American Commissioners of the Preliminary Peace Agreement with Great Britain, also known as the Treaty of Paris, is an unfinished 1783 painting by Benjamin West depicting the United States delegation that negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the American Revolutionary War. Peace negotiations began in Paris on June 25, 1783, and the eventual signing of the treaty took place on September 3, 1783 at the Hotel York at 56 rue Jacob. The green drapery in the painting's background and the distant landscape with a classical colonnaded building emphasize the scene's formality.
Philadelphia June 13th: 1777 Gentlemen Though the Dispatches prepared some Time since are not gone, we think it best to write you again, and give you an exact Account of…
Nantes June 14 1777. Honorable Gentlemen Soon after my last was seal’d I heard of the arrival of the Annonyme and yesterday morning went to painboeuf with Capt. Hynson to…
Nantes June 19. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen Since my last I am not favoured with any of yours. The Goods are all gone to the Ship 2 and I hope by…
St. Mallo June 28th. 1777 Gentlemen This will inform you of Capt. Wickes and self being safe arrived at this port. 4 Capt. Johnson I beleave is still out. On…
St. Mallo June 28th. 1777. Gentlemen, This will inform you of my Safe Arrival at this Port Yesterday, in Company with Captain Samuel Nicholson of the Sloop Dolphin. We parted…
Nantes June 28. 1777 Honorable Gentlemen I have the pleasure to inform you of the happy return of the Mercury in 23 Days. As there are no public dispatches from…
Nantes June 30. 1777. 10 oClock in the Evening. Honorable Gentlemen My last by the Post informed you of the return of the Mercury and the summary of the News…
Nants July 1. 1777 Honorable Gentlemen, Mr. Montaudouin set of this Morning with my Letters relative to the Captures made by Capts. Weeks Johnson and Nicholson 1 since which the…
Nantes July 5. 1777 Gentlemen I omitted mentioning in my last that I had Drawn on you in favor of Messrs. Montadoiun for 1500 Livers at 8 days date which…
Nantes July 8. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen I am this Day favoured with Mr. Deans Letter of the 2d Inst. I mean to take measures for purchasing the Cloth for 10,000…
Dunkerque July 12th. 1777 Gentlemen In my last I transmitted you an account of the Extraordinary conduct of the Captain of one of the British Ships of war laying in…
St. Mallo 12th. July 1777. Gentlemen, This will be handed you by Mr. Joseph Fichet Armeture De Le Scarboucle of 22 Guns 6 pounders, which is now at this port…
Nantes July 12. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen Mr. Morriss returned from Painbeuf yesterday morning, I immediately went to him to repeat in person what I had before written to him. He…
Nantes July 22 1777. Gentlemen I am favourd with yours of the 19th Inst. and in Consequence have told Capt. Thompson that I should Take his paper. As to the…
Nantes July 24th. 1777. Gentlemen I wrote Mr. Deane a short letter the 15th. Instant, and have since received yours of the 19th. If you desire an entire copy of…
Nantes July 24. 1777. Gentlemen I have bought the Duc de Chartres for 70,000 l.t. payable at 4, 5 and 6 months but I was obliged to Submit to a…
Nantes July. 29. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen. I yesterday drew on you two Drafts at one Days Date the first in favour of Messrs. Montaudouins for 1000 l.t. the second in…
A Paris le 1r. Aoust 1777 Nous soussignés en vertu de nos pouvoirs donnons ordre et pouvoir á Mr. [ blank in MS ] de nous procurer au mioeux possible…
Nantes Augt 2. 1777 Honorable Gentlemen I have just received your favour of the 28th 10 Ultimo and shall take care to observe all your Directions with the greatest Exactness,…
St. Malo 3d August. 1777 Gentlemen This will be delivered by Monsr. Becard a Very Worthy and respectable Merchant of this place 6 and is disposed to enter into the…
Bordeaux 10th Aug 1777 Sirs Having a small Sloop call’d the Mongomery Robt. Willis master, that I propose to send back to America Arm’d, not having a Commission for her…
St Pierre M[ar]t[ini]que August 11th 1777 Gentlemen By a Sloop of War Sailing this Evening for Brest, I have only Time to communicate to you the important News that has…
St. Malo 12th. Augt. 1777. Gentlemen, This will inform you of my present unhappy Situation. The Judge of the Admiralty have receiv’d orders of the 6th. Instant from the Minester…
St. Mallo Augst. 15th. 1777. Honble Gentlemen This serves to informe You of my Arrival at this Place the Day before Yesterday from Nantes, which Place I left the 11th.…