PROVISIONAL ARTICLES Between the United States of America, and hzs Bmemmc Meyesty. (a) A R TI C L E S Nov. 30. 1782- Agreed upon, by and between Richard Oswald, Esquire, the Coinmissioncr of His Britzmtzic Majesty, for treating of Ideacc wzth the Commissioners of the United States tf America, m Behertf of his said Majesty, on the one Part, and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Jo/m Jay, and Henry Laurens, four of the Comminrioners of the said States, for treating of Peace wzth the Commissioner of Ifs said Majesty, on their Beha% on the other Part, to be inserted in, and Z0 constitute the Treaty of Peaoe, T0 086 0 G COTZC ’lL 6 6 7.08871 6 TOEOTI 0 TGO · I pp dtb lddbt t/tO G tBrztan and the said United States; but winch Treaty ts not to be concluded untill Terms;`]" a Peace shall be agreed upon between Great-Britain and rancc; and Ifs Britannia Jllajesty shall be ready to conclude such Treaty accordingly. Wmmmns reciprocal advantages and mutual convenience are found by experience to form the only permanent foundation of peace and friend- (a) The Treaties and Conventions between the United States and Great Britain have been; _ _ Articles agreed upon, by and between Richard Oswald, Esquire, the Commissioner of firs Bntanmc Majesty, for treating of pence with the Commissioners of the United States of America, in behalf of his said Majesty, on the one Fart, and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Henry Laurens, four of the Commissioners o the said States, forjrennnig of pence with the Commissioner of his said Majesty, on their behalf. on the other part, to be mserte in,_and to constitute the Treaty of Peace, progosed to be concluded between the Crown of Great Britain and the said United States; b_ut_wh1eh · renty is not to be concluded until terms of peace shall be agreed upon between Great Britain and Ilgrance unéioiiis gritunnie Majesty shall be ready to conclude such Treaty accordingly. Done at Paris, ovem er , 17 . J Armisgce, declaring agéeesntion of hostilities between the United States and Great Britain. Versailles, nnuary O, 1783; post, . Definitive Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty. Done nt Paris, September 3, 1783; post, 80. Treaty of Amity, Commerce und Navigation between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America by their resident, with the advice and consent of the Senate. November 19, 1794; post, 116. Additional urticle. Done ut Philadelphia, May 4, 1796 Mpost, 130. Second explanatory nrtic|e._ Done at London the 15th arch, 1798; ost, 131. Convention between the United States and Great Britain. Done at London, January 8, 1802; post, 196. Treaty of Peace and Amttygbetween his Britannic Majesty and the United States. Negotiated at Ghent, December 24, 1814. attiied, February 17, 1815; post, 218. A convention to rergulnte commerce between the Territories of the United States and his Britannia Majesty. London, uly 3, 1815; post, 228. Arrangement limiting the number of American and British vessels of war to be maintained on the Letkos. Washinvton, April, 1817; post, 231. Convention wifh Great. Britain. October 20, 1818; post, 248. Convention at St. Petersburg. Done ut St. Petersburg, gduy of L}`;-E5 1822; post, 282. . . 7 ` b Coinventmn awarding the amount of indemnification under the St. Petersburg Convention. Novemer , 1. · post, . Conventioit regulating tho reference between the United States and Great Britain on the settlement of the boundary line described in the fifth article of the Treaty of Ghent. September 29, 1827; post, 362. Convention continuing the provision of the third article of the convention of the twentieth of October, 1818. Au·;·istG. 1827; post 360. Renewal of the commercial convention of third July, 1815. August 6, 1827 ; post, 361. Treaty between the United States of America and Great Britain. Washington, August 9, 1842 post, 572. And sec Vol. 1x. Stat. at I.:u·;,;e. r54)
