Gun that sparked the Pig War on June 15, 1859, San Juan Island, Washington

Gun belonging to American settler Lyman A. Cutler who shot a trespassing pig belonging to Englishman Charles Griffin of the Hudson Bay Company sparking the conflict between British and American troops known as the Pig War. On verso of image: The gun that shot the Pig To order a reproduction, inquire...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1845
Subjects:
Shotguns > Washington (State) > San Juan Island
San Juan
Hudson Bay
Hudson
Cutler
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/wastate/id/1217
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Summary:Gun belonging to American settler Lyman A. Cutler who shot a trespassing pig belonging to Englishman Charles Griffin of the Hudson Bay Company sparking the conflict between British and American troops known as the Pig War. On verso of image: The gun that shot the Pig To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction/reproduction Please cite the Order Number Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 1999.

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