Boston King, located at Yorktown Victory Center`s Witnesses to Revolution Gallery, was one of the former African-American slaves who were evacuated from New York to Nova Scotia at the end of the revolution. When he was young, he worked for the British as a boat pilot and servant in New York. He later became a Methodist minister and emigrated from Nova Scotia in 1792 to Africa, where he was a schoolmaster in a colony for freed slaves. The peace treaties of 1815 were entirely elaborated in French, the Lingua franca of contemporary diplomacy. There were four contracts between France and each of the four major powers of the seventh coalition: Austria, Great Britain, Prussia and Russia. The four contracts were signed on the same day (November 20, 1815), have literal provisions and were designed in the same way (for example. B the “final treaty between Great Britain and France”). [5] On 9 May, peace talks had begun between Talleyrand, who was negotiating with Chaumont`s allies on behalf of Louis XVIII, king of the Bourbons in exile in France, and his allies. The Treaty of Paris established peace between France and Great Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia, which had defined their common goal of war in Chaumont in March.
[2] The treaty was also signed by Portugal and Sweden, while Spain signed shortly thereafter in July. [3] The allied parties did not sign a joint document, but instead entered into separate contracts with France, which allowed for specific modifications. [3] Art. 3. Religion, morality and knowledge, which are necessary for good government and the happiness of humanity, schools and means of education will be promoted forever. The best good faith will always be respected towards the Indians; their land and property should never be removed without their consent; and in their property, rights and freedom, they must never be assaulted or disturbed unless they are assaulted or disturbed in just and legitimate wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity must be made from time to time, in order to prevent them from being unjustly committed, and to preserve peace and friendship with them. Article 6. There can be no slavery or involuntary servitude in this area, except to punish crimes whose part has been duly condemned: provided that any person who escapes in the same state is legally claimed by work or service in one of the States of origin can legitimately recover and recover the person who claims his work or service as the person mentioned above. , to be transmitted.