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 TREATY OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP Between the United States of America, and Ms Imperiar Majesty the Emperor of Morocco. (a) January, 1787. To all Persons to·whom these Presents shall come or be made known. "‘—"*"""’ Wunmzas the United States of America, m Congress assembled, by their commission bearing date the twelfth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, thought proper to constitute John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson, their Mimsters Plen1poten— tiary, giving to them, or a majority of them, full powers to confer, treat and negociate with the Ambassador, Minister, or Commissioner of his Majesty the Emperor of Morocco, concerning a treaty of amity and commerce; to make and receive propositions hforhsuclé éreatyaarél to conclude and sion the same transmitting it to the United States in ongress assembled? for their fihal ratification; and by one other commission, bearing date the eleventh day of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, epdlfurther emptower th; sai3]Mmjlstegs Palereppsoatirstiary or a majority o them y_wr1 mg un er err _ an s _ n, to appoint such agent in thie said business as they might think proper, with authority under the directions and. instructions of the said Ministers, to commence and prosecute the sand negociations and·conferences for the said treaty, provided that the said treaty should be signed by the said_ Ministers: And whereas we, the said John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two of the said Ministers Plenipotentiary (the said Benjamin Franklin being absent) by writing under the hand and seal of the stud John Adams at London, October the fifth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, and of the said Thomas Jefferson at Paris, October the elevengh of the same year, did appoint Thomas Barclay, agent in the business aforesaid, giving him the powers therein, which, by the said second commission, we were authorized to give, and the said Thomas Barclay, in pursuance thereof, hath arranged articles for a treaty of amity and commerce between the United States of America, and his Majesty the Emperor of Morocco, which articles, written in the Arabic lan uage, confirmed by his said Majesty the Emperor of Morocco, and seahsd with his royal seal, being translated into the language of the said United States of America, together with the attestations thereto annexed, are in the following words, to wit: inout:.} SEAL. In the Name of Anitxrenrrr Gon. This is a Treaty of Peace and Friendship established between us and the United States of America, which is confirmed, and which we have ordered to be written in this book, and sealed with our royal seal, at our courtof Morocco, on the twenty-fifth day of the blessed month of Shaban, m the year one thousand two hundred, trusting in God it will remain permanent. ARTICLE I. We declare that both parties have agreed that this treaty, consisting (G) BJ " ¤¤ ¤¤'· makiflg ¤¤ ¤PP1”0prl¤ti0¤ for the purpose therein mentioned," passed March 3, 1791, Laws. S. vcl. 1, 214, twenty thousand dollars are appropriated for effecting a negotiation of the treaty with Morocco, September 16, 1836, post, 484.