. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . ink in the background with which he is about to It was not only chiefly, but solely, thiough his means that the negotiations of thatperiod, between England and France, were brought to a successful conclusion, wrote Fitz-herbert (Lord St. Helens) some years afterward. John Adams always affirmed that the titleof the Washington of the negotiation, bestowed upon himself in Holland, properly be-longed to Jay ; and he wrote, while President of the United States, under date of November24, 1800, The principal merit of the succe-ssful n
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . ink in the background with which he is about to It was not only chiefly, but solely, thiough his means that the negotiations of thatperiod, between England and France, were brought to a successful conclusion, wrote Fitz-herbert (Lord St. Helens) some years afterward. John Adams always affirmed that the titleof the Washington of the negotiation, bestowed upon himself in Holland, properly be-longed to Jay ; and he wrote, while President of the United States, under date of November24, 1800, The principal merit of the succe-ssful negotiations for the peace of 1783 was Governor William Livingston wrote to Jay, The treaty is universally Hamilton wrote to Jay, The people of New England ttilk of makijig you auanuual fish ofieriug. DAVID HARTLEY. 269 consummate the final act necessary for the restoration of tranquillity tofive great nations. He is waiting in his Paris apartments for the arrivalof the American Ministers, on the morning designated lor the signing of. David Hartley. |l .1 |i;iiiitini; by Koiiiiiey J the document; and his emotional features beam witli delighted satisfactionas he antici])ates the final triumpli liis own nolde and persistent effortshave contributed so largely to a(;)] Tlu; ])ictur(! liung in thestudy of Franklin until his d(;ath. It is now in ])ossession of his great-grandson, Dr. T. H. Bache^ through whose courtesy the copy has been 270 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. made which we present for the first time to the reading public. Itpossesses a dramatic interest beyond the mere portraiture of the is an impressive illustration, in which we behold the ceremony ofolder institutions, represented by kings and nobles, bowing unconsciouslybefore the divinity of a new liberty and a new world.^ Vergennes entertained the diplomatists from the various countries at
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