Historedia
Person

David Hartley

Events
4
Episodes
15
Years
1782–1784

Every event in Historedia whose sources name David Hartley, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. British Recognition of US Independence

    1782–1784

    Role: British treaty signatory

    1. November 30, 1782 · ParisDrafting of the Provisional Treaty

      American and British representatives drafted a provisional treaty on November 30, 1782, after months of negotiation in Paris.

    2. September 3, 1783 · Hôtel d'York, ParisSigning of the Treaty of Paris

      The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, at the Hôtel d'York in Paris by Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Hartley.

    3. January 14 – May 12, 1784 · Annapolis and ParisRatification and Exchange of Ratifications

      The Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784; Britain ratified on April 9, 1784, with exchange in Paris on May 12, 1784.

  2. Preliminary Peace Treaties at Versailles

    1782

    Role: British representative of King George III

    1. 1782 · unspecified diplomatic venueSpain's insistence on continuing the war

      While France and other parties sought peace, Spain insisted on fighting until it could capture Gibraltar from Britain.

  3. Signing of preliminary peace articles

    1782–1784

    Role: Signatory of the definitive Treaty of Paris for Great Britain

    1. April 1782 · Paris peace negotiationsPeace negotiations open in Paris

      Following the Yorktown defeat and the fall of North's government, peace negotiations began in Paris in April 1782.

    2. September 1782 · Paris negotiationsVergennes proposal rejected

      In September 1782, Vergennes proposed a solution to the deadlocked US-British negotiations, which the United States rejected.

    3. November 30, 1782 · ParisSigning of preliminary peace articles

      On November 30, 1782, American and British representatives signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, acknowledging US independence.

    4. April 15, 1783 – January 14, 1784 · Annapolis, MarylandCongress endorses and ratifies the peace

      Congress endorsed the preliminary settlement on April 15, 1783, and ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, in Annapolis.

    5. September 3, 1783 · Hôtel d'York, 56 Rue Jacob, ParisDefinitive Treaty of Paris signed

      The definitive Treaty of Paris was signed at the Hôtel d'York in Paris on September 3, 1783, by Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Hartley.

  4. Treaties of Paris and Versailles

    1782–1784

    Role: British signatory

    1. April–September 1782 · Paris, FrancePeace negotiations open in Paris

      Negotiations began in Paris in April 1782 after North's government fell following Yorktown, continuing through the summer.

    2. November 30, 1782 · Location of drafting not stated in the supplied passages; some negotiations occurred at Lansdowne HouseProvisional treaty drafted

      The treaty was drafted on November 30, 1782, with Shelburne seeking to separate the United States from France.

    3. 1783 · Palace of VersaillesSeparate treaties signed with France and Spain

      Great Britain signed separate agreements with France and Spain; the last two Peace of Paris treaties were signed at the Palace of Versailles in 1783.

    4. September 3, 1783 · Hôtel d'York, 56 Rue Jacob, ParisTreaty of Paris signed

      On September 3, 1783, Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Hartley signed the treaty at the Hôtel d'York in Paris, ending the war.

    5. 1784 · Location not stated in the supplied passages; concerns Britain, the Netherlands, and the Dutch East IndiesDutch treaty finalization and failed commercial treaty

      The Dutch treaty was not finalized until 1784, when captured East Indies possessions were returned for trading privileges; a hoped-for commercial treaty with Britain failed to materialize.

    6. January 14 – May 12, 1784 · Annapolis, Maryland and ParisRatification and exchange of ratified copies

      The Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784; Britain ratified on April 9, and copies were exchanged in Paris on May 12, 1784.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Paris (1783) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29