DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

_Washington, July 19, 1837_.

Hon. ROBERT P. DUNLAP,

_Governor of Maine_.

SIR: In compliance with the request contained in your letter of the

27th ultimo, I have the honor to transmit to you a printed volume

containing a statement on the part of the United States of the case

referred, in pursuance of the convention of the 29th September, 1827,

between the said States and Great Britain to the King of the Netherlands

for his decision thereon, and to refer you for such other papers and

documents in relation to the northeastern boundary as have not been

specially furnished by this Department to the executive of Maine to the

following numbers in the volumes of documents of the Senate and House

of Representatives distributed under a resolution of Congress, and

which have been from time to time transmitted to the several State

governments, including that of Maine:

Documents of the House of Representatives: First session Twentieth

Congress, Nos. 217, 218; second session Twentieth Congress, No. 90;

second session Twenty-third Congress, No. 62. Documents of the Senate:

First session Twenty-fourth Congress, No. 414.

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