Commissioners at Paris (2d joint commission)
16
3d joint mission (to negotiate treaties of amity and commerce, 1783-1785): establishment of
9
Laurens reportedly will not serve as
8
appointment of secy. to
5
commission and instructions for
6
instructed to defer to France in peace negotiations
4
appointments and instructions
4
obtain British recognition of U.S.
4
role in peace negotiations
3
Franklin summons to Paris
3
French role in negotiations of
3
JA's possible resignation from
3
anonymous letters seek to divide
4
appointment of secretary for
2
Congress refers all peace proposals to
2
JA on Congress' replacement of his sole commission with
2
Ridley's journal accounts of conversations with JA about
1
Congress debates reconsideration of instructions to
1
JA hopes instructions to prohibit truce
1
JA on fellow commissioners
1
JA's points for Definitive Treaty
1
Jay reportedly resigns over instructions to
1
Jefferson fails to serve as
1
Jefferson rejects appointment to
1
all expected to participate in negotiations
1
declaration of armistice
1
likelihood of being admitted to general peace conference
1
negotiation and signing of Definitive Treaty
1
negotiation and signing of Preliminary Treaty at Paris
2
painting of, at preliminary peace negotiation
1
report to Congress on Preliminary Treaty
2
signatures on Definitive Treaty
See also: names of individual commissioners
See also: Continental Congress
See also: Franklin, Benjamin
See also: Jay, John
See also: Treaties
See also: under the names of individual countries to whom Commissioners were accredited
