Secretaries of State. Presidents. Commission March 6, 1885. June 29, 1892. ....do March 6, 1893. Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware.... Grover Cleveland James G. Blaine, of Maine.... Benjamin Harrison Secretary), ad interim. ...do .... William F. Wharton, of Massachusetts (Assistant Secretary), ad interim. Grover Cleveland ... ...do. ad interim. Richard Olney, of Massachusetts John Sherman, of Ohio.... William McKinley William R. Day, of Ohio do Alvey A. Adee, of the District of Columbia (Second Assistant Secretary), ad interim. .do John Hay, of the District of Columbia Theodore Roosevelt. Elihu Root, of New York .... ..do. Robert Bacon, of New York, Philander C. Knox, of Pennsylvania William H. Taft .do... June 8, 1895. .....do September 20, 18 .do July 7, 1905. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF TREATIES, CONVENTIONS, AGREEMENTS BY COUNTRIES, AND OF INTERNATIONAL ACTS, 1778–1909. Country. Subject. Signed. Proclaimed. Page 1 6 11 18 20 25 29 33 36 38 39 45 47 49 49 51 53 56 58 60 62 Algiers September 5, 1795... March 2, 1796 June 30, 1815. December 26, 1815 ,. December 22, 1816 .. February 11, 1822 Argentine Re Navigation of Rivers Parana and July 10, 1853 April 9, 1855 public. Uruguay. Argentine Re- Friendship, Commerce,and Navi- July 27, 1853 ...... April 9, 1855 public. gation. Argentine Re- Extradition... September 26, 1896.. June 5, 1900. February 25, 1850.. July 3, 1856 December 15, 1856 .. July 11, 1870 June 29, 1871 Austria-Hungary Naturalization. September 20, 1870.. August 1, 1871. Austria-Hungary Trade-marks... November 25, 1871.. June 1, 1872. Austria-Hungary Copyright Proclamation. September 20, 1907.. January 15, 1909 May 18, 1909 January 30, 1857 May 19, 1857 July 19, 1868. January 10, 1870.... Abolishing Droit de Baine and January 21, 1845.... August 16, 1846 ..... Taxes on Emigration. September 12, 1853.. November 18, 1854.. May 26, 1868 October 8, 1868. Bavaria Protocol Relating to Naturaliza- May 26, 1868 tion. of Scheldt Dues. November 16, 1868.. July 30, 1869.. ties of Consuls. Belgium... Trade-marks... December 20, 1868.. July 30, 1869.. Belgium. Extradition... March 19, 1874 May 1, 1874. Belgium. Commerce and Navigation. March 8, 1875 June 29, 1875. Belgium.. Consular... March 9, 1880 March 1, 1881 Belgium.. Extradition... June 13, 1882. November 20, 1882.. April 7, 1884. July 9, 1884. July 1, 1891. October 26, 1901.. June 14, 1902. November 27, 1905 Friendship, Commerce, and Navi- May 13, 1858 January 8, 1863. gation. Bolivia ..... Extradition.. April 21, 1900 December 30, 1901 .. Borneo Amity, Commerce, and Naviga- June 23, 1850. July 12, 1854. tion. Brazil Amity, Commerce, and Naviga- December 12, 1828.. March 18, 1829.. 64 69 73 75 80 81 86 87 90 94 100 104 105 106 111 113 125 130 133 14 14 14. 152 15. 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 21 22 23 23 23 23 24 Brazil January 27, 1849 January 19, 1850 September 24, 1878.. June 17, 1879.. May 14, 1897 April 30, 1903 September 6, 1902...) September 6, 1853... October 15, 1853 August 21, 1854...... July 30, 1855 September 15, 1906.. Central America. Peace, Amity, Commerce, and December 5, 1825 October 28, 1826 Navigation Chile Peace, Amity, Commerce, and May 16, 1832.. April 29, 1834 Navigation Chile Additional Peace, Amity, Com- September 1, 1833... April 29, 1884 merce, and Navigation, Chile Macedonian Claims.. November 10, 1858.. December 22, 1859.. August 7, 1892. January 28, 1893 May 25, 1896. May 24, 1897 May 24, 1897. March 12, 1900. April 17, 1900. May 27, 1902.. April 18, 1846 Peace, Amity, and Commerce. June 18, 1858. January 26, 1860 Trade Regulations and Tariff... November 8, 1858.. November 8, 1858.. Trade, Consuls, and Emigration. July 28, 1868 February 5, 1870.... China Immigration.... November 17, 1880.. October 5, 1881. China Commercial Intercourse and Ju- November 17, 1880.. October 5, 1881.. dicial Procedure. China Immigration.... March 17, 1894 December 8, 1894 1899.... Final Protocol at Conclusion of September 7, 1901... Boxer Troubles. October 8, 1903. January 13, 1904. New Agreement Concerning September 27, 1905.. Whang Pu. China Arbitration ... October 8, 1908...... April 6, 1909 Colombia.. Amity, Commerce, and Naviga- October 3, 1824 May 31, 1825 tion. Colombia. Peace, Amity, Navigation, and December 12, 1846.. June 12, 1848. Commerce. Colombia... Consular May 4, 1850 December 5, 1851. Colombia. Claims September 10, 1857.. November 8, 1860.. Colombia. Claims February 10, 1861... October 19, 1865... Colombia. Extradition. May 7, 1888 February 6, 1891.. Congo (Kongo).. Declaration... April 22, 1884 April 22, 1884 Navigation, igation. Costa Rica... Claims. July 2, 1860 November 11, 1861.. Costa Rica. Copyright Proclamation. October 19, 1899. Costa Rica. Interoceanic Canal. December 1, 1900 Costa Rica.. Arbitration ... January 13, 1909 July 21, 1909 Cuba Commercial Reciprocity..... December 11, 1902 .. December 17, 1903 .. Cuba Supplementary Commercial Reci- January 26, 1903 .... December 17, 1903 procity. 24 26 26 29 29 29 30 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 358 Cuba ....... Agreement for Lease of Land for February 16, 1903 ... Coaling Station. 360 Cuba Relations with...... May 22, 1903 362 Cuba Copyright Proclamation .... November 17, 1903.. 365 Cuba Supplementary Relations with January 20, 1904 July 2, 1904 365 Cube Extradition ... April 6, 1904 February 8, 1905 366 Cuba Amendatory Extradition. December 6, 1904 February 8, 1905 371 Denmark Friendship, Commerce, and Navi- April 26, 1826 October 14, 1826 378 gation. Denmark, Claims. March 28, 1830 June 5, 1830 377 Denmark. Discontinuing Sound Dues April 11, 1857 January 13, 1858 380 Denmark Consular .... July 11, 1861 September 20, 1861.. 383 July 20, 1872 384 Denmark Readmeasurement of Vessels.. February 26, 1886 386 Denmark Claims December 6, 1888 May 24, 1899 387 Denmark Trade-marks.. June 15, 1892. October 12, 1892 389 Denmark Copyright Proclamation ..... May 8, 1893.. 390 Denmark Extradition .... January 6, 1902 April 17, 1902... 390 Denmark Extradition Supplementary November 6, 1905... February 19, 1906 ... 395 Denmark Industrial Designs and Models.... June 22, 1906.. 896 Denmark Trade-marks in China March 19, 1907. 399 Denmark Arbitration May 18, 1908 401 Dominican Re-Amity, Commerce, Navigation, February 8, 1867.... October 24, 1867.... 403 public. and Extradition. Dominican Re-Claims ..... January 31, 1903 . 414 public. Dominican Re Collection and Application of the February 8, 1907.... July 25, 1907 418 public. Customs Revenues. Ecuador..... Peace, Friendship, Navigation, June 13, 1839. September 23, 1842.. 421 and Commerce. Ecuador... November 25, 1862.. September 8, 1864... 432 Ecuador.. Naturalization May 6, 1872 November 24, 1873.. 434 Ecuador. Extradition.. June 28, 1872. December 24, 1873.. 436 Ecuador Claims. February 28, 1893... November 7, 1894... 438 Egypt Commercial Agreement and Cus- November 16, 1884.. May 7, 1885... 442 toms Regulations. Ethiopia... Commercial Relations .. December 27, 1903 .. September 30, 1904.. 466 France Amity and Commerce.. February 6, 1778.... 468 France Alliance .... February 6, 1778.... 479 France Act Separate and Secret February 6, 1778... 482 France Contract for Payment of Loans... July 16, 1782 483 France Contract for New Loan February 25, 1783 487 France Consular.... November 14, 1788 490 France Peace, Commerce,and Navigation. September 30, 1800.. December 21, 1801 .. 496 France Preliminary and Secret Treaty | October 1, 1800.. 506 Concerning Louisiana. France Cession of Louisiana. April 30, 1803 October 21, 1803..... 508 France Payment for Louisiana.. April 30, 1803.. October 21, 1803. 511 France Claims...... April 30, 1803 October 21, 1803. 518 France Navigation and Commerce. June 24, 1822.. February 12, 1823... 521 France Separate Article..... June 24, 1822. February 12, 1823... 523 France Claims and Duties on Wines and July 4, 1831. July 13, 1832. 523 Cotton. France Extradition...... November 9, 1843... April 13, 1844 526 France Extradition, Additional Article... February 24, 1845... July 24, 1845. 528 France Consular February 23, 1853... August 12, 1853... 528 France Extradition, Additional Article... February 10 1858... February 14, 1859... 683 Claims ...... 543 France 531 France Claims January 15, 1880.... June 25, 1880.. 535 France Claims July 19, 1882 December 29, 1882 .. 539 France Claims February 18, 1883... June 25, 1883.. 540 July 1, 1891 May 28, 1898.. 542 France Commercial Agreement, Amen August 20, 1902...... August 22, 1902...... datory. March 15, 1904 544 545 France Commercial Agreement January 28, 1908 February 10, 1908... March 14, 1908 549 German Empire. Consular.. December 11, 1871... June 1, 1872. German Empire. General Act Concerning Samoa... June 14, 1889.. May 21, 1890 55 German Empire. Settlement of Samoan Claims .... November 7, 1899 ... March 8, 1900 German Empire. Adjustment of Questions Con December 2, 1899.... February 16, 1900... 65 cerning Samoa. German Empire. Copyright..... January 15, 1892.... 55 German Empire. Commercial Agreement July 10, 1900. July 13, 1900. 55 German Empire. Trade-marks in Morocco... September 28, 1901.. 55 German Empire. Trade-marks in China.. December 6, 1905.... 56 German Empire. Commercial Agreement February 27, 1906... 56 German Empire. Commercial Agreement April 27, 1907 May 2, 1907 56 German Empire. Patents ... February 23, 1909... August 1, 1909 57 · Great Britain.... Provisional Peace.. November 30, 1782.. April 11, 1783 55 Great Britain.... Armistice, Cessation of Hostil- | January 20, 1783.... 58 ities. Great Britain.... Definitive Peace .. September 3, 1783... January 14, 1784.... 58 Great Britain.... Amity, Commerce, and Naviga- November 19, 1794.. February 29, 1796... 59 tion. Great Britain.... Explanatory to Article III of May 4, 1796 May 9, 1796a. 60 Treaty November 19, 1794. Great Britain.... Explanatory to Article V, Treaty May 15, 1798 June 5, 1798 a 60 November 19, 1794. Great Britain.... Payment of Indemnities and January 8, 1802..... April 27, 1802 6) Settlement of Debts. Great Britain.... Peace and Amity ... December 24, 1814.. February 18, 1815... 6 Great Britain... Commerce and Navigation... July 3, 1815. December 22, 1815.. 6 Great Britain.... Naval Forces on Great Lakes..... April 28, 1817 April 28, 1818 6 Great Britain.... Fisheries, Boundary, and Resto October 20, 1818... January 30, 1819... 6 ration of Slaves. Great Britain.... Indemnity Under the Award of July 12, 1822 ...... January 11, 1823 .... 6 Emperor of Russia. Great Britain ... Indemnity for Slaves November 13, 1826.. March 19, 1827 Great Britain Continuing in Force Article III August 6, 1827...... May 15, 1828 of Treaty of 1818. Great Britain.... Commercial... August 6, 1827 May 15, 1828 6 Great Britain.... Arbitration Northeastern Bound- September 29, 1827.. May 15, 1828 6 ary. Great Britain.... Boundaries, Suppression of Slave August 9, 1842 November 10, 1842.. Trade, and Extradition (Web ster-Ashburton). Great Britain.... Boundary West of Rocky Moun. June 15, 1846 August 5, 1846 tains. Great Britain .... Ship Canal Connecting Atlantic April 19, 1860 ...... July 5 1850 and Pacific Oceans. Great Britain.... Cession of Horseshoe Reef. December 9, 1850 ... July 5, 1850 Great Britain.... Claims February 8, 1853... August 20, 1853. a Ratified by Senate. 6 |