Conaty of Alliance The most Christian King and the Craite d'alliance eventuelle es deffensive Le Roi Eren Chrébien et len Chata-unin de l'Amerique Septention conale, Savoir New-Hampshine, las Baye de lanachurel, Rhode- Siland United States of North America, to mil, How hampshire, Manachusetts Bay Ahoderisland, Connecticut, New york, New Jersey, Sennsylvania, Delaware.), Maryland, Virginia, Hath Carolina, Connectiont, Newyork, New-Jersey South Carolina, and Georgia, having fansylvanie, Delaware, Maryland, this Day concluded a treaty of amity) Virginie, Caroline Septentrionale), and Commerce; for the reciprocal Caroline Meridionale et Georgie), advantages of their Subjects and litizona have thought it crecemery to take into ayant conclu ce jourd'huy un traité d'amitié, de bonne intelligence comidération the means of Trong themning de commence, pour l'avantage thore engagements and of rondsing in réciproque) de loura Sujeta che thom meful to the fafely and tranquility (diloveur; ils ont can devoir prendre of the loves partion, particulary in case en considération les mot Great Britain in Resentment of that_ nenenrer leura liaisona, a deter connection and of the good comespon-dence vohich in the object of the Said pendic utilen a la Sureté el ala Greaty should break the feace with tranquilité, den deux Partien no france, either by direct hostilities, or dans le cas où la Grande Bretagne) by hindring her commerce, and haine de cen mêmer. liaison navigation, in a munner contrary to el de la bonne correspondance qui the Rights of Nations, and the Peace - forment l'objet du die Traité, Te Subsisting between the troo Cromms; porteroil a and liis Majesty and the Said united - france, Son en l'attaquant rompre la pins avec fat Statio hawing resolved in that Case? hostitemeur, Son on troublant Fore to join their Conncils and efforts against commerce es la navigation, d'ame the Enterprises of their common (nomy, maniere contraire au droil den gount the respective Plempotentiaries, pala - est ર impowerd to concert the flauses of la paix Subinstante outre len conditions proper to fulfil the faid_pany Consommen; A Sa Majesté First page of the treaty of alliance between France and the United States of America NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution VOLUME 11 AMERICAN THEATER: January 1, 1778–March 31, 1778 Vol. 10 edited by Michael J. Crawford. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: v. 1. American theatre: Dec. 1, 1774-Sept. 2, 1775. European theatre: Dec. 6, 1774-Aug. 9, 1775. — v. 2. - 1777–December 31, 1777. European theater: October 1, 1777– 1. United States. Navy-History-Revolution, 1775-1783- II. Morgan, William James, ed. III. Crawford, Michael J. ISBN 0-945274-51-3 973.3'5 64-60087 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Each volume of this series is a reminder of the key role played by William Bell Clark, original editor. Drawing on his deep knowledge of the navies in the American Revolution, his initial selections and arrangements of materials compiled over a devoted lifetime provided a framework on which subsequent efforts have continued to build. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY'S ADVISORY Dr. David Alan Rosenberg (Chair) Rear Admiral John T. Kavanaugh, USN (Ret.) Dr. Michael A. Palmer |