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Project of a Treaty, as returned by the British to the American Plem*. 

 potentiaries, 26th November ^ 1814. 



Treaty of Peace and Amity, between his Britannic Majesty, and 

 the United States of America. 



The following marginal remarks 

 and alterations were made and 

 proposed by the British pleni 

 potentiaries. 

 Note. It is proposed to omit 



altogether the words that are 



nnderlined. 



ARTICLE 1. 



(1) places or 



(2) after the exchange of the ra 

 tifications as herein after men 

 tioned. 



* It is thought more advisable 



His Britannic majesty and the 

 United States of America, desi 

 rous of terminatingthe war which 

 has unhappily subsisted between 

 the two countries, and of restor 

 ing, upon principles of perfect re 

 ciprocity, peace, friendship, and 

 ^ood understanding, between 

 them, have, for that purpose, ap 

 pointed their respective plenipo 

 tentiaries, that is to say, his Bri 

 tannic majesty on his part has 

 appointed the right honourable 

 James lord Gambier, admiral 

 of the White Squadron, of his 

 majesty s fleet, Henry Goulburn, 

 esq. a member of the Imperial 

 Parliament, and under Secretary 

 of State, and William Adams, 

 esq. Doctor of Civil Laws ; and 

 the President of the United States, 

 by and with advice and consent of 

 the Senate thereof, has appointed 

 John Quincy Adams, James A. 

 Bayard, Henry Clay, Jonathan 

 Russell, and Albert Gallatin, citi 

 zens of the United States, who, 

 after a reciprocal communication 

 of their respective full powers, 

 have agreed upon the following 

 articles. 



ARTICLE I. There shall be a 

 firm and universal peace between 

 his Britannic majesty and the 

 United States and between their 

 respective countries, territories, 

 cities, towns, and people, of eve 

 ry degree, without exception of 

 (1) persons or places. All hos 

 tilities, both by sea and land, 

 shall immediately cease. (2) Ml 

 prisoners on both sides shall be set 

 at liberty.* All territory, places, 

 and possessions, without excep- 



