The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-07


| attorney-general of the state, member of
the Continental Congress, and judge Of
the Supreme court of the state.
The British commissioner had the able
assistance of Ward Chapman, the British
agent. who was the solicitor general of New
Brunswick and late chief justice of the
province. He was native of Massachu-
settts. graduate of Harvard and also
Tory.
| The American agent was James Sullivan.
| then attorney general and later governor of
Massachusetts,. The commission assembled
at Halifax in August, 1885, proceeded to st.
Andrews ana after some time spent in OK
ploring the rivers, claimed as the st. Croix,
adjourned to meet in Boston in August,
| 1872.
| The commission next met in Providence,
R. l., in September. 1898. On October 25.
| l?9s. they made their award. neither the
claim of the American agent that the
Magaguadovic was the St. Croix of the
| treaty of 1888, nor the claim of the British
agent for the schoodic. following its
western branch. was adopted, but the
Schoodic, including its northern branch,
| the Chepulnaticoo6, was declared to be
the true St. Croix
opinion as to the source Of the Cheputnati-
cook. whether out OF the first lake or ITS
most remote waters. The American agent
suggested that the interests OF American
settlers would best be promoted by making
the source IN the reinotest waters, ana thus
the decision was made. 1t is doubtful II a
| more satisfactory award could nave peeh
made.
| Dbav info Oft hnG va IN q
from Hon. George L. Rives. led to an in
yestigation by DR.. BurIage of box OF
documents received over year ago, which
proved to relate to the same subject.
! These papers were given to the society.
last year, by Mr.. William henry hiloS OF
Boston. In 1879 the old Chapman mansion
which stood at the head OF Prince william
street. N. B.. was extensively repaired. In
| the preparations made Tor this WORK. the
family papers were gathered up ana SOLD TO
junk dealer, who shipped them to boston.
At the wharf there. some of the packages
were broken. and the attention OF Mr..
Kilby. author of Passport and Passama-
quoddy Bay" having been called 10 Inc
contents and finding papers reiatlhg 10 the
northwestern boundary question, he ob-
tanned permission from the owner to make
d
them many valuable papers, which came
into Mr.. Chipman's possession. while he
was. British agent, during the boundary
controversy. Among them are many letters
of Thomas Barclay. James SULLIVAN anu
others prominent in the work OF the 81.
Croix commission, also valuable documents
and records. which camc into Mr. .Cbipman's
possession at that time and at later period
| in the controversy. Among the documents
sent by Mr.. Rives is an autograph letter
from ning oeolse INC - pano,.n Wv 10 tha
.ains She appotnt-o =. e,,e,t
st.+a of nresarvation The writing. of
conrse is the work of some government clerk
and is very leeible and handsome, but at
The beoinnino and ending of the letter
a tho two letters q r. in large. flourish
sor;nt dona Inv the royaI hand itself.
Tbav stand of course. for George Rex.
This is the first royal signature that has
Gonna into the nossession of the Maine
| historical society though in the Fogg col
leotion Of autographs. that will eventually
| ,one into the soc1etv,s possession, there are
soverad ROYAL autographs.
| IL shon1d he added that these napars giya
,nho4 b.s no, been had before. and that is
| ,ba bisro,v of the commission from the
british noint of view.
| m. Rnrraoe had an outline map prepared
sbowino the location of the rivers in dis
n,,to and how the boundary line was tially
eatt,ed
| At the eyening session there was only one
uaner. and that was by Hon. George f.
| Fmerv He was unable to read it because
| of a severe cold. and it was read by his son,
Mr. Fl. Fl. Emery.
| The naner was entitled
u,,r ,>,1u NJ,
h Ni''oH-NS1 ~
| pan.
| The nature OF the supJect was such as mol
to admit OF an aostract.2 Inc nrst poftloh
describes the lawyers OF o2lofo county,
when the writer was noy ana was accus-
toned to steal INTO the court
room at the call OF the drum.
to watch 1ntently what transpired
on that day, and in connection herewith
| sketches were glven OF Chle1 Sustlce Mallen,
Judges Weston and treble. constituting
| the full bench OF the supreme court, and OF
| Judge whitman. VINO presided as Judge OF
the Court OF Common fieas.
| The Chief Justice was an elegant man in