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       And the two Contracting parties reserve to themselves the liberty of renewing it at the end of that
       term

       Done at paris the third of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three
                                                             Signed
                                                                         Gustav Philip Compte de Creutz      (LS)
                                                                         B Franklin                                         (LS)

                                                    Separate Articles

       Art 1  This Swedish majesty shall use all means in his power to protect and defend the Vessels and effects
       belonging to citizens or inhabitants of the United States of north America and every of them which shall
       be in the ports havens roads or on the seas near to the countries islands cities and towns of his said majesty and
       shall use his utmost endeavours to recover and restore to the right owners all such vessels and effects
       which shall be taken from them within his Jurisdiction

       Art 3  In like manner the United States of North America shall protect protect and defend the Vessels
       and effects belonging to the subjects of his Swedish majesty which shall be in the ports havens
       or roads or on the seas near to the countries islands cities and Towns of the said States and shall
       use their utmost effects to recover and restore to the writ onus all such vessels and effects which shall
       be taken from them with their Jurisdiction

       Art 3  If in any futer war at sea the contracting powers resolve to remain neuter and as such to observe
       the strictest neutrality then it is agreed that if the merchant ships of either party should happen to
       be in a part of the sea where the ships of war of the same nation are not stationed or if they are met on
       the high sea without being able to have recourse to their own conveys in that case the commander of
       the ships of war of the other party if required shall in good faith and sincerity give them all necessary
       assistance and in such case the ships of war and frigates of either of the powers shall protect and
       support the merchant Ships of the other provided nevertheless that the ships claiming assistance
       are not engaged in any illicit commerce contrary to the principals of the neutrality

       Art 4  It is agreed and concluded that all merchants captains of merchant ships or other subjects of
       his Swedish majesty shall have full liberty in all places under the Dominion or Jurisdiction
       of the United States of America to manage their own officers and to employ in the management of
       them whomsoever they please and they shall not be obliged to make use of any Interpreter or
       broker nor to pay them any reward unless they make use of them more over the masters of Ships shall
       not be obliged in loading or unloading their vessels to employ appointed by public authority
       for that purpose but the shall be at full liberty themselves to load or unload their vessels or to employ
       or unloading them whomsoever they think proper without paying reward under the title
       of salary to any other person whatever and they shall not be obliged to turn over any kind of merchandizes
       to other vessels nor to receive them on board their own nor to wait for their lading longer
       than they pleas and all and every of the citizens people and Inhabitants of the Unite States of America
       shall reciprocally have and enjoy the same privileges and liberties in all places under the Jurisdiction
       of the said realon

       Art 5  It is agreed that when Merchandizes shall have been put on board the ships or vessels
       of either of the contracting parties they shall not be subjected to any examination but all
                                                                                                                      (examinations)


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