Item 6642 - Cartoon of Northeast Boundary dispute, ca. 1842

Item 6642 - Cartoon of Northeast Boundary dispute, ca. 1842
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Item 6642
Cartoon of Northeast Boundary dispute, ca. 1842
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Fort Kent December 1842 is the title of this cartoon that shows the blockhouse at Fort Kent, and the field, forest and riders nearby. This was matted back to back with the other part of the cartoon - showing Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton shaking hands after the Webster-Ashburton agreement on the Northeast boundary lines of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. See #6643. Fort Kent was the last wooden blockhouse built in Maine erected to protect against the Canadians/British during the Aroostook War when the boundary line was in dispute.

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