The Avalon Project at Yale Law School

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842


  • 1842 - The Text of the Treaty; August 9
  • Following the treaty text are printed three notes which were exchanged between the Plenipotentiaries of the two Governments on August 9, 1842, the date of the signature of the treaty.
  • First Note - Ashburton to Webster
  • Second Note - Webster to Ashburton
  • Third Note - Ashburton to Webster
  • The Caroline Case