PERTAINING TO NEGOTIATION OF TREATY OF GHENT. 251 



[In closure.] 



COPY OK PROJBT OF A TREATY OF PEACE SUBMITTED BY THE AMERICAN 

 TO THE BRITISH PLENIPOTENTIARIES AT GHENT, ON THE 10TH DAY OP 

 NOVEMBER, 1814, AND OF THE ALTERATIONS AND PROPOSITIONS MADE BY 

 THE LATTER IN THE MARGIN OF THE SAID PROJET. RETURNED BY THEM 

 TO THE AMERICAN PLENIPOTENTIARIES. 



Treaty uf [nave and amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States 



of America. 



[British alterations.] 

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Article 8. Article 8. 



It is agreed that a line drawn It is agreed that a line drawn 

 due north or south, (as the case due west from the Lake of the 

 may be) from the most northwest- Woods, along forty-ninth parallel 

 em point of the Lake of the of north latitude, shall be the line 

 Woods, until it shall intersect the of demarcation between His Bri- 

 forty-ninth parallel of north lati- tannic Majesty's territories and 

 tude, and from the point of such those of the United States to the 

 intersection due west along and westward of the said lake, so far 

 with the said parallel, shall be the as the territories of the United 

 dividing line between His Maj- States extend in that quarter, and 

 esty's territories and those of the the said line shall, to that extent, 

 United States to the westward of form the southern boundary of 

 the said lake, as far as the said His Britannic Majesty's territo- 

 respective territories extend in ries and the northern boundary 

 that quarter, and that the said of the territories of the United 

 line shall to thai extent form the States. It being always distinctly 

 southern boundary of His Maj- understood that nothing in the 

 esty's said territories, and the present article shall be construed 

 northern boundary of the said to extend to the northwest coast 

 territories of the United Suites: of America, or to territories lie- 

 provided that nothing in the pres- longing to, or claimed by. either 

 ei,t article shall be construed to party on the continent of America 

 extend to the northwest coast of westward of the Stony Moun- 

 America, or to the territories tains, (and it is further agreed 

 belonging to, or claimed by either (he subjects of His Britannic 

 party on the continent of Amer- Majesty shall at all times have 

 ica to the westward of the Stony access) from His Britannic Maj- 

 Mountains. esty's territories, by land or in- 

 land navigation, into the afore- 

 said territories of the United 



States to the river Mississippi, 



with their goods, effects, and mer- 

 chandise, and that His Britannic 

 M:i jesty's subjects shall have and 

 en joy the free navigation of the 



said river. 



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True copy of the projet submitted by the American to the British 

 ministers; and also of the marginal changes, propositions, mid re 

 marks made by the latter on returning their answer to the American 

 minister's note communicating said projet of a treaty. 



( Shribtophbb I [uohes, Jim., 

 Secretary of American mission extraordinary* 



