sep 24, 1776 - Model Treaty

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A guide for future treaties established by a committee appointed by Congress. The committee consisted of John Adams, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Harrison and Robert Morris, and was created on June 12. The Model Treaty included the provisions of free ports for free goods, freedom of trade for neutrals, and an agreed list of contraband. It was approved on September 24, and was taken by Franklin to negotiate with France the next day.

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