Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Another Letter To Mom

Dear Mom,
Wow, The treaty of Paris was finally signed!!! mom I was there when it was signed and it felt amazing. The Treaty was signed at the symbolically neutral ground at Paris' Hotel De York. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay were there representing the United States, some guy named David Hartley was representing King George 111. I was there the whole time and it took about 4 hours because everyone got a chance to speak, the treaty was read out loud and then we had to wait for the representatives to sign. The signing was suppose to be in the Maryland State House in Annapolis in November but since not a lot of delegates(only 7) got there, so they moved the date and decided too sign it in Paris. The treaty granted the United States westward to the Mississippi River, later the River got opened to both nations. The British accepted the treaty on April 9, 1754 and it took months for America to realise that the war was over. Well as you see it is very exciting, hope to see you soon, bye mother.
From your daughter
Andrea

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