Treaty between United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave Trade
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WHEREAS a treaty between the United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries, at the city of Washington, on the seventh day of April last, which treaty is, word for word, as follows:
Treaty between the United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the suppression of the African slave trade.
The United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous to render more effectual the means hitherto adopted for the suppression of the slave trade carried on upon the coast of Africa, have deemed it expedient to conclude a treaty for that purpose, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
The President of the United States of America, William H. Seward, Secretary of State;
And her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of...
Charles I. Bevans, ed. Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949, volume 12. Washington, D.C.: Department of State, 1974.
