Three of the dignitaries in the 1783 Washington-Carleton reenactment rode into the village of Piermont in a two-seater carriage. According to accounts, Carleton was not pleased to have the meeting with Washington, which occurred after the terms of...
Ships; Military parades & ceremonies; Piers & wharves;
May 1983. A crowd has gathered at the Pier in Piermont to watch the reenactment of the Washington-Carleton meeting in May 1783, when the British formally accepted the terms of the Treaty of Paris. The sloop Providence stood in for the British ship,...
Extract of a letter regarding a treaty with the Western Indians. The author of the letter states that the Indian chiefs have expressed a desire for the end of the war.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Philadelphia to his friend in Kingston regarding a likely peace treaty between the Western Indians and the United States, under the direction of General Anthony Wayne.
