The letter set in motion the negotiations that led to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, when Britain formally recognised the independence of the United States

The letter set in motion the negotiations that led to the 1783 Treaty of Paris, when Britain formally recognised the independence of the United States

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“Seeing Washington’s acceptance of British surrender up close is a powerful encounter with a turning point in history,” the National Archives exhibition’s curator said in a…