1. WAX STAMP

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Devin Sohi Clues: This object is a wax seal stamp that bears the image of the Boylston family seal. It was said to have existed in 1783 and played a significant role in the Treaty of Paris. Significance and Works Cited Significance: The wax seal, bearing the Boylston family crest, holds great historical significance. Description: The Boylston family seal is prominently displayed on this object. President John Adams used his mother's family seal to sign the Treaty of Paris. Presidential Role & Contribution: John Adams' action as Chief Diplomat in signing the Treaty of Paris brought an end to the Revolutionary War. Adams chose the Boylstons' family seal because his own family did not have a seal of their own. The wax seal is now held by the National Park Service in Massachusetts, and its significance has been recognized as public domain. Significance: "I selected this artifact because it represents the end of the Revolutionary War," Devin Sohi notes. Works Cited: Photo Gallery (U.S. National Park Service). Retrieved February 27, 2017, from https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=1F4ACD97-155D-451F-672354DA25AEE0C7 Avalon Project - British-American Diplomacy: The Paris Peace Treaty of September 30, 1783. Retrieved April 09, 2017, from http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/paris.asp