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 A¤g.s,1s2v. CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. Ratiiications exchan ed, April zi 1828. Tna United States of America, and His Majesty the King of the of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being equally desirous of me U_ Sq to prevent, as far as possible, all hazard of misunderstanding between May 15, 1828. the two nations, with respect to the Territory on the N orth-West Coast u_2£l;°‘ °f *h° of America, West of the Stoney or Rocky Mountains, after the expira- ' tion of the Third Article of the Convention concluded between them Ame, p. 249, 0n the 20th of October, 1818, and, also, with a view to give further time for maturing measures which shall have for their object a more definite settlement of the claims of each party to the said Territory, have respectively named their Plenipotentiaries to treat and agree concerning a temporary renewal of the said Article, that is to say: Negotiate", The President of the United States of America, Albert Gallatin, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Britannick Majesty. And His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable Charles Grant, a member of His said Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, a member of Parliament, and Vice President of the Committee of Privy Council for Affairs of Trade and Foreign Plantations; and Henry Unwin Addington, Esquire, Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: Third angela Art. 1. All the provisions of the third article of the Convention con-
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ms' (,,m,,,'p_ King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on the 20th 249,) indefinite- of October, 1818, shall be, and they ure, hereby, further indefinitely lY°’"°¤d°d· extended and continued in force, in the same manner as if all the provisions of the said Article were herein specifically recited. CMV6m;,,,, Art. 2. It shall be competent, however, to either of the contracting mtly be an- parties, in case either should think fit, at any time after the 20th of "°l °d‘ October, 1828, on giving due notice of twelve months to the other contracting party, to annul and abrogate this Convention; and it shall, in such case, be accordingly entirely annulled and abrogated, after the expiration of the said term of notice. gm,;,, claims Art. 3. Nothing contained in this Convention, or in the Third Article mt to bp affect- of the Convention of the 20th of October, 1818, hereby continued in "'l°Y'h"“°“'Y· force, shall be construed to impair, or in any manner affect, the claims (360)