USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The treaty is named for the city in which it was negotiated and signed. The last page bears the signatures of David Hartley, who represented Great Britain, and the three American negotiators, who signed their names in alphabetical order.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with representatives of King George III of Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was a signatory to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War. Hartley was the first MP to put the case for abolition of the slave trade before the House of Commons, moving a resolution in 1776 that “the slave trade is contrary to the laws of God and the rights of men".

Detailed explanation-4: -After the British defeat at Yorktown, peace talks in Paris began in April 1782 between Richard Oswarld representing Great Britain and the American Peace Commissioners Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams.

Detailed explanation-5: -The American negotiators were joined by Henry Laurens two days before the preliminary articles of peace were signed on November 30, 1782. David Hartley replaced Oswald as the British negotiator in April 1783. The Treaty of Paris, formally ending the war, was not signed until September 3, 1783.