The Treaty of Fort Stanwix 1784

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National Park Service

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$16.99

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Although the 1783 Treaty of Paris formally concluded the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain, it failed to create peace terms for the Native American nations involved in the conflict. To resolve this, federal negotiators Arthur Lee and Richard Butler convened at Fort Stanwix in 1784. Determined to assert federal authority, they bypassed New York Governor George Clinton’s independent attempts at private land deals, as they saw British-aligned nations, like the Mohawk and Cayuga, as defeated adversaries. On October 22, 1784, the signing of the Treaty of Fort…