[Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 38, August 16, 1782, through January 20, 1783, ed. Ellen R. Cohn. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006, pp. 382–388.]

ARTICLE 4th It is agreed that Creditors on either side, shall meet with no lawful Impediment to the Recovery of the full value in Sterling Money of all bond fide Debts heretofore contracted.

After two months of difficult negotiations, the British and American diplomats signed the Preliminary Articles of Peace on November 30, 1782. Until a definitive peace treaty was …

When America suspected that Britain was negotiating peace with their ally France, the American Peace Commissioners let the British know that they were willing to compromise. This …

Authentic copies of the provisional and preliminary articles of peace signed between Great Britain, France, Spain, and the United States of America....

Notes on this document written by history scholars are available on Founders Online, a searchable archive of the correspondence and other writings of several of the Founders of the …

The Preliminary Articles of Peace between the United States and Great Britain, which were signed in Paris on November 30, 1782.

In April 1782 Benjamin Franklin rejected informal peace feelers from Great Britain for a settlement that would provide the thirteen states with some measure of autonomy within the British empire.

The signing of the Preliminary Articles of Peace signaled a significant shift in the balance of power between the colonies and Britain. After years of conflict and negotiations, Britain, under the …

Jun 14, 2002 · The preliminary treaty reached Congress on 12 March 1783 (PCC, No. 185, III, f. 56), enclosed with the commissioners’ 14 Dec. letter to Robert R. Livingston, in which they …