1839 Maine Aroostook War manuscript document Rifleman Militia Roster Augusta

Description

An exceptionally rare Rifleman Roster Manuscript document with a roster list of 74 Rifleman militia under Captain John Kinsman in response to the unfolding confrontation known as the Aroostook War 1839 - Mustered in Augusta Maine March 26th 1839.
Aroostook War was a military and civilian-involved confrontation in 1838–1839 between the
United States and the
United Kingdom over the international boundary between the British colony of
New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine.
The Webster - Ashburton Treaty 1842 settled the border along the line it still holds today.
A very scarce historical document to uncover and a spectacular and rare rifleman roster mustered in as this important State of Maine conflict between US and United Kingdom / Canada unfolded.