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 A TREATY OF AMITY AND COMMERCE, Between his Mcyesty the Kung ty' Prussza and the United States cfzlmeriea. (tz) Julg, August, Hrs Majesty the King of Prussia, and the United States of America, M8?` observed in the intercourse and commerce they desire to establish be. tween their respective countries; His Majesty and the United States have judged that the said end cannot be better obtained than by taking the most perfect equality and reciprocity for the basis of their agreement. With this view, His Majesty the King of Prussia has nominated and constituted as his Plenipotentiary, the‘Baron Frederick William de Thulemeier, his Privy Counsellor of Embassy, and Envoy Extraordinary with their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Netherlands; and the United States have, on their part, given full powers to John Adams, Esquire, late one of their Ministers Plenipotentiary for negotiating a peace, heretofore a Delegate in Congress from the state of Massachusetts, and Chief Justice of the same, and now Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States with His Britannic Majesty ; Doctor Benjamin Franklin, late Minister Plenipotentiary at the court of Versailles, and another of their Ministers Plenipotentiary for negotiating a peace; and Thomas Jefferson, heretofore a Delegate in Congress from the state of Virginia, and Governor of the said state, and now Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at the court of His Most Christian Majesty, which respective Plenipotentiaries, after having exchanged their full powers, and on mature deliberation, have concluded, settled and signed the following articles. ARTICLE I. peace and There shall be a firm, inviolable and universal peace and sincere j¤•¤d¤l¤LP iw- friendship between His Majesty the King of Prussia, his heirs, succesnlmgg; ° um sors and subjects, on the one part, and the United States of America, and their citizens, on the other, without exception of persons or places. ARTICLE II. Subj,,,,, of 'I‘he subjects of his Majesty the King of Prussia may frequent all the Prussia entitled coasts and countries of the United States of America, and reside and {gm:  trade there in all sorts of produce, manufactures and merchandize ; and as ih, mqé; y,,, shall pay within the said United States no other or greater duties, charges voured nation. or fees whatsoever, than the most favoured nations are or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall enjoy all the rights, privileges and exemptions in navigation and commerce, which the most favoured nation does or shall enjoy; submitting themselves nevertheless to the laws and usages there established, and to which are submitted the citizens of the United States, and the citizens and subjects of the most favoured nations. ARTICLE III. In like manner the citizens of the United States of America may frequent all the coasts and countries of his Majesty the King of Prussia (a) The treaties between the United States and Prussia have been: A Treaty of Amity and Commerce between his Majesty the King of Prussia and the United States af America, July, August, and September, 1785. (84)
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