The preliminary peace treaty between Great Britain and France

Lot 54
25.05.2022 17:00UTC -05:00
Classic
Vendu
$ 13 860
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementEtats-Unis, New York
Archive
La vente aux enchères est terminée. Vous ne pouvez plus enchérir.
Archive
ID 752797
Lot 54 | The preliminary peace treaty between Great Britain and France
Valeur estimée
$ 3 000 – 5 000
The preliminary peace treaty between Great Britain and FranceLondon, 1783PARIS PEACE NEGOTIATIONS — Preliminary Articles of Peace between his Britannick Majesty, and the Most Christian King. Signed at Versailles, the 29th of January, 1783. London: T. Harrison and S. Brooke, 1783. George Montagu's copy, one of the British negotiators at Versailles. Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester (1737-1788), was a Whig Member of Parliament opposed to Lord North's American policy. His support of the Rockingham ministry landed him appointments as Lord Chamberlain and the Privy Council, and in 1783 he became the Ambassador to France to supervise the conclusion of the ongoing treaty negotiations in Paris in the spring of 1783. Montagu's charge was to conclude treaties with France, Spain and the Dutch Republic (David Hartley and Richard Oswald led separate negotiations with the United States). The present copy would have provided Montagu with easy reference during the protracted negotiations toward a definitive treaty that did not conclude until September 1783. In the lower margin of page seven, Montagu comments on Article VIII which governed the mutual return of various sugar islands in the West Indies, asking whether the word "restitués" would concern the island of Tobago which was taken by the French in 1781 and ceded to France per the terms of Article VII. Davenport 169; Adams, American Controversy, 83-45. Quarto (205 x 190mm). Some marginalia on title page and again on page 7 (slightly toned on a few pages at top margin). Later stabbed and sewn binding (original stitch holes intact). Housed in a green cloth chemise and matching slipcase. Provenance: Ex [UK] Public Records office (stamp on verso), deaccession c.1990.
Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
Etats-Unis
Aperçu
25.05.2022 – 25.05.2022
Téléphone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
E-mail
Conditions d'utilisationConditions d'utilisation
transport Service postal
Service de messagerie
ramassage par vous-même
Modes de paiement Virement bancaire
Heures d'ouvertureHeures d'ouverture
Lu 09:30 – 17:00   
Ma 09:30 – 17:00   
Me 09:30 – 17:00   
Je 09:30 – 17:00   
Ve 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa fermé
Di fermé