Person
Benjamin Franklin
American diplomat in Paris who signed the French alliance in 1778 and the loan contract of 1782.
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Connections 2
signed
- Contract between the King and the Thirteen United States (1782) 16 Jul 1782 Primary record 1
involved in
- Franco-American alliance of 1778 signed for the United States Primary record 2
Timeline 1 date
- 16 Jul 1782 Benjamin Franklin signed Contract between the King and the Thirteen United States (1782)
Proof 2 sources
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Contract between the King and the Thirteen United States of North America, signed at Versailles July 16, 1782, Yale Law School, Avalon Project, 16 Jul 1782.
Primary record
we, Benjamin Franklin, Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of North America, in like manner vested with full powers of the Congress of the said States for the present purpose
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French Alliance, French Assistance, and European Diplomacy during the American Revolution, 1778-1782 (Milestones), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.
Primary record
On February 6, 1778, Benjamin Franklin and the other two commissioners, Arthur Lee and Silas Deane, signed a Treaty of Alliance and a Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France.
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