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ADAMS, JOHN, President. Autograph letter signed in third person ("Mr Adams") TO JOHN JAY, fellow treaty delegate to France, Paris, 2 February 1783. 1 page, oblong 8vo, 115 x 185 mm. (4½ x 7½ in.), integral address leaf in Adams' hand addressed in French to "Monsieur Jay Ministre Plenipotentiare des Etats Unis de l'Amerique, pour la paix..." a few spots, INTACT SEAL IMPRESSION IN RED WAX: a coat of arms with lion above, docketed by John Jay "Mr. Adams, 2 Feb. 1783," seal hole in address leaf repaired.
THE AMERICAN PEACEMAKERS IN PARIS CONFER, PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF PARIS WHICH GRANTED AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE
A brief letter on a momentous diplomatic event, written two days before Great Britain announced a cessation of hostilities: "Mr Adams having something of Consequence, to communicate to the American Ministers Plenipotentiaries for Peace, requests the Honour of His Excellency Mr Jay's attendance, with the other Ministers at Mr Adams's Lodgings, at Eleven O Clock, Tomorrow Morning. The Points to be considered are 1. Passports to be given to and received from the British Minister, for British and American Vessels, and 2. Preparations for the Signature of the Definitive Treaty, both upon the Propositions of the British Minister Plenipotentiary..."
John Adams, Henry Laurens, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin were Minister Plenipotentiaries for negotiating the treaty of peace with Great Britain. Negotiations began in April 1782; rapid progress was made in September and October, and preliminary articles were agreed on 5 November. Congress received the treaty on 13 March 1783 and ratified it on 15 April. Adams, Jay and the others were chastised for having failed to "make the most candid confidential communications on all subjects to the Ministers of our most generous ally, the King of France..." France and Spain agreed to their own peace terms with Great Britain on 20 January 1784.
THE AMERICAN PEACEMAKERS IN PARIS CONFER, PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF PARIS WHICH GRANTED AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE
A brief letter on a momentous diplomatic event, written two days before Great Britain announced a cessation of hostilities: "Mr Adams having something of Consequence, to communicate to the American Ministers Plenipotentiaries for Peace, requests the Honour of His Excellency Mr Jay's attendance, with the other Ministers at Mr Adams's Lodgings, at Eleven O Clock, Tomorrow Morning. The Points to be considered are 1. Passports to be given to and received from the British Minister, for British and American Vessels, and 2. Preparations for the Signature of the Definitive Treaty, both upon the Propositions of the British Minister Plenipotentiary..."
John Adams, Henry Laurens, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin were Minister Plenipotentiaries for negotiating the treaty of peace with Great Britain. Negotiations began in April 1782; rapid progress was made in September and October, and preliminary articles were agreed on 5 November. Congress received the treaty on 13 March 1783 and ratified it on 15 April. Adams, Jay and the others were chastised for having failed to "make the most candid confidential communications on all subjects to the Ministers of our most generous ally, the King of France..." France and Spain agreed to their own peace terms with Great Britain on 20 January 1784.