The letter, written by two private citizens of St. Albans, Vermont, in the form of a petition, is addressed to the Committee appointed by the Government of Lower Canada to lay out the Turnpike Road from St. John's to the Province Line. They advise that, since the best route from St. Albans to the border went through Swanton Falls and along the edge of Missisquoi Bay, the Canadian road should be planned to meet the American road at the appropriate junction. A revealing instance of trans-national cooperation. Provenance: A private California collection.