Maine Memory Network

A Plan of the Rivers Scoodich and Magaguadavic, including the Bay of Passamaquoddy, 1798

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1798 Media: Ink on paper

Webster-Ashburton Treaty cartoon, Fort Kent, ca. 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1842 Location: Fort Kent Media: Pen and ink on paper

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… Treaties of Paris (1763 and 1783), the Jay Treaty (1794), the Treaty of Ghent (1814), and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… to make sense of its language starting with the Jay Treaty (1794). This authorized the St. Croix Commission of 1796-98 that established which of…"