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THE COMMISSIONERS.
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THE COMMISSIONERS.

DateApril 3, 1778
Publisher ca. 1720 - 1780
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white etching
DimensionsOH: 10" x OW: 14"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-63
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "THE COMMISSIONERS./ Pub.d April 3, 1778 by M. Darly 39 Strand."

In 1778, five men were appointed to attempt to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the disputes with colonial America. They kneel before an Indian Princess America who is encircled by a laurel wreath halo and supports the pole and liberty cap. Her back half turned to the commissioners; she is seated on a pile of containers, some of which hold tobacco bound for several European nations but not for England.
Supplications and entreaties pour from the mouths of the five: Lord Admiral Richard Howe, Gen. Sir William Howe, Lord Frederick Carlisle, William Eden, and Commodore (Governor) George Johnstone. They admit that England has committed wrongs in her dealings with America, beg her for forgiveness, and suggest that she submit to their domination, although with certain reservations and concessions.ProvenanceBefore 1960, H. Dunscombe Colt [1901-1973] (New York, NY); before 1960, purchased by the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1960-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
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The Associators; or A touch on the Times.
1778
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The Commsioners interview with CONGRESS.
Matthew Darly
April 1, 1778
Map 1973-322
A MAP of/ SOUTH CAROLINA/ And a PART of/ GEORGIA./ containing the Whole/ Sea-Coast; all the Islands, Inlets, Rivers, Creeks, Parishes,/ Townships, Boroughs, Roads, and Bridges:/ AS ALSO,/ Several Plantations, with their proper Boundary-Lines...
William Gerard De Brahm (1718-ca. 1799)
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A MAP of the/ British and French Dominions in/ North America,/ WITH THE/ Roads, Distances, Limits, and Extent of the/SETTLEMENTS,/ Humbly Inscribed to the Right Honourable/ The Earl of Halifax,
John Mitchell (1711-1768)
February 13, 1755
Map 2017-215
A MAP of the British and French Dominions in North America, WITH THE Roads, Distances, Limits, and Extent of the SETTLEMENTS...
John Mitchell (1711-1768)
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1968-11, Map
A MAP of/ the most INHABITED part of/ VIRGINIA/ containing the whole PROVINCE of/ MARYLAND/ with Part of/ PENSILVANIA, NEW JERSEY AND NORTH CAROLINA
Joshua Fry (ca. 1700-1754) & Peter Jefferson (1708-1757)
1768; first published ca. 1753
1972-409,110, Print
Chairing the Members, Plate IV
William Hogarth
ca. 1822
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York Town
1781
2000-91, Print
William Ansah Sessarakoo
John Faber Jr.
1749
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The Right Hon.ble Richard Lord Howe.
Richard Purcell (pseudonym C. Corbutt)
November 10, 1777
1985-167, Map
A Topographical MAP of the North.n Part OF/ NEW YORK ISLAND, Exhibiting the PLAN of FORT WASHINGTON, now FORT KNYPHAUSEN, with the Rebels Lines to the Southward, which were Forced by/ the Troops under the Command of THE R.t Hon.ble EARL PERCY...
Claude Joseph Sauthier (1736-1802)
1777
THE/ PROVINCE of NEW JERSEY,/ Divided into/ EAST and WEST,/ commonly called/ THE JERSEYS.
THE/ PROVINCE of NEW JERSEY,/ Divided into/ EAST and WEST,/ commonly called/ THE JERSEYS.
William Faden (1750-1836)
December 1, 1777