Thomas Barclay, Emissary of the united States, signs the 1786 Treaty of Friendship, with Muhammad III, Sultan of Morocco.  The treaty requires the u.S. to pay tribute to the Alawite dynasty.

       [restored 9/11/2021]  

Subsequent Events:

6/25/1795                   5/14/1801

Authority:

Articles of Confederation, Article IX [Section 1]
ccc-2point0.com/articles-of-confederation

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 38.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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