Webster-Ashburton Treaty cartoon
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Item 6643
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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. See #6642.
Other Information
- Title: Webster-Ashburton Treaty cartoon
- Creation Date: circa 1842
- Subject Date: circa 1842
- Town: Fort Kent
- County: Aroostook
- State: ME
- Media: Pen and ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 50 x 32
- Local Code: MS67-2040
- Object Type: Text and Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Canada--Boundaries--United States
United States--Boundaries--Canada
Treaty of Washington, 1842
Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842
Political cartoons
Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1842 Aug. 9--Caricatures and cartoons
Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848
Boundaries--Great Britain
Northeast boundary of the United States
People
Baring, Alexander
Ashburton, Lord
Webster, Daniel
Other Keywords
Aroostook War
Cartoons, political
Jay Treaty
Northeast boundary dispute
People
Politics, politicians
Treaties
Treaty of Ghent
museum object
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