Public Treaties


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Treaty Between His Majesty and the United States of America, to Settle and Define the Boundaries Between the Possessions of Her Britannic Majesty in North America, and the Territories of the United States; for the Final Suppression of the African Slave Trade; and for the Giving Up of Criminals, Fugitive from Justice, in Certain Cases. - Signed at Washington, August 9, 1842


Book Description

This file contains the Treaty of Washington (1842) defining the boundary between British territory and the U.S.; encouraging the end of the slave trade; and, stipulating the extradition of criminals escaping justice. The file also contains a report by the Commissioners who were to mark boundaries between Canada and the U.S.A.