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Northeast Boundary Commission Papers

1814-1828

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Microfilmed in cooperation with Library and Archives Canada, thanks to financial assistance provided by the Cultural Affairs office of the United States Embassy to Canada, June 2001.

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Collection Summary

Creator:	Northeast Boundary Commission
Title:	Northeast Boundary Commission papers
Dates:	1814-1828
Physical Description:	8 document boxes, 5 volumes, and 1 oversize box
Call Number:	Ms. N-598
Microfilm Call Number:	P-756, 10 reels
Repository:	Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 library@masshist.org

Abstract:

This collection consists of the papers of the commission created under Article 5 of the Treaty of Ghent to establish the northeast boundary between Canada and the U.S.

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The Northeast Boundary Commission was created under Article 5 of the Treaty of Ghent (1814) to establish the northeast boundary between Canada and the United States. The commission operated from 1816 to 1822.

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Sources

Hale, Richard W., Jr. "The Forgotten Maine Boundary Commission." Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Ed. Marjorie F. Gutheim. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1959. 147-155.

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Collection Description

The Northeast Boundary Commission papers consist of reports, memorials, maps, and journals kept by surveyors and astronomers employed by British agent Ward Chipman and U.S. agent William C. Bradley; memorials of both agents; and accounts of expenses incurred by Chipman and Bradley. Also included are astronomer Ferdinand Hassler's treatise "Upon the Geocentric Latitude"; oaths of surveyors, astronomers, and commissioners; instructions to surveyors; commissions for the British commissioner Cornelius P. Van Ness, American commissioner Thomas Barclay, British agent Ward Chipman, and American agent W.C. Bradley; minutes of commission proceedings; a small amount of commission correspondence; and accounts of commission secretary Salma Hale.

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Acquisition Information

Deposited by Robert S. Hale and Richard W. Hale, September 1904; deposited by Richard W. Hale, Jr., March 2, 1953.

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Organization of the Collection

The collection is organized into the following series:


	I. Commissions, instructions, and oaths, 1814-1820
	II. Minutes and correspondence, 1816-1828
	III. Memorials and reports, 1818-1822
	IV. Financial records, 1817-1822
		A. British accounts, 1817-1821
		B. American accounts, 1817-1821
		C. Secretary's accounts, 1820-1822
	V. Field journals and accounts, 1817-1819

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Detailed Description of the Collection


Reel	Box	Folder	Contents
			I. Commissions, instructions, and oaths, 1814-1820 This series contains a copy of Article 5 of the Treaty of Ghent, which established the Northeast Boundary Commission, as well as various oaths, including the oaths of the commissioners, oaths of British and American surveyors and their assistants, and oaths of the astronomers and their assistants. Also included in this series are commissions for Thomas Barclay (the British commissioner) and C. P. Van Ness (the American commissioner), for Ward Chipman (the British agent), and for William C. Bradley (the American agent), as well as instructions issued to Ward Chipman and to the surveyors.
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 1		Treaty of Ghent, Article 5 (copy), 1814
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 2		Oaths of commissioners, 23 Sep. 1816
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 3		British oaths: surveyors and assistants, 1817
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 4		American oaths: surveyors and assistants, 1817-1820
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 5		Oaths: astronomers and assistants, 1818-1819
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 6		Commissions: Barclay, Van Ness, Chipman, Bradley, 1815-1817
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 7		Instructions to surveyors, 1819-1820
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 8		Instructions to Ward Chipman, 1815
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Reel	Box or Volume	Folder	Contents
			II. Minutes and correspondence, 1816-1828 This series includes volume 1, a "journal" containing the minutes of commission meetings, as well as a page index to the volume. Also included in this series are loose pages of minutes and a small amount of commission correspondence.
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 1		Page index to volume 1, "Journal" (minutes), 23 Sep. 1816-13 Apr. 1822
Reel 1	Vol. 1			"Journal" (minutes), 23 Sep. 1816-13 Apr. 1822
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 2		Miscellaneous undated minutes
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 3-9		Minutes, 1816-Apr. 1822
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 10		Correspondence, 1820-1828
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Reel	Box or Volume	Folder	Contents
			III. Memorials and reports, 1818-1822 Arranged chronologically. This series contains all of the reports, arguments, replies, and evidence for each agent's claims in the border debate, including reports by surveyors and their assistants, astronomers and their assistants, and "memorials" (arguments) by the agents Ward Chipman (Great Britain) and William C. Bradley (United States). In some cases, there are multiple drafts of a memorial. Volumes 2 and 3 consist of a memorial filed by Ward Chipman on 14 Aug. 1821 (vol. 2) with a bound appendix (vol. 3). Volumes 4 and 5 are the final reports issued by commissioners C. P. Van Ness and Thomas Barclay.
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 1		Surveyors' reports (Bouchette and Johnson), 22 May 1818
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 2		Memorials (Chipman and Bradley), filed 23 May 1818
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 3		Surveyors' reports (Bouchette and Johnson), filed 11 May 1819 See also: Oversize documents.
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 4		F. R. Hassler's "Upon the Geocentric Latitude," 3 May 1819 See also: Oversize documents.
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 4		Astronomers' reports, filed 11 May 1819 See also: Oversize documents.
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 5		Memorial (Chipman), filed 13 May 1819
Reel 1	Box 1	Folder 6		Memorial (Bradley), filed 18 May 1819
Reel 1	Box 2	Folder 7		Memorial (Chipman), filed 19 May 1819
Reel 1	Box 2	Folder 8		Surveyor's report (Burnham), filed May 1820
Reel 1	Box 2	Folder 9		Astronomer's report (Tiarks), filed 16 May 1820
Reel 1	Box 2	Folder 10		Surveyor's report (Odell), filed 19 May 1820
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 11		Surveyor's report (Partridge), filed 19 May 1820
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 12		Surveyors' reports (assistant U.S. surveyors), filed 19 May 1820
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 13		Memorial (Bradley), filed 22 May 1820
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 14		Memorial (Chipman), filed 25 May 1820
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 15		Memorial (Bradley), filed 29 May 1820
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 16		Memorial (Chipman), filed 23 Oct. 1820 "First Memorial."
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 17		Memorial (Chipman), filed 23 Oct. 1820 "First Memorial," a true copy.
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 18		Memorial (Chipman), filed 23 Oct. 1820 "First Memorial," possibly a draft.
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 19		Memorial (Chipman), filed 24 May 1821
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 20		Memorial (Bradley), filed 25 May 1821
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 21		Memorial (Chipman), filed 31 May 1821
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 22		Memorial (Bradley), filed 2 June 1821
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 23		Memorial (Chipman), filed 8 June 1821
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 24		Memorial (Chipman), filed 8 June 1821 "Second Memorial," with appended letters.
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 25		Memorial (Chipman), filed 8 June 1821 "Second Memorial," a true copy.
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 26		Memorial (Bradley), filed 8 June 1821 With appended documents.
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 27		Memorial (Bradley), filed 9 June 1821
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 28		Memorial (Bradley), filed 6 Aug. 1821
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 29		Memorial (Bradley), filed 10 Aug. 1821 With appended surveyor's letter.
Reel 2	Box 2	Folder 30		Memorial (Bradley), filed 10 Aug. 1821 A true copy.
Reel 2	Box 3	Folder 31		Memorial (Bradley), filed 10 Aug. 1821 Possibly a final draft version.
Reel 2	Box 3	Folder 32		Memorial (Bradley), filed 10 Aug. 1821 Rougher draft version.
Reel 2	Box 3	Folder 33		American surveyor's note, filed 13 Aug. 1821
Reel 2	Box 3	Folder 34		Memorial (Chipman), filed 14 Aug. 1821
Reel 3	Vol. 2			Memorial (Chipman), filed 14 Aug. 1821 Not in final form.
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 35		Documents annexed to Ward Chipman's memorial, filed 14 Aug. 1821 See also: Oversize documents.
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 36		Memorial (Bradley), filed 14 Aug. 1821 With appended documents.
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 37		Additional memorial (Chipman), filed 14 Aug. 1821
Reel 3	Vol. 3			"Appendix to British Agent's Reply" (Chipman), filed 14 Aug. 1821
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 38		Memorial (Chipman), filed 26 Sep. 1821
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 39		Memorial (Bradley), filed 27 Sep. 1821
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 40		Memorial (Bradley), dated 27 Sep. 1821 Longer than above, a draft version.
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 41		Memorial (Chipman), filed 27 Sep. 1821
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 42		Memorial (Chipman), filed 29 Sep. 1821
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 43		Surveyor's report (Partridge), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 44		Surveyor's report (Loring), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 3	Box 3	Folder 45		Surveyor's report (Hunter), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 46		Surveyor's report (Burnham), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 47		Memorial (Chipman), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 48		Surveyor's report (Loss), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 49		Surveyor's report (Campbell), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 50		Surveyor's report (Odell), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 51		Surveyor's reports (Carlisle), filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 52		Reports of Dr. Tiarks, filed 2 Oct. 1821
Reel 4	Vol. 4			Report of commissioner C. P. Van Ness, 13 Apr. 1822
Reel 4	Vol. 5			Report of commissioner Thomas Barclay, 13 Apr. 1822
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			IV. Financial records, 1817-1822 This series consists of accounts for expenses and is divided into three subseries: A. British accounts, by British agent Ward Chipman; B. American accounts, by American agent William C. Bradley; and C. Secretary's accounts, by commission secretary Salma Hale.
				A. British accounts, 1817-1821 Arranged chronologically. This subseries contains British agent Ward Chipman's accounts for supplies, travel expenses, and salaries for his exploring parties, surveying parties, and astronomers. The accounts include "schedules," or summaries of accounts; "abstracts," or lists of what is included in an account; and "vouchers," receipts or receipted bills for expenses. Note that accounts "passed"--accepted by the commission secretary--in a given year include expenses incurred the year before.
					British accounts passed 21 May 1818
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 1				Account of expenditures, schedule A-N
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 2				Account A (Coolidge, Deblois & Co.)
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 3				Account B (Crookshank & Johnston), abstract and vouchers 1-56
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 4				Account C (Peter Fraser), abstract and vouchers 1-20
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 5				Account D (Colin Campbell), abstract; E (Richard Smith), abstract
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 6				Account F (pay to exploring party), abstract with receipts
Reel 4	Box 3	Folder 7				Account G (pay to surveying party); H (Colin Campbell); I (William Whitney); K (W. Reynolds); L (J. Bremner); M (W. Pagan)
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 8				Account N (Col. Bouchette), abstract and vouchers 1-20
					British accounts passed 20 May 1819
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 9				Account of expenditures, schedule I-VII
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 10				Account I (expenditures on exploring survey), schedules A, B, and C
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 11				Account I.A (pay of assistants and laborers on exploring survey), abstract and vouchers 1-26
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 12				Account I.B (Richard Powers), abstract and vouchers 1-9
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 13				Account I.C (W. Odell, contingent expenses), abstract and vouchers 1-8
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 14				Account II (expenditures by W. Chipman in operations on 45th parallel), schedule 1-13
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 15				Account II.1 (Dr. Tiark's assistants and laborers), abstract and vouchers 1-13
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 16				Account II.2 (Dyde & Martinant), abstract and vouchers 1-6
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 17				Account II.3 (Dyde & Martinant), abstract and vouchers 1-3
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 18				Accounts II.4-11 (miscellaneous expenses), vouchers
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 19				Accounts II.12, II.13 (traveling expenses)
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 20				Accounts III (N. Rossiter), IV (P. Fraser), V (Col. Bouchette), VI (W. Odell), VII (W. Odell)
					British accounts passed May 1820
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 21				Expenditures, schedule of accounts I-IV, with account I (C. Satterthwaite) and II (W. Odell)
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 22				Account III (expenditures of exploring survey), schedule and account III.A (pay of assistants and laborers), abstract and unnumbered vouchers
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 23				Account III.B (Colin Campbell), abstract and vouchers 1-20
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 24				Account III.B, A-H (traveling expenses), with voucher subsets
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 25				Account IV (expenditures on the 45th parallel), schedule A-E
Reel 5	Box 4	Folder 26				Account IV.A (J. Gallagher), abstract and unnumbered vouchers
Reel 6	Box 4	Folder 27				Account IV.A, unnumbered vouchers
Reel 6	Box 4	Folder 28				Account IV.A, Thomas Carlisle's unnumbered vouchers
Reel 6	Box 4	Folder 29				Account IV.A, Peter Gazet's unnumbered vouchers
Reel 6	Box 4	Folder 30				Account IV.B (Dr. Tiarks), abstract and mostly unnumbered vouchers
Reel 6	Box 4	Folder 31				Accounts IV.C (E. Newell), D (T. Sous), E (J. Gallagher)
					British accounts passed Sep. 1821
Reel 6	Box 4	Folder 32				General account for commissioners (1821), schedule I-VI
Reel 6	Box 5	Folder 33				Schedule I (expenditures on exploring surveys), A-K
Reel 6	Box 5	Folder 34				Account I.B (Colin Campbell), abstract and vouchers 1-19
Reel 6	Box 5	Folder 35				Account I.C (Colin Campbell's traveling expenses)
Reel 6	Box 5	Folder 36				Account I.D (J. Watson), vouchers 1-13
Reel 6	Box 5	Folder 37				Account II (Dr. Tiarks' survey expenses), schedule with accounts A and B (Thomas Carlisle's pay and expenditures)
Reel 6	Box 5	Folder 38				Account II.B.1 (Thomas Carlisle 9 June-29 Sep. 1820), vouchers 1-40
Reel 6	Box 5	Folder 39				Account II.B.2 (Thomas Carlisle 3 Oct.-15 Dec. 1820), vouchers 1-25
Reel 6	Box 5	Folder 40				Account II.B.3 (Thomas Carlisle 20 Nov. 1820-10 May 1821), vouchers 1-32
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 41				Accounts II.C-D (Charles Loss's pay and expenses), with unnumbered vouchers
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 42				Accounts II.E (D. Canahie), F (N. Pilkington), G (J. Mazerole), H (D. Mardermont), I (M. Dicereau), K (M. Disarian), L (Postage)
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 43				Accounts III (Mrs. Delano), IV-V (Odell), VI (T. Stevenson)
				B. American accounts, 1817-1821 Arranged chronologically. This subseries contains American agent William C. Bradley's accounts for supplies, travel expenses, and salaries for his exploring parties, surveying parties, and astronomers.
					American accounts passed 21 May 1818
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 1				Expenditures, schedule A-O
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 2				Accounts A (H. H. Orne), B (John Don & Co.), C (Richard Powers), D (John Johnson)
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 3				Account E (Charles Turner, Jr.), with unnumbered vouchers
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 4				Accounts F (J. Merryman), G (J. Jones, Jr. & Co.), H (H. Gates & Nephew), I (pay) with abstract and vouchers 1-14
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 5				Accounts K (pay of chainmen and laborers on survey party) with vouchers 1-15; L (C. Turner, Jr.), M (S. Appleby), N (L. Cummings), O (H. Fletcher)
					American accounts passed 20 May 1819
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 6				Expenditures, schedule I-IX
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 7				Accounts I (N. Hayes), II (H. H. Orne)
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 8-9				Account III (expenditures for outfits), abstract A and vouchers 1-43
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 10				Account IV (pay of men under astronomers), abstract B and vouchers 1-14
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 11				Account V (pay of men in exploring survey), abstract C and vouchers 1-16
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 12				Account VI (R. Powers expenditures), vouchers 1-25 See also: Abstract D (oversize).
Reel 7	Box 5	Folder 13				Account VI (R. Powers expenditures), vouchers 26-58
Reel 7	Box 6	Folder 14				Account VII (E. Chamberlain)
Reel 7	Box 6	Folder 15				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), abstract with unnumbered vouchers
Reel 7	Box 6	Folder 16				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), vouchers 1-38
Reel 8	Box 6	Folder 17-18				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), vouchers 39-89
Reel 8	Box 6	Folder 19				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), voucher 90 (astronomical surveying party) with unnumbered subset vouchers
Reel 8	Box 6	Folder 20				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), voucher 91 (J. S. Gallagher) with unnumbered subset vouchers
Reel 8	Box 6	Folder 21				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), voucher 92 (Gaius Willard) with unnumbered subset vouchers
Reel 8	Box 6	Folder 22				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), vouchers 93-98
Reel 8	Box 6	Folder 23				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), voucher 99 (astronomical surveying parties account) with unnumbered subset vouchers
Reel 8	Box 6	Folder 24-26				Account VIII (astronomer's expenses), vouchers 100-171
Reel 8	Box 6	Folder 27				Account IX (H. Burnham and W. Lewis)
					American accounts passed May 1820
Reel 9	Box 6	Folder 28				Expenditures, schedule I-VII
Reel 9	Box 6	Folder 29				Accounts I-II (R. Tillottson's pay and expenses), with unnumbered vouchers
Reel 9	Box 6	Folder 30				Account III (outfits and transportation), abstract A and vouchers 1-14
Reel 9	Box 6	Folder 31				Account IV (pay for assistants and laborers), abstract B and vouchers 1-20
Reel 9	Box 6	Folder 32				Account V (Richard Powers), abstract C and vouchers 1-30
Reel 9	Box 7	Folder 33				Account V (Richard Powers), vouchers 31-60
Reel 9	Box 7	Folder 34				Account V (Richard Powers), vouchers 61-66, with subset vouchers for 62-64
Reel 9	Box 7	Folder 35				Accounts VI (Captain Partridge), VII (N. Hays)
					American accounts passed Sep. 1821
Reel 9	Box 7	Folder 36				Expenditures, schedule I-VII
Reel 9	Box 7	Folder 37				Accounts I-III (Salma Hale)
Reel 9	Box 7	Folder 38				Account IV (Richard Powers), abstract and vouchers 1-45
Reel 9	Box 7	Folder 39-41				Account IV, voucher 46-49 with subsets for 46, 48-49
Reel 9	Box 7	Folder 42				Account V (Hiram Burnham), abstract and vouchers 1-25
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 43				Account V (Hiram Burnham), vouchers 26-55
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 44				Account VI (pay for assistants and laborers), abstract and vouchers 1-17
				C. Secretary's accounts, 1820-1822 This subseries contains commission secretary Salma Hale's accounts, including vouchers and records for copying, postage, stationery, room rent, and contingent expenses.
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 1			Miscellaneous accounts with numbered vouchers
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 2			Schedule of account, with abstracts and miscellaneous vouchers
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 3			Ward Chipman's account, abstract with vouchers 1-21
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 4			Account A (copying), abstract with vouchers 1-46 and unnumbered vouchers
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 5			Account B (stationery), abstract and unnumbered vouchers
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 6			Account C (room rent and contingent expenses), abstract and unnumbered vouchers
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 7			Account D (Hiram Burnham), abstract with vouchers 1-17
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 8			Account E (Thomas Carlisle)
Reel 10	Box 7	Folder 9			Account F (postage, etc.), abstract with unnumbered vouchers
	Box 7	Folder 10			Duplicate vouchers Note: These vouchers have not been microfilmed.
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Reel	Box	Folder	Contents
			V. Field journals and accounts, 1817-1819 This series of volumes contains two field journals (vol. 6-7) kept in 1817, one by British assistant surveyor Colin Campbell and the other by American assistant surveyor Charles Turner, Jr. Turner's field journal includes provision returns and a "chainmen's field-book of measurement." The series also contains two journals (vol. 8-9) kept by R. Powers, the commissary of the American party, with accounts and diary entries.
Reel 10	Box 8	Folder 1		Field journal of Colin Campbell, 14 June-14 Oct. 1817, filed 22 May 1818 See also: Colin Campbell's plan of boundary line between the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. (oversize).
Reel 10	Box 8	Folder 2		Field journal of Charles Turner, Jr., 30 June-7 Nov. 1817 Includes provision returns and chainmen's field-book of measurement.
Reel 10	Box 8	Folder 3		Journal of R. Powers, 16 May 1818-3 Nov. 1818 Includes accounts, 16 May-2 Nov. 1818, and diary entries, 6 June-3 Nov. 1818.
Reel 10	Box 8	Folder 4		Journal of R. Powers, 6 June-10 Dec. 1819 Includes account of expenditures.

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Preferred Citation

Northeast Boundary Commission papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.


	Persons:
		Barclay, Thomas, 1753-1830.
		Bradley, William Czar, 1782-1867.
		Chipman, Ward, 1754-1824.
		Hale, Salma, 1787-1866.
		Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843.
		Van Ness, Cornelius P. (Cornelius Peter), 1782-1852.


	Organizations:
		Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1814 Dec. 24


	Subjects:
		Astronomers.
		Canada--Boundaries--United States.
		Northeast boundary of the United States.
		Surveyors.
		United States--Boundaries--Canada.

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