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Message of the President …in reference to the island of San Juan …

Message of the President …in reference to the island of San Juan …

Author
United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)
Publication Information
[Washington D. C. : G.P.O., 1860]
State Library Catalog Information
On June 15, 1859, Lyman Cutler, an American settler on San Juan Island, shot and killed a pig belonging to the British Hudson’s Bay Company, triggering an international confrontation. This publication contains correspondence, documents, affidavits and articles concerning the conflict known as the “Pig War.” Additional documents can be found in “Report relative to the occupation of the Island of San Juan.”