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Sign: Paris - the place where the peace treaty between USA and UK was signed (Treaty of Paris)


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56 Rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, France
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On the sign:
EN CE BATIMENT JADIS HOTEL D’YORK LE 3 SEPTEMBRE 1783

DAVID HARTLEY, AU NOM DU ROI D’ANGLETERRE,

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, JOHN JAY, JOHN ADAMS, AU NOM DES ÉTATS-UNIS D’AMÉRIQUE,

ONT SIGNÉ LE TRAITÉ DÉFINITIF DE PAIX RECONNAISSANT L’INDÉPENDANCE DES ÉTATS-UNIS.
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The sign is on what used to be the York Hotel where the Treaty of Paris was signed, the agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States

The building was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
IN THIS BUILDING FORMERLY YORK HOTEL ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1783

DAVID HARTLEY, IN THE NAME OF THE KING OF ENGLAND,

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, JOHN JAY, JOHN ADAMS, ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

HAVE SIGNED THE FINAL PEACE TREATY RECOGNIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES.



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