<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Treaty of Paris (1783) at Wikisource </Td> </Tr> <P> The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War . The treaty set the boundaries between the British Empire in North America and the United States, on lines "exceedingly generous" to the latter . Details included fishing rights and restoration of property and prisoners of war . </P> <P> This treaty and the separate peace treaties between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause--France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic--are known collectively as the Peace of Paris . Only Article 1 of the treaty, which acknowledges the United States' existence as free sovereign and independent states, remains in force . </P> <P> Peace negotiations began in April 1782, and continued through the summer . Representing the United States were Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams . David Hartley and Richard Oswald represented Great Britain . The treaty was signed at the Hotel d'York (presently 56 Rue Jacob) in Paris on September 3, 1783, by Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Hartley . </P>

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