Bill of Exchange Signed by Lord Ashburton of Webster-Ashburton Treaty

[WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY] Partially Printed Document Signed by British Diplomat Alexander Baring as “Ashburton”, 1p, 8.75" x 4.25", Washington City, April 8, 1842, being a Third of Exchange for 500 pounds, to John Bidwell, Esq. of the Foreign Office, London. Endorsement at verso. Flattened folds; uneven edges; hole at bottom right blank area not affecting text; else, fine condition.

Included is a printed copy of a cartoon, “Daniel in the Lion’s Den”, which played upon the dinners and drinks had during treaty negotiations between Webster and Ashburton.

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 by United States Secretary of State Daniel Webster (1782-1852) and British Diplomat Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (1774-1848). The treaty resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies (the region that became Canada). Signed under John Tyler's presidency, it resolved the Aroostook War, a nonviolent dispute over the location of the Maine-New Brunswick border. The treaty retroactively confirmed the southern boundary of Quebec that land surveyors John Collins and Thomas Valentine had marked with stone monuments in 1771-1773.

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