1Preliminary Peace Treaty between the United States and Great Britain, 30 November 1782 (Adams Papers)
Articles agreed upon by and between Richard Oswald Esquire, the Commissioner of his Britannic Majesty for treating of Peace with the Commissioners of the United States of America, in behalf of his Said Majesty, on the one Part, and John Adams Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and Henry Laurens, four of the Commissioners of the Said States for treating of Peace with the Commissioner of his Said...
2Preliminary Articles of Peace, [30 November 1782] (Franklin Papers)
DS : Public Record Office; copies: National Archives (six), Library of Congress (three), Massachusetts Historical Society (two), William L. Clements Library; press copies of copies: American Philosophical Society (two); transcripts: National Archives (four) Articles agreed upon, by and between Richard Oswald Esquire, the Commissioner of his Britannic Majesty, for treating of Peace with the...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Oswald, 26 November 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress By a Letter from Mr Dundass, Lord Advocate of Scotland, dated 12th Novemr, he writes that a Nephew of his, Son of the Lord presedent of the Court of Session, Francis Dundas a Captain of the 1st Regimt of Guards is now at London a Prisoner upon his Parole, having Served in Lord Cornwallis Army. And wishes much to be discharged under any Obligations or Conditions of...
4Draft Peace Treaty Presented by Richard Oswald to the American Peace Commissioners, 25 November 1782 (Adams Papers)
The Three Commissioners Adams, Franklin and Jay, met at M r Oswalds Lodgings at the Hotel de Muscovie, and after Some Conferences, M r Oswald delivered them the following Articles, as fresh Proposals of the British Ministry, Sent by M r Stratchey. vizt. Articles agreed upon, by and between Richard Oswald Esquire, the Commissioner of his Britannic Majesty, for treating of Peace, with the...
5Richard Oswald to Thomas Townshend, 15 November 1782 (Jay Papers)
As M r Fitz Herbert informs me he intends to dispatch a Messenger to night, I take the Opportunity of referring to the Letter which I had the honour our of writing you on the 7 th by the Courier Stayley, who Sett out on the 8 th , at three in the afternoon. In that Letter I made a full Report of my last Conversation with the American Commissioners as near to their own words as I could...
6Richard Oswald to Henry Strachey, 8 November 1782 (Jay Papers)
In hopes this will find you Safe in England I have to trouble you with the following Memmo after referring you to my Letter to the Secretary of State, which I Suppose will come under your Observation M r Jay sent to me yesterday for a Copy of the proposed Treaty. I compared it with him, he kept one Copy. He was Singularly attentive to all the particulars and did not admit of the least...
7Preliminary Articles of Peace: Second Draft Treaty, [4–7 November 1782] (Franklin Papers)
D and copy: Massachusetts Historical Society; two D and copy: Public Record Office; transcript: National Archives As new American and British negotiators were converging on Paris, Franklin’s isolation in Passy posed certain inconveniences. John Adams arrived on October 26 but, as he initially refused to call on Franklin, the latter was evidently unaware of his arrival until Matthew Ridley...
8Richard Oswald to Thomas Townshend, 6[–7] November 1782 (Jay Papers)
Referring to the Letter I had the honour of writing by M r Strachey, who left this Place yesterday afternoon, I beg leave to inform you that I called on M r Jay this morning for an Answer to a Letter from me to the American Commissioners, delivered to him some days past, in relation to the Refugees and Loyalists, and also to one Sent to him from M r Strachey yesterday, on the Same Subject. To...
You may remember, that from the very beginning of our Negociation for settling a Peace between Great Britain and America, I insisted that you should positively stipulate for a Restoration of the property of all those Persons, under the Denomination of Loyalists or Refugees, who have taken part with Great Britain in the present War. Or if the said property had been resold, and passed into such...
10Draft Peace Treaty Agreed to by the American Peace Commissioners and Richard Oswald, 4 November 1782 (Adams Papers)
Articles agreed upon by and between Richard Oswald Esquire the Commissioner of His Britannic Majesty, for treating of Peace with the Commissioners of the United States of America, on behalf of His said Majesty, on the one part. And Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams, three of the Commissioners of the said States for treating of Peace with the Commissioner of His said Majesty, on their...
11Richard Oswald to the American Peace Commissioners, 4 November 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and five copies: Public Record Office; LS : Massachusetts Historical Society; copies: William L. Clements Library (two), Library of Congress, National Archives (two), North Carolina State Division of Archives and History; press copy of copy: Library of Congress; transcript: National Archives You may remember that from the very beginning of our Negotiation for Settling a Peace between Great...
12Preliminary Articles: First Draft, [5–8] October 1782 (Jay Papers)
Articles agreed upon by and between Richard Oswald Esq r ., the Commissioner of His Britannic Majesty for treating of Peace with the Commissioners of the United States of America on the behalf of His Said Majesty on the one part. And Benjamin Franklin, John Jay of the Commissioners of the said States for treating of Peace with the Commissioner of His Said Majesty on their behalf, on the other...
13Richard Oswald to Thomas Townshend, 8 October 1782 (Jay Papers)
M r . Jay, upon his return last night from Passy, told me that Doct r Franklin could not determine as to the Boundary Line between Nova Scotia and Massachusetts Bay, and thought it was best to leave it to be Settled by an express Commission for that purpose, after the War: and accordingly added a Minute of that Clause to the enclosed Treaty, to Stand as a part of it when Signed— He also told...
14Preliminary Articles of Peace: First Draft Treaty, [5–7 October 1782] (Franklin Papers)
Incomplete copy and copy: National Archives; copies: Massachusetts Historical Society (three), Public Record Office ; four transcripts: National Archives Articles agreed upon, by & between Richard Oswald Esqr. the Commissioner of his Britannic Majesty for treating of Peace with the Commissioners of the United States of America, on the behalf of his said Majesty on the one part, and Benjn....
15Richard Oswald to Thomas Townshend, 7 October 1782 (Jay Papers)
Referring to my Letters of the 2 d & 3 d , by the Courier North, and to one of the 5 th , which goes under this Cover, I have the honour to send you inclosed the plan or Articles of a final Treaty proposed between Great Britain and the Thirteen States of America; Which being settled, was deliverd to me by M r Jay on the 5 th . in his own hand writing, after it had been approved of by Doct r...
16Richard Oswald to Thomas Townshend, 5 October 1782 (Jay Papers)
In my Letters of the 3 d Instant to the Secretary of State, I took the Liberty to propose our embarking the Garrisons of New York, Charles Town & Penobscott, & employing them in retaking Pensacola, and other places in West Florida, so as to recover possession of that Colony, by driving the Spaniards intirely out of the Country, on that side of the Missisippi. The Motives to this Undertaking...
17Richard Oswald to Thomas Townshend, 2 October 1782 (Jay Papers)
I had the honour of your Letters of the 20 th . & 24 th September, the last accompanying his Majesty’s new Commission, alter’d as desired. Upon receipt, I produced it to the American Commissioners; & they were entirely satisfied therewith. I have also to advise that yesterday I delivered to them a Copy of said Commission after its being compared with the original, and certified by me; and in...
18To Benjamin Franklin from Caleb Whitefoord and Richard Oswald, 1 October 1782 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr Whiteford & Mr Oswald present their best respects to Doctr Franklin & will do themselves the honour to wait of him to Dinner on Friday next. Mr Oswald begs leave to Send the Letter he mentioned Respecting Capt Blair, & will call on the Doctr to morrow in hopes of having a favourable answer to General Conways Request. Mr Fitzherbert is to dispatch a...
19To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Oswald, 24 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: National Archives, Library of Congress (two), Massachusetts Historical Society; transcript: National Archives Having received by a Courier just now arrived, a Letter from Mr. Secy Townshend, in answer to mine which went by the Messenger dispatched from hence on the 12th. I take this Opportunity of Mr. Whitefoord, to send you a Copy of it. I hope he will bring good Accounts of your...
20Richard Oswald to Thomas Townshend, 10 September 1782 (Jay Papers)
By the Courier Ranspach, who arrived here on the 3 d , I had the honour of your Letter of the 1 st Instant. Upon receipt of it, I went out to Doct r . Franklin, He asked me whether I had any directions relative to the point upon which the last Courier had been dispatched to England, regarding a previous Declaration of their Independence before a commencement of Treaty. I told him I had got...
21To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Oswald, 5 September 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Public Record Office (three), William L. Clements Library, Library of Congress In consequence of the Notice I have just now had from Mr Jay of Your Desire of an Extract from my last Letter from His Majesty’s Secretary of State, regarding the proposed Treaty on the Subject of American Affairs, & my Authority in relation thereto, I take the liberty to send the same inclosed, which...
22Richard Oswald’s Notes on Conversations with Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, 15 and 17 August 1782 (Jay Papers)
In the Conclusion of the Papers of the 13 th Inst: I said that D r . Franklin & M r Jay were to call on me as Yesterday to exchange Credentials, but they did not call I went out therefore this Morning to the Doctor to inform him that the Commission had come to hand, of which I told him I would have informed him sooner, if I had not expected him Yesterday. He excused himself on account of...
23Richard Oswald’s Notes on Conversations with Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, 11 and 13 August 1782 (Jay Papers)
Conversation with Doctor Franklin &c a . I went out this forenoon to Doctor Franklin, to know whether he was inclined to enter upon Business. He told me he had carried the Copy of the Commission I gave him to Versailles, the Day before, and had some conversation on the Subject with Mons r . de Vergennes; who was of Opinion with him, that it would be better to wait untill a real Commission...
24Richard Oswald’s Notes on Conversations with Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, 7[–9] August 1782 (Jay Papers)
Yesterday Evening, at 7’o’Clock, the Courier Roworth arrived; and brought my Commission, for treating with the Commissioners of the Colonies: and the King’s instructions & c . This forenoon I went out to Passy, and carried a Copy of the Commission to D r . Franklin. after perusal, he said he was glad it was come. That he had been at Versailles yesterday. and Mons r . de Vergennes had ask’d...
25To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Oswald, [5 June 1782] (Franklin Papers)
Copies: University of South Carolina Library (two), Library of Congress (three), Massachusetts Historical Society Mr Lawrens while under Confinement in England, proposed that, upon his being liberated upon his Parole, he would apply to you for an Exchange in favour of My Lord Cornwallis, by a Discharge of his Lps. [Lordship’s] Parole granted upon the Surrendry of his Garrison at the Village of...
26To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Oswald, 16 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress; transcripts: Massachusetts Historical Society, National Archives I have the honour of yours by the Bearer and shall be sure to wait of you tomorrow at half past Eight—and am with much Respect—Sir, Your most obedient humble servant The copy and transcripts are in BF ’s journal of the peace negotiations. A now-missing invitation to accompany BF to meet Vergennes; see...