Report of the Commissioners of Great Britain and the United States appointed to trace the Line of Boundary under Article VII of the Treaty of Ghent of 1814, nearby Sugar Island, decision of 23 October 1826

Determination of borders – territorial determination – boundary under Article VII of the Treaty of Ghent 1814 – question of the course of the lake and land boundary-line from a point in the Neebish Channel to a point in the middle of St. Mary’s River approximately one mile above St. George’s or Sugar Island particularly in relation to the question of control over St. George’s or Sugar Island – question of the course of the boundary-line from a point in Lake Superior located 100 yards north-east of Chapeau Island and near to the north-eastern point of Ile Royale to the foot of the Chaudière Falls in Lac la Pluie – disagreement between the American and British Commissioners – interpretation of Article VII of the Treaty of Ghent of 24 December 1814 – interpretation of Treaty of 1713 – true intent of provisions.

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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions