Richard Pakenham, Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the united States—without consulting his government—rejects the proposal from James Buchanan, Secretary of State, that the u.S. and U.K. peacefully and evenly divide the disputed enclave of Oregon between the two nations. This raises the possibility of war.
[restored 1/22/2022]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 125.
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