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.
12e. Dec. 1777 Les grandes joies sont muettes, ainsi que les grandes douleurs. Je vous félicite de tout mon coeur; et Dieu benisse l’Am. unie. En reponse à la Lettre…
Lahaie 16e. Dec. 1777 Envoyé le supplément de la Gazette fançoise de Leide No. 100, 6 où est inséré l’extrait de la Gazette de Boston, savoir la lettre du Général…
Lahaie 19e. Dec. 1777 Repondu à la Lettre de Mr. A. Lee, du 8. Extrait de la Lettre de Mr. Stey[?] du 17. et de LLF [La Lande et Fynje]…
De Versailles ce 20. Xbre. 1777. Messieurs J’ai recu la lettre que vous m’avés fait l’honneur de m’ecrire avec celle qui y etoit jointe et dont je suis chargé de…
Nantes Decemr 23. 1777. Honorable Gentlemen. Capt. Nicholson is gone to Painbeuf to see his Ship. I inclose a Letter he has written to Mr. Dean, since which I find…
A Paris le 24 Xbre. 1777. Messieurs Vous voudrés bien prendre en récommendation que J’ai quité Le service du roy auquel J’etois attaché pour entrer à celui des Etats de…
Nantes 24th. December 1777 Honorable Gentlemen Your very respected favour of 18th Inst: I received by Capt: Nicholson. Contents thereof I duly Note. The Safe arrival of the Hamburgh vessel,…
L’Orient le 29eme. xre. 1777 Messieurs Nous nous empressons de vous informer que les deux frégates du congrès Le Raleigh et L’Alfreid ainsi que le Shloup le Mars sont appareillés…
L’Orient 29th. December 1777 Honorable Gentlemen The Ships Raley and Alfred are now at Sea. They parted this afternoon about three o’Clock with a fair wind which appears likely to…
Nantes 3d January 1778 Honourable Gentlemen I had the honour to address you on the 24th Ultimo. Since without the pleasure of any of your favours. The Scarsity of many…
St. sebastian Janry. 4th. 1778 Gentlemen Since I wrote you last I went on a Cruze and fell in with the Brig Gracieux Mr. Augustin Letournois from London Bound to…
Bordeaux Jany 9. 1778 Sirs It is about 8 Weeks since I arrived here with a resolution of going home to Virginia which I informed Mr. Deane and Mr. Lee…
Nantes Jan. 9. 1778. Honorable Gentlemen I have received your Favour of the 3d Instant. I have concluded as the shortest and cheapest way to send a Boat out with…
[Morlaix, January 16, 1778] The Success of Baltimore John Nicols Master coming from Maryland is arrived here yesterday with 140 Hogsheads of tobacco. This vessel was destined for Nantes or…
[January 19th, 1778] On my arrival at Brest I went to the Commandant of marine 6 to ask permission for the Ship to go to St. nazare to which I…
Dunkirk 20th. Jany 1778 Honored Gentlemen I had the honnor to address you my last the 15th. inst. advising you the arrival of Two wounded Seamen taken in the Lexington,…
A Versailles le 30 Janvier 1778. Messieurs J’ai recu avec la lettre dont vous m’avés honoré, 1 la traduction que vous avès bien voulu me faire remettre. Je rendrai compte…
L’Orient, 30th. Jany. 1778 Honorable Gentlemen I am not honor’d with the receipt of any of your favors since my last to you of the 23d. current. I am this…
Nantes Feb. 3. 1778. Honorable Gentlemen I have been for several Days down to the Ship and left her at St. Nazare. I have done with both the French Ships.…
Paris 5th. Feby. 1778. Gentlemen When Congress did me the honour to send me a Commission, and Instructions for the Court of Tuscany, they did not inform me to whom…
Commercial Committee York in Penna. Feby 9th. 1778 Gentlemen The Honorable William Lee Esqr. having been appointed a Commissioner to the Court of Prussia, and Mr. Thomas Morris having been…
Lahaie 10e fevr. 1778. Messieurs, Je crois vous avoir dit déjà que je donne aussi copie au Su[bstitut] des Extraits que je vous envoie, et que cela lui fait grand…
Ranger Paimboeuf 10th Feby. 1778. Gentlemen, I had the honor of writeing to you from Nantes the 27th ulto. The affair of Quiberon (which I did not then know of)…
Nantes Feb 24. 1778. Honorable Gentlemen M. Boux has been on board the Lion for a passage. Capt. Nicholson wished to accomodate him as well as he could, but on…