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Paris for negotiations of a peace that would recognize U.S. independence. Four Americans — Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Henry Laurens and John Jay—were commissioned to go to Paris and assist with the negotiations. The peacemakers' task was to persuade England to recognize the 13 United States.
Formal negotiations between the American and British commissioners began in Paris on September 27, 1782. '
Historians have described the Treaty of Paris as a landmark of civilization. John Adams hailed the negotiations as “one of the most important political events that ever happened on this globe.”
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