Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris)

All fifteen pages. Article VII, with the words barring the British from “carrying away any Negroes or other Property,” is on page 13. The signatures and seals of David Hartley for Britain and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay for the United States are on page 15.

Where it is kept

National Archives, RG 11, General Records of the United States Government, Treaty Series 104. High-resolution scans by the National Archives (request RR1R 26-49534). Page 1 is headed “Duplicate.”

Read it

National Archives Catalog

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 1, preamble (marked Duplicate) — Page 1, preamble (marked “Duplicate”)

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 2, preamble — Page 2, preamble

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 3, the negotiators — Page 3, the negotiators

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 4, Articles 1 and 2 — Page 4, Articles 1 and 2

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 5, Article 2, boundaries — Page 5, Article 2, boundaries

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 6, Article 2, boundaries — Page 6, Article 2, boundaries

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 7, Article 2, boundaries — Page 7, Article 2, boundaries

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 8, Article 3, fisheries — Page 8, Article 3, fisheries

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 9, Article 4, debts — Page 9, Article 4, debts

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 10, Article 5, Loyalist estates — Page 10, Article 5, Loyalist estates

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 11, Article 5, continued — Page 11, Article 5, continued

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 12, Article 6 — Page 12, Article 6

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 13, Article 7 — Page 13, Article 7

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 14, Articles 8 and 9 — Page 14, Articles 8 and 9

Definitive Treaty of Peace (Treaty of Paris), Page 15, Article 10, signatures and seals — Page 15, Article 10, signatures and seals

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