There shall be a firm and universal Peace between His Britannic Majesty and the United States, and between their respective Countries, Territories, Cities, Towns and People of every Degree, without exception of Places or Persons.
Historical wording and forms retained where stated.
Modernized reading
Britain and the United States agreed to a comprehensive peace.
Plain-language reading; not a substitute for quotation.
Editorial method: Capitalization follows the diplomatic transcription published by the Avalon Project.
Annotations
universal PeacePeace applied across the parties' territories and people, subject to ratification and communication schedules.
plenipotentiariesDiplomats formally empowered to negotiate and sign for their governments.
Witness and provenance
Creator
British and American plenipotentiaries
Witness used
Article I of the signed treaty as transcribed by the Avalon Project from the United States treaty text.
Repository or edition
National Archives / Library of Congress; transcription at Avalon Project
Collection
British-American Diplomacy
Identifier
Treaty of Ghent, Article I
Transmission
Signed at Ghent, exchanged through ratification, and proclaimed in the United States in February 1815.
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