sep 10, 1785 - "Treaty of Amity and Commerce"
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By September 10th, T.J. successfully negotiates the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with Prussian Prime Minister Count Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein. The treaty is then signed by Fredrick the Great and George Washington. This treaty is the first treaty signed between a European country and the United States after the Revolutionary War.(Here is a link to an electronic copy of the document: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/prus1785.asp)
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Date:
sep 10, 1785
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~ 239 years ago