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Maine And New Brunswick : Message From The President Of The United States, Upon The Subject Of The Present State Of Affairs Between The State Of Maine And The British Province Of New Brunswick, Martin Van Buren

Maine Bicentennial

A message from President Van Buren to the 25th Congress regarding the bloodless Aroostook War that took place in disputed lands along the Maine-New Brunswick border between 1838-1939.

It will appear from these documents, that a numerous hand of lawless and desperate men, chiefly from the adjoining British provinces, but without the authority or sanction of the Provincial Government, had trespassed upon that portion of the territory in dispute between the United States and Great Britain which is watered by the river Aroostook, and claimed to belong to the State of Maine ; and that they had committed extensive depredations …

Township No. 9 Range 4 W E L S, Noah Barker

Maine Bicentennial

Hand-drawn pen and ink map on vellum. The caption on the bottom of the map reads: Plan of Township No. 9 in the 4th Range of Townships West from the East line of the State as surveyed AD 1839 on a scale of 40 chains [4 rods] to an inch or 1:31,680 by Noah Barker, surveyor. Map is stable but yellowed and shows a degree of foxing.

An Address Delivered Before The Penobscot Association Of Teachers And Friends Of Popular Education, At Bangor, Dec. 26, 1838, Joseph Cammet Lovejoy

Maine Bicentennial

A pamphlet providing a view on public education in post-Colonial America as: "the science of rearing men, fitted to be useful members of society on earth, and for everlasting felicity in heaven."

Map Of The Seat Of War Showing The Disputed Territory And The Boundary Lines Claimed By Maine & Great Britain And That Proposed By The King Of The Netherlands, Wilbur Curtiss

Maine Bicentennial

Taken from the Tate State survey the Public Lands in the State of Maine. The territory contains ten thousand seven hundred & five square miles, being two thousand nine hundred & five square miles or One Million eight hundred & fifty thousand, two hundred acres more than the whole State of Massachusetts.

Map Of The Disputed Territory Reduced From The Original Of Messrs. Featherstonhaugh & Mudge, British Commissioners 1839, James D. Featherstonhaugh, Richard Z. Mudge

Maine Bicentennial

Map showing the disputed region of the Maine-Canadian boundary that lead to the Aroostook War, 1838-1839.

The Maine Civil Officer, Or, The Powers And Duties Of Sheriffs, Coroners, Constables, And Collectors Of Taxes; With An Appendix, Containing The Necessary Forms And An Abridgment Of The Law Relative To The Duties Of Civil Officers, Jeremiah Perley

Maine Bicentennial

The office of Sheriff is of the highest nature, from the importance of the trusts confided to it and the great power with which it is invested. The officer himself is supposed to possess a respectable character, corresponding to the importance of his trust and powers. All judicial processes, whether civil or criminal, must be served by him, both at their commencement and final execution; and he is the principal keeper of the peace within the county. An accurate knowledge of the laws conferring and defining these extensive powers and duties, as well as the mode prescribed for their exercise, …