| Description | Correspondence of Joseph Chamberlain [as President of the Board of Trade], memoranda, and manuscript notes relating to American/Canadian fisheries, most especially concerning the dispute of 1887-1888, and the Joint Commission in Washington chaired by Joseph Chamberlain
Including /5 Letter from Thomas Francis Bayard [Sec of State, Department of State, Washington; U. S. Plenipotentiary at Washington Fishery Conference] requesting interview, 1887; /6 Memorandum of confidential interview between Joseph Chamberlain, the President and Thomas Francis Bayard relating to the development of the fisheries dispute from 10 Dec 1887- 6 Jan 1888; /7-9 Memoranda exchanged between the Foreign Office and the Washington Fishery Commission relating to development of negotiations, Dec 1887; /11 Letter from Sir Charles Tupper [Canadian Finance Department; Plenitotentiary at Washington Fishery Conference] relating to proposals submitted by Thomas Franics Bayard, Dec 1887; /13 Manuscript notes entitled 'Proposals Submitted to Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiaries on the 9 January 1888'; /14 Printed copies of correspondence with Thomas Franics Bayard relating to ratification of fisheries treaty, Jan 1888 |