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THE UNITED STATES to the STATE OF MAINE, Dr. For the following sums allowed to the said State in pursuance of an appropriation made per act of Congress of June 17th, 1844, to satisfy the claims of the State of Maine, under the stipulations of the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain, concluded on the 9th of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two-per account marked No. 3, and abstracts marked A, G, H, and K, herewith, viz: For this sum, being the excess beyond the amount appro priated per act of Congress of March 3d, 1843, entitled "an act for carrying into effect the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain, concluded at Washington, August 9, 1842," and contained in accounts settled at this office, per report No. 6,528, and deducted therefrom, for want of an appropriation to cover the whole amount-per said account No. 3, herewith, For traveling expenses of Land Agent of the State of Maine; expense of surveying a road from Penobscot to Fish river; exploring, surveying and making a road to the Aroostook; looking after trespassers; examining St. John and Aroostook rivers; expense of an expedition to Aroostook, to drive off trespassers; expense of civil posse at Fish river; traveling expenses on business connected with the Aroostook expedition, and on survey of the northeastern boundary, and compensation to agent in purchasing supplies for the troops called out in 1839per said account and abstracts A, G, H, and K, herewith, From which deduct this sum, being the amount paid by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Land Agent of the State of Maine, (and charged in the accounts of the said Commonwealth against the U. States, for claims under the Treaty of Washington,) for her proportion of the costs of subsistence, stores and other articles consumed, for the benefit of the civil posse of Maine and Massachusetts, stationed at forts Fairfield and Kent, in $6,110 26 5,333 86 $11,444 12 1841-per letter of Samuel L. Harris, agent of the State of Maine, a copy of which, marked X, is herewith, 1,635 42 $9,808 70 TREASURY DEPARTMENT, FIFTH AUDITOR'S OFFICE, } A. SPEAR. The amount claimed by the State of Maine, per her account, No. 3,, herewith, after deducting the credit mentioned in the letter of Samuel L. Harris, agent of said State, of 8th October, 1844, is, The balance due said State by this statement, is, Difference, Which difference is thus accounted for, viz: $76,958 14 9,808 70 $67,149 44 For the following charges in said account, disallowed in this settlement for the following reasons, viz: Amount of preliminary expenses incurred in 1839, on account of the Aroostook expedition, comprising payments to cities and towns for supplies, transportation, camp equipage and camp utensils, furnished the militia called into actual service by the State of Maine, for the protection of her northeastern frontier, and to officers and other persons for making drafts, and other services, in pursuance of resolves of the 16th and 18th March, 1840, per roll of accounts audited by a joint select committee of the Legislature of said State, and by the Acting Quartermaster General, in 1840, per abstract marked B, [NOTE. The items contained in this abstract (B) it is believed are of that character of claims for which remuneration is contemplated in the act of Congress of 13th June, 1842, entitled, "an act to provide for the settlement of the claims of the State of Maine, for the services of her militia." And as the said act directs that they shall be $25,901 45 submitted to the Paymaster General and accounting officers of the Treasury (for the War Department), and was passed specially for the settlement of that part of the claims of the State of Maine against the United States, this office does not feel authorized to allow them, under the 5th article of the Treaty of Washington.] Amount of compensation paid to the militia of Maine, in actual service, in 1839, for the protection of her northeastern frontier, in addition to the pay and allowances according to the regulations of the United States service, in pursuance of a resolve of the Legislature of said State, passed 25th of March 1839-as per abstract marked C, 10,798 23 This amount being balance of pensions and al- Amount of pensions and allowances, granted by 510 00 1,440 00 45 00 [NOTE. These charges are rejected in this settlement on the ground, that if the State of Maine be entitled to reimbursement for the payment of claims of the kind comprised in the said abstracts (C, D, E, and J,) they are to be settled under the direction of the War Department, and therefore it is not within the province of this office to allow them.] 12,793 23 Amount paid Reuel Williams, Nicholas Emery, and Wil- And amount of claims of individuals for injuries and losses, growing out of the operations of the State, rendered necessary for the protection of the disputed territory, in 1839, audited and allowed by the Governor and Councilper abstract M, 19,805 32 [NOTE. The charges in these abstracts (F, I, and M,) are rejected in this settlement, as claims not embraced in the stipulations of the Treaty of Washington, to be borne by the United States.] Total disallowance, To which add, this sum, charged in said account, for services and expenses of Rendol Whidden, as bearer of despatches from Augusta to Houlton, and other services connected with the Aroostook expedition in the year 1839-as per abstract marked L. Suspended as neither the abstract (L) nor vouchers accompanies the account, And error of over-charge, in addition of 1st page of abstract A, Do. do. do. of voucher No. 5, to abstract A, Difference as stated, 50 00 446 28 80 27,957 68 66,652 36 447 08 $67,149 44 0. AUGUSTA, 21st Nov., 1844. SIR-It is probably known to you that Congress made an additional appropriation at its last session, of $80,000, to cover the outstanding claims of Maine under the Treaty of Washington, which had not been heretofore liquidated by the accounting officers of the Treasury. Those claims have been examined at the office of the 5th Auditor, who has rejected a large portion of them, on the ground that the charges are not of the character contemplated by the stipulations of the Treaty, to be reimbursed by the United States. Every expenditure charged in the account was incurred for the protection of our territory, or grew out of operations connected with the boundary, and it was supposed that the terms of the Treaty were broad enough to embrace the whole of our claim. But as a question has been raised with regard to the proper construction to be given to the Treaty, it has been considered important by the Governor and Council, that we should obtain a statement from the late commissioners, of the character of the claims intended to be covered, and which was made a part of the condition of their assent to the conventional line of boundary. Before submitting an appeal from the decision of the Auditor, for the consideration of higher authority, I have thought it best to be amply fortified with able arguments in favor of the justice of our claims; and consider that such a statement from the commissioners would be a strong point in our case. I am therefore directed, by the Executive, to request you to come to Augusta, for the purpose of meeting Gov. Kent and Mr. Otis, and confer |