey to Maj. Genl. Scott. March 23, 1839 331

*Governor Fairfield to Genl. Scott. March 25, 1839 333

* The "Arrangement"