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Treaty of Paris, 1783 The definitive treaty between Great Britain and the United States of America

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01234 Author/Creator: Treaty of Paris, 1783 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Pamphlet Date: 1783/09/03 Pagination: 22 p. 22 x 14 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Download PDF

Printed by Philip Denis Pierres for Benjamin Franklin. Untrimmed and unopened. First printing of the Treaty of Paris. The seal on the title page perhaps the second appearance of the Great Seal of the United States and "E plurubus unum."

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