Art. 4. No impediment allowed to the recovery of debts on either side, page...
5. Congress to recommend to the respective states to provide for the restitution of con-
fiscated property belonging to real British subjects and others, &c. -No lawful im-
pediment in the prosecution of just rights..
6. All confiscations, and prosecutions of persons, for the part they may have taken in
7. A firm and perpetual peace-hostilities to cease-prisoners to be released-armies
and fleets to be withdrawn from the United States-artillery to remain-archives,
records, deeds and papers to be restored
8. The navigation of the Mississippi to be free to both nations
9. Conquest on either side, before the arrival of these articles in America to be restored
without difficulty, and without requiring any compensation
2. Armistice declaring a cessation of hostilities, of the 20th January, 1783; negotiat-
ed at Versailles, by Alleyne Fitz Herbert, on the part of Great Britain, and by
John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, on the part of the United States. Sanc-
tioned on the 11th of April, 1783
Reference to the articles which stipulate a cessation of hostilities betw G. Britain, France,
and Spain-reference to the provisional treaty of Nov. 30, 1782, see page 226 230
Declaration by the British minister, that the United States are included in the armistice
between Great Britain and France and Spain
Acceptance of the British minister's declaration of an armistice, and reciprocal declara-
tion, by the minister of the United States, that hostilities shall cease
Art. 1. Preliminary article, declaring the period when hostilities shall cease, &c.
2. Preliminary article, declaring the times, beyond which, if captures are made at sea, in
different parts of the world, they shall be restored
Full powers of the American negotiators
Full powers of the British negotiators
3. Definitive treaty of peace, of the 3d of September, 1783; negotiated at Paris, by
David Hartley, on the part of Great Britain, and John Adams, Benjamin Frank-
lin, and John Jay. Ratified by congress on the 14th of January, 1784
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Art. 1. His Britannic majesty acknowledges the U. States to be free, sovereign, and independent 237
2. The boundaries of the United States defined and established
5. The citizens of the United States to continue to enjoy the right of fishing on the banks
of Newfoundland, in the gulf of St. Lawrence-liberty allowed to dry and cure
fish in the unsettled bays of Nova Scotia
4. No impediment allowed to the recovery of debts on either side
5. Congress to recommend to the states to provide for the restitution of confiscated estates
-twelve months allowed to certain persons to endeavor to recover their estates-
congress to recommend to the states a reconsideration of their laws concerning.
confiscations-persons having an interest in confiscated lands, to meet with no law-
ful impediment in the prosecution of rights 6. All confiscations and prosecu-
tions of persons, for the part they may have taken in the war, to cease
7. Firm and perpetual peace-pisoners to be released-negroes not to be carried away
-armies and fleets to be withdrawn-archives, &c. to be restored
8. The navigation of the Mississippi to be free to both nations. 9. Conquests on either
side, before the arrival of the provisional articles in America, to be restored
4. Treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, of the 19th of November, 1794; ne-
gotiated at London, by William Wyndham, (Baron Grenville) on the part of
Great Britain, and John Jay, on the part of the United States. The senate of
the United States, on the 24th of June, 1795, advised the president to ratify
this treaty,on condition that there should be added thereto an article, whereby
it should be agreed to suspend the operation of a part of the 12th article.-
Such an article having been added, the treaty was duly ratified by the Pre-
sident of the United States and his Britannic Majesty, and the ratifications
were exchanged at London, on the 28th of October, 1795. The ratification
of the Ist explanatory article took place on the 9th of May, 1796; and the
ratification of the second explanatory article on the 5th of June, 1798. The
former of the explanatory articles was negotiated at Philadelphia, on the
4th of May, 1796, by P. Bond, on the part of Great Britain, and T. Pick-
ering on the part of the United States; and the latter at London, on the
15th of March, 1798, by Lord Grenville, on the part of Great Britain, and
Rufus King, on the part of the United States, page.
Art.t. A firm, involable, and universal peace between the two nations
2. Great Britain to withdraw her troops from certain posts within the boundary line of
the United States, on or before the 1st of June, 1796-settlers and property un-
molested-these settlers not to be compelled to become citizens of the United
States, nor to take the oath of allegiance
3. Freedom of intercourse and trade mutually allowed to citizens and subjects of the two
parties, and to the Indians, on the continent of America; the limits of Hudson's
bay company excepted--exceptions as to the admission of either party-the river
Mississippi to be open to both parties-goods and merchandise not wholly prohib-
ited, to be admitted into the territories of each party-each party may export goods,
not prohibited, from the territories of the other-no duty of entry to be levied on
peltries brought by land-indians not to pay imposts or duty-no higher or other
tolls to be demanded than are payable by natives, on either side; and no duty to
be paid on goods which are merely carried over portages, and not attempted to be
sold or exchanged in the passage.
4. A joint survey of the Mississippi to be be made, from one degree below the falls of
St. Anthony, to the principal sources of that river, to ascertain whether a line drawn
due west from the Lake of the Woods, will intersect the Mississippi
5. Commissioners to be appointed to indentify the river St. Croix, designated in the de-
finitive treaty of peace, in 1783, as forming part of the boundary line of the United
States the commissioners to make a particular and descriptive declaration as to
the indentify of the river St. Croix, and their decision to be final
6. The United States to compensate British creditors for losses occasioned by legal im-
pediments to the collection of debts contracted before the peace of 1783-limita-
tion of this provision to losses sustained by legal impediments only-five commis-
sioners to be appointed to ascertain the amount of losses which the United States
consent to make good to British creditors-commissioners to take an oath--form
of the oath to be taken by the commissioners-three commissioners to form a board
--eighteen months allowed for receiving claims, with an extension of the time for
six months in just and reasonable cases--the commissioners to meet at Philadel-
phia with powers to adjourn elsewhere-rules prescribed and powers invested in the
commissioners, for the investigation of claims-award of the commissioners to be
final--the United States to pay in specie-no payment to British creditors, pre-
viously to a year after the ratifications of this treaty
7. The British government to make compensation to the citizens of the United States
for illegal captures of their vessels by British subjects, where adequate compensa-
tion cannot be obtained in the ordinary course of justice-this provision not to ex-
tend to losses occasioned by negligence of claimants-five commissioners to be
appointed, with the same powers, as those appointed in virtue of the 6th article of
this treaty for adjusting the amount of compensation to be paid by the British gov-
ernment to citizens of the United States, for illegal captures of their vessels and
merchandise--the commissioners appointed in virtue of this article to decide res-
pecting claims to be paid by the United States to British subjects, for losses sus-
tained by captures made by armed vessels, under the circumstances mentioned in
a letter to Mr Jefferson to Mr Hammond, of the 5th of September, 1793.
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Art. 8. The commisssoners to be appointed according to subsequent agreement-other ex-
penses to be defrayed jointly-vacancies in the commission to be filled in the man-
ner of the first appointments, page.
9. American citizens and British subjects holding lands in the territory of either party,
to exercise the rights appertaining thereto, as natives
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10. No debts, or moneys, in funds, to be confiscated in the event of war
11. Reciprocity of navigation and commerce under certain limitations
12. Trade allowed to the British West Indies, in vessels of the United States, not ex-
ceeding 70 tons, and in such articles as British vessels may carry thither from the
United States-vessels of the United States allowed to export from the British
West Indies to the United States, such articles as may be carried thither in British
vessels-proviso: restricting the vessels of the U. States to a direct trade with the
British West Indies-proviso: allowing importations and exportations from and to
the British West Indies, in British vessels--limitation of this article to the period
of two years after the signing of preliminary articles of peace, between Great Bri-
tain and the powers at war with her in 1794-after the expiration of this article,
farther regulations to be the result of future efforts; as well with respect to trade
with the British West Indies, as concerning certain neutral rights
13. Vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, to be admitted into the ports of
the British East Indies-proviso: restricting, in time of war, the exportation of mil-
itary and naval stores and rice from the British ports--reciprocity, as to tonnage
duties; also, as to duties on cargoes-the trade from the British East Indies to be
direct to the United States-American vessels not allowed to carry on the coast-
ing trade in the British East Indies-The citizens of the United States not to re-
side in, or go into the interior parts of the British East Indies without permission
-Citizens of the U. States may touch at the island of St. Helena for refreshment 252
14. Reciprocal and perfect liberty of commerce, between the British dominions in Europe,
and the United States
15. Neither party to pay, in the ports of the other, higher, or different duties than are paid
there by other nations on like articles-Great Britian reserves the right of equal-
izing tonnage duties; as also to countervail the difference of duties on European
and Asiatic goods, when imported in American, or in British vessels-The parties
to treat for a more exact equalization of duties at the time mentioned in the 12th
article hereof-The United States, in the interval, not to increase existing duties,
nor the differences therein
16. Consuls may be reciprocally appointed; to enjoy their proper rights, after being duly
admitted as such; and may be punished, dismissed, or sent home, the reasons be-
ing assigned therefor. 17. Vessels captured on suspicion of having contraband,
or enemy's property to be sent into the nearest port; the contraband to be taken
out, and the vessel to be allowed to proceed
18. Specification of contraband goods-Contraband goods to be confiscated-Provisions
and other articles, when from particular circumstances, they are contraband, to be
paid for on seizure -Vessels of either party, not to be detained, on attempting to
enter a blockaded place, unless previously warned off-Vessels and goods of eith-
er party, found in an invested place, after surrended, to be restored to the owners 255
19. Those concerned in private armed vessels, on either side, to be answerable for dam-
ages done by them-Commanders of privateers to give bonds, to be answerable
for misconduct-Authentic copies of process of condemnation in admiralty courts,
to be furnished without delay, to commanders to vessels against which sentence
may have been pronounced, on payments of fees
20. Pirates not to be received, nor concealed--Ships and goods brought into the ports of
either party, by pirates, to be seized and restored
21. Citizens and subjects not to accept commissions from a third power, to act in a hos-
tile manner against either party-A third (enemy) power, not allowed to enlist
citizens or subjects of either party-Persons taken offending against the provisions
of this article, may be treated as pirates. 22. Act of reprisal not to be author-
ised by either party, without previous demand of. satisfaction, page.
Art. 23. The ships of war of each party, to be hospitably received and well treated in the ports
of the other-American vessels not usually allowed to enter British ports, but com-
pelled to do so by stress of weather, to be kindly received and permitted to refit;
But not to break bulk, unless indispensably necessary. 24. Privateers, of a third
(enemy) power, not to arm in the ports of either nation, nor to sell their prizes
25. Prizes made by ships of war and privateers of either party, allowed to enter and de-
part from the ports of each other without examination-Nothing in this treaty to
operate contrary to existing treaties with other nations-Neither party to allow
the ships or goods belonging to citizens or subjects of the other, to be taken with-
in cannon shot of its coast,.
26. In case of a rupture, the merchants and others of the two nations, during good beha-
vior, allowed to continue their trade-Merchants of either party, when suspected
and ordered to remove, allowed twelve months to settle their affairs-Circum-
stances which shall determine the period of a rupture
Art. 27. Persons charged with murder or forgery, seeking an asylum in the dominions of
either party, to be delivered up on requisition
28. The first ten articles of this treaty to be permanent; the others, with the exception of
the 12th, limited to twelve years, the subject of the 12th article, to be discussed
anew, before its expiration; but if no further arrangement can be effected, then all
the articles, except the first ten, to expire together--This treaty, after the mutual
exchange of ratifications, to be binding-Other articles may be proposed and added 259
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond on the subject of compensation
for British vessels captured by cruisers fitted out in ports of the United States-
Obligation of the United States, in relation to three belligerent nations to protect
their vessels, in American ports-The rule extended to Great Britain, although
not required by treaty-The president determined to make compensation for cer-
tain vessels, for the restitution of which suitable efforts had not been made by
the United States-Determination of the president as future similar cases
Governors of states instructed to use all the means in their power to restore prizes found
in their ports-Mr Hammond to communicate with governors of states-Intention
of the president distinctly stated-important for Mr Hammond to substantiate
facts-His list of privateers correct-Losses by detention, to be ascertained by
persons to be appointed by collectors and by British consuls
Additional article-That part of the 12th article of the treaty of November 19th 1794,
relating to the trade between the U. S. and the British West India Islands, suspended 262
First explanatory article-Explanation concerning the Sd article of the treaty of Novem-
ber, 1794-Reference to the rights secured to the British and Indians by that ar-
ticle-Reference to the 8th artlcle of the treaty of Greenville, concluded on the
3d of August, 1795, which prohibits the residence of persons, as traders, at the
Indians' towns, without a license from the United States-Doubts concerning the
compatibility of the 3d article of the treaty of November, 1794, between the Uni-
ted States and Great Britain, and the 8th article of the treaty of Greenville,
The 3d art. of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain of 19th Nov.
1794, not to be affected by any treaty subsequently concluded with other nations-
This article, after mutual ratification, to make part of the treaty, between the
United States and Great Britain, of Nov. 19, 1794
Second explanatory article-Reference to the 27th article of the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain of Noy. 19, 1794, which permits additional arti-
cles to that treaty; Difficulties in relation to the source of the river St. Croix-The
commissioners appointed in virtue of the 5th article of the treaty between the U.
States and Great Britain, of Nov. 19, 1794, not obliged to particularize the latitude
and longitude of the source of the St. Croix-A monument to be erected at the
source of the St. Croix-This article, after mutual ratification to make part of the
treaty of Nov. 19, 1794, page
5. Convention relative to the execution of the sixth article of the treaty of the 19th
of November, 1794, (No. 4,) of the 8th of January, 1802; negotiated at Lon-
don, by Robert Banks Jenkinson, (lord Hawkesbury,) on the part of Great
Britain, and Rufus King, on the part of the United States. Ratified on the 26th
of April, 1802...
Difficulties in the execution of the 6th article of the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain, of the 19th November, 1794; consequent suspension of procee-
dings under the seventh article of the same treaty
Art. 1. The 6th article of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, of Novem-
ber 19, 1794, annulled, except &c. -In lieu of the obligations imposed by the 6th
article, the United States agree to pay £600,000 sterling, at Washington, in three
annual instalments of £200,000 each-Mode of payment....
2. The 4th article of the definitive treaty of peace, concluded at Paris on the 3d Sep-
tember, 1783, which declares there shall be no lawful impediment to recover debts
on each side, recognized and confirmed anew
3. The commissioners appointed in pursuance of the 7th article of the treaty of Novem-
ber 19, 1794, to proceed in the execution of their duties-All sums awarded by
the commissioners acting under the 7th article of the treaty of November 19, 1794,
to be paid in three equal instalments
6. Of peace and amity, of the 24th of December, 1814; negotiated at Ghent, by
James lord Gambier, Henry Goulbourn, and William Adams, on the part of
Great Britain, and John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Henry Clay,
Jonathan Russell, and Albert Gallatin, on the part of the United States. Rati-
fied on the 17th of Febuary, 1815
Art. 1. Firm and universal peace-Territory, &c. to be restored, except, &c.-Archives,
records, &c. to be restored-Islands in the bay of Passamaquoddy to remain in
the hands of the party occupying, &c.
2. Orders to be sent to the armies, etc. to ccase hostilities, etc.-Limitation of time for
captures in different latitudes, etc.
3. Prisoners of war to be restored
4. Reference to the boundary line established by the treaty of 1783-Conflicting claims
to islands in the bay of Passamaquody, Fundy, etc. to be referred to commission-
ers-Mode of appointing the commissioners. -Meeting and duties of the commis-
sioners-In case of the commissioners differing, 270. Reference to the arbritra.
tion of a friendly sovereign or state, whose decision is to be final
5. Commissioners to settle other boundaries 271. Meeting and duties of commissioners-
Commissioners to make a map, etc.--In case of commissioners differing, refer. 271
6. Doubts as to another part of the boundary, to be referred to commissioners
- Meeting and duties of the commissioners-In case of commissioners differing, refer. 273
7. Commissioners to fix the boundary from the water communication between lakes
Huron and Superior to the Lake of the Woods-In case of difference, ect.
8. The several boards of commissioners may appoint a secretary, employ surveyors, ect. 274
Pay of the commissioners-Grants of land in islands changing jurisdiction under this
treaty, to be valid,
9. The United States engage to put an end to hostilities with the indian tribes
10. Both parties to use their endeavors to effect the abolition of the slave trade, .
11. The treaty binding when ratified on both sides
7. Convention to regulate commerce between the territories of the United States
and his Britannic Majesty, of the 3d. of July, 1815, negotiated at London,
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