[Revolutionary War Era Newspaper]. Gerard, C. A. Franklin, Benjamin [1706 - 1790]. Deane, Silas [1737 - 1789]. Lee, Arthur [1740 - 1792]

The INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE: And the Universal Advertiser. Vol. XI. Numb. 538. Thursday, December 10, 1778

      Boston:: Printed by Powars and Willis.,. 1778.. Overall size: 15-1/4" x 9-1/2". 1 sheet, folded once vertically. 4 pp. Text printed 3 column.. Paper yellowed. Vertical & horizontal fold-lines, with slight paper. loss along the horizontal. Period pos to top margin of p. 1. Old. archival paper reinforcements to interior gutter. Withal, a. nevertheless VG exemplar of an uncommon issue, which documents a. seminal occasion in early US history.. Printed herein is the complete [or so attests the printer] treaty of 'Amity and Commerce, and of Alliance' between France and the new United States, of 6th February 1778, which has the distinction of being the first treaty of 'Amity and Commerce' negotiated by our new nation [cf. DAH, v7, p. 109]. The treaty is signed [in type] by: C. A. Gerard, Ben Franklin, Silas Deane, & Arthur Lee. . Masthead woodcut vignette [2-7/8" x 2-1/4"].