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General Appendix.

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Contents

I.—Correspondence between Mr. Fish and Sir Edward Thornton, preliminary to negotiations. (Documents 17–20)
- I.—Correspondence between Mr. Fish and Sir Edward Thornton relative to the formation of a high commission. (Documents 17–20)
II.—Appointment of the American commissioners and secretary. (Documents 21–23)
- II.—Appointments. (Documents 21–23)
III.—Instructions to the American commissioners. (Document 24)
- III.—Instructions to the American commissioners. (Document 24)
Confidential memorandum for the use of the commissioners on the part of the United States in the American-British Joint High Commission, Washington, 1871. (Documents 25–39)
- II.—The fisheries. (Document 25)
- III.—Navigation of the St. Lawrence. (Document 26)
- IV.—Reciprocal trade between the United States and the dominion of Canada. (Document 27)
- V.— Northwest water boundary and the island of San Juan. (Document 28)
- VI.—The claims of the United States against Great Britain on account of acts committed by rebel cruisers. (Documents 29–32)
- VII.–Claims of British subjects against the United States for losses and injuries “arising out of acts committed during the recent civil war in the United States.” (Documents 33–39)
IV.–Instructions to the British commissioners, reprinted from Blue-Book, “North America, No. 3, (1871.)” (Documents 40–42)
- IV.—Instructions to Her Majesty’s High Commissioners. (Documents 40–42)
V.—Protocols of conferences between the American and British commissioners, held at Washington, between February 27 and May 6, 1871. (Documents 43–83)
VI.—Treaty of Washington, May 8, 1871. (Document 84)
- VI.—Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the settlement of pending questions between the two countries, concluded at Washington, on the 8th of May, 1871; ratification advised by the Senate May 24, 1871; ratified by the President May 25, 1871; ratifications exchanged at London June 17, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 1871. (Document 84)