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Events from the year 1783 in the United States . The American Revolution officially ended with the Treaty of Paris .
Incumbents [ edit ] January–March [ edit ] April–June [ edit ] April – Peace and off Treaty signed with Sweden in Paris, the first act of state concluded between the United States and a foreign power.[2]
April 15 – Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War are ratified by the Congress of the Confederation .
May 13 – The Society of the Cincinnati , a fraternal organization for American veterans of the American Revolution, is formed in Newburgh, New York .[3]
May 18 – The first United Empire Loyalists , fleeing the new United States, reach Parrtown in Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada.
May 26 – A Great Jubilee Day is held in Trumbull, Connecticut , to celebrate the end of the American Revolution .
June 20 – Continental Army soldiers mob Independence Hall , Philadelphia, demanding back pay from the Congress of the Confederation in the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 . Congress flees to New Jersey. July–September [ edit ] October–December [ edit ] November 25: Washington's Entry into New York by Currier & Ives December 23: General George Washington Resigning His Commission John Trumbull Undated [ edit ] Ongoing [ edit ] January 14 – Wilson Lumpkin , U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1837 to 1841 and Governor of Georgia from 1831 to 1835 (died 1870 )
February 16 – Stephen Cassin , U.S. Navy officer (died 1857 )
February 18 – Oliver Dean , physician, businessman, and philanthropist (died 1871 )
March 8 – Hannah Van Buren , née Hoes, wife of Martin Van Buren , 8th president of the United States (died 1819 )
April 3 – Washington Irving , author (died 1859 )
May 12 – Perry Smith , U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1837 to 1843 (died 1852 )
May 25 – Philip P. Barbour , Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1836 to 1841 (died 1841 )
June 21 – Theodosia Burr Alston , daughter of Aaron Burr , First Lady of South Carolina during War of 1812 (died 1813 )
July 31 – John Wales , U.S. Senator from Delaware from 1849 to 1851 (died 1863 )
August 12 – John Williams Walker , U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1819 to 1822 (died 1823 )
September 14 – Henry Johnson , U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1818 to 1824 and 1844 to 1849 (died 1864 )
December 14 – David Barton , U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1821 to 1831 (died 1837 )
December 30 – Stephen H. Long , mechanical engineer with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (died 1864 )[6] Undated [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Laws of the United States of America; from the 4th of March, 1789, to the 4th of March, 1815 , vol. 1 (Weightman, 1815) p.708.^ Klerkäng, Anne (1958). Sweden - America's First Friend . Örebro . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ a b Lossing, Benson John; Wilson, Woodrow , eds. (1910). "1783". Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909 . Harper & Brothers. p. 167. ^ Fleming, Thomas . "The Most Important Moment in American History" . History News Network . Retrieved May 17, 2016 . the most important moment in American history. ^ Brookhiser, Richard (1996). Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington 103 . ISBN 9780684822914 ^ White, John H. Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880 . New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23818-0 ^ Biographical/Historical Information, Coad, Patrick family. Papers, 1798-1888, [1] ,Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center , September 16, 2011.
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