Thomas Jefferson's Motion Regarding the Definitive Treaty of Peace
1/14/1784
Add to Favorites:
Add all page(s) of this document to activity:
Signed by the American peace commissioners on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris formally ended the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson wrote this motion for ratification by Congress and a unanimous vote ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784. The treaty was sent to London and the British Parliament, in turn, ratified the treaty on April 9, 1784.
Transcript
Resolved that the ratification be in the following form to wit[here insert the ratification]
and be transmitted to our ministers plenipotentiary by whom the said treaty was negotiated and signed.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention.
National Archives Identifier: 2443322
Full Citation: Thomas Jefferson's Motion Regarding the Definitive Treaty of Peace ; 1/14/1784; Motions Made in Congress; Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774 - 1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, Record Group 360; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/jefferson-motion-peace, June 9, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
