[4] Moore, _International Arbitrations_, p. 350.

[5] Van Tyne, _American Revolution_, p. 61; Force, _American Archives_, 4th Series, III, 1385.

[6] Proclamation--"Whereas the enemy have adopted a practice of enrolling Negroes among their troops, I do hereby give Notice that all Negroes taken in Arms or upon any military Duty shall be purchased for the public service at a stated price; the money to be paid to the captors. But I do most strictly forbid any Person to sell or claim right over any Negroes the property of a Rebel who may take refuge with any part of this Army. And I do promise to every Negro who shall desert the Rebel Standard full Security to follow within the Lines any occupation which he may think proper." Given under my Hand at Headquarters, Phillipsburg, the 30th day of June, 1799.

H. CLINTON.

By his Excellency's Commander JOHN SMITH, Sec.

Journal of Continental Congress, II, 26; Van Tyne, _American Revolution_.

[7] Force, _American Archives_, I, 486, Fifth Series.

[8] _Journal of Continental Congress_, II, 26.

[9] Ramsay, _History of South Carolina_, Edition, 1809, I, 474.

[10] Moore's _Historical Notes_, 14; _Journal of Negro History_, Vol.

I, p. 117.

[11] _Jefferson's Works_, Vol. II, p. 426.

[12] Sparks, _Washington's Works_, III, 218.

[13] Channing's _History of the United States_, Vol. III, pp. 348-369.

[14] _American Historical a.s.sociation Report_, Vol. I, p. 273.

[15] Article 7, Treaty of Paris.--"There shall be a firm and perpetual peace between his Brittanic Majesty and the said States, and between the subjects of the one and the citizens of the other, wherefore all hostilities both by sea and land shall from henceforth cease: All prisoners on both sides shall be set at liberty, and his Brittanic Majesty shall with all convenient speed, and without causing any destruction or carrying away any Negroes or other property of the American inhabitants, withdraw all his armies, garrisons and fleets from the said United States, and from every port, place and harbour within the same; leaving in all fortifications the American artillery that may be therein; and shall also order and cause all archives, records, deeds and papers belonging to any of the said states or their citizens which in the course of the war may have fallen into the hands of his officers to be forthwith restored and delivered to the proper states and persons to whom they belong."

McDonald, _Doc.u.mentary Source Book of American History_, p. 208.

[16] _American Historical a.s.sociation Report, 1874_, p. 421. Waits, _American State Papers_, Vol. I, p. 279.

[17] _Journal of Negro History_, Vol. II, pp. 411-422.

[18] Sparks, _Washington_, Vol. VIII, Appendix, p. 544.

[19] Washington to Daniel Parker in Ford's _Washington's Writing_, X, 246-247.

[20] Ford's Edition of _Jefferson's Writings_, p. 127.

[21] _Journal of Negro History_, Vol. II, p. 417.

[22] Ford, _Washington's Writings_, X, 241-243.

[23] _Journal of Negro History_, II, 418.

[24] _Diplomatic Correspondence_, Vol. XI, p. 335.

[25] Ford, _Washington's Writings_, X, 241-243.

[26] _American State Papers--Foreign Relations_, I, p. 190.

[27] _Ibid._, I, p. 191.

[28] _Ibid._, I, pp. 188-192.

[29] _American State Papers, Foreign Relations_, Vol. I, pp. 188-192.

[30] _Blank certificate_--New York, April 23, 1783.

This is to certify to whomsoever it may concern that the bearer hereof ........... a Negro restored to the British Lines in consequence of the proclamation of Sir William Howe and Sir Henry Clinton, late Commanders-in-chief in America; and that the said Negro has hereby his excellency's Sir Guy Carleton's permission to go to Nova Scotia or wherever else .......... may think proper.

By order of BRIGADIER GEN. BUCK.

E. WILLIAMS, Major of Brigade.

[31] _American State Papers_, Vol. I, pp. 190-192.

[32] McDonald's _Source Book of American History_, p. 208.

[33] _American Historical a.s.sociation Report_, Vol. I, p. 276.

[34] _Annals of Congress_, 4th Congress, p. 970.

[35] _Report of the American Historical a.s.sociation_, pp. 413-444; _Diplomatic Correspondence 1783-1789_ (3 Vol. ed.), II, 340.

[36] Morse, _John Adams_, p. 235.

[37] _Adams' Works_, Vol. VIII, p. 303.

[38] _American Historical a.s.sociation Report, 1894_, p. 422.

McLaughlin. _American State Papers, Foreign Relations_, Vol. I, p.

122.

[39] _American Historical a.s.sociation Report_, 1894, p. 422.

[40] _American State Papers, Confidential Doc.u.ments_, Vol. X, p. 80.

[41] _American State Papers, Confidential Doc.u.ments_, Vol. X, p. 85.

[42] McLaughlin, _Western Posts and British Debts_, p. 423 in _American Historical a.s.sociation Report_, 1894.

[43] _American State Papers, Foreign Relations_, Vol. I, pp. 470-472.

[44] Jay to Randolph, _American State Papers_, Vol. I, p. 485.

[45] _American State Papers_, Vol. I, p. 485.