The Treaty of Paris, signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the War of American Independence and
The first page of the Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783
Treaty of Paris, a 1783 portrait by Benjamin West depicting the American delegation at the Treaty of Paris, including (left to right): John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin. The British delegation refused to pose, and the portrait was never completed.
A commemorative plaque of the Treaty of Paris on the site where the treaty was signed, 56 Rue Jacob in Paris, on September 3, 1783
The last page of the Treaty of Paris
Richard Oswald was a Scottish merchant, slave trader, and diplomat. During the American Revolution, he served as an advisor to the North ministry on trade regulations and the best way to respond to th
portrait by William Denune
Mary Oswald, portrait by Johann Zoffany