An Act Giving the President of the United States Additional Powers for the Defense of the United States
3/3/1839
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Maine government officials believed that British lumberjacks had invaded U.S. soil by logging timber in the Aroostook Valley. So they sent a land agent to evict the lumberjacks. After British officials arrested the agent, the Governor of Maine asked the Federal Government for assistance. Congress responded on March 3, 1839, with this Public Law authorizing 50,000 soldiers and $10,000,000 to answer the emergency.
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National Archives Identifier: 596392
Full Citation: An Act Giving the President of the United States Additional Powers for the Defense of the United States; 3/3/1839; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/an-act-giving-the-president-of-the-united-states-additional-powers-for-the-defense-of-the-united-states, April 27, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.