United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
No order for evacuating forts could be expected until Treaty of 1783
completed and its terms made known to officials in various parts of Empire. Therefore,
non-withdrawal from posts before July 1784 no violation of Treaty. But, new legislative
acts--in no way sustaining the status quo during the cessation of hostilities--were
enacted in Canada after knowledge of the terms agreed upon was common, "avowedly
intended to defeat the execution of those terms when the treaty should be concluded and
ratified, and in their operation necessarily producing that effect." Hence, there can be
no doubt as to who first violated Treaty--"if that discussion were now necessary or
useful."
