Representatives Signing 1783 Treaty Of Paris

Illustration of representatives of the United States and Great Britain signing the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the agreement which formally ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the North American colonies, Paris, France, September 3, 1783. Representatives present at the event included English politician David Hartley (1731 - 1813) (representative of Britain), American politician John Adams (1735 ? 1826), American politician and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), and American politician John Jay (1745 ? 1829). (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)