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 and articles concerning the conflict known as the “Pig War.” Additional documents can be found in “Message of the President …in reference to the island of San Juan …”
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