{"date":"September 3","id":"09-03","intro":["Until 1783 the British refused to believe that the Liberty Bell had rung. Then they signed a treaty formally recognizing the Colonies as free and independent states."],"minutes":11,"readings":[{"author":"","end":179,"start":174,"volume":43,"work":"Treaty with Great Britain (1783)"}],"slug":"september-3","status":"proofread","title":"Seven Years to Reach England","url":"/harvard-classics/september-3/","words":2140}