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Convention between his Britannic Majesty and the United States...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03985.19 Author/Creator: Place Written: London, England Type: Book Date: 1819 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 19.2 cm, Width: 31.7 cm Order a Copy

Folio. Printed by R.G. Clarke. Official British printing. Established U.S.-Canadian border, settled question of fishing rights off Newfoundland, and agreed on jointly adminstering Oregon for ten year period. Signed on 20 October 1818.

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