Treaty of Washington (1871)

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arbitration agreement bilateral treaty international treaty

The Treaty of Washington (1871) was a landmark agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully resolved the Alabama Claims and set important precedents for international arbitration.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Washington (1871) canonical	4
Anglo-American Treaty of Washington	1
The Treaty of Washington	1
The Treaty of Washington and its Results	1
Treaty of Washington	1
Washington Treaty of 1871	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7880972 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Washington (1871)
Context triple: [Ulysses S. Grant administration, significantEvent, Treaty of Washington (1871)]

A. Treaty of Washington (1826)
The Treaty of Washington (1826) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded large portions of their remaining lands in the southeastern United States to the U.S. government, furthering Native American dispossession and paving the way for increased white settlement.
B. Treaty of Washington (1836)
The Treaty of Washington (1836) was an agreement in which the Odawa and Ojibwe peoples ceded vast tracts of land in what is now Michigan to the United States, profoundly reshaping control of the Great Lakes region.
C. Treaty of Point No Point
The Treaty of Point No Point was an 1855 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes in the Puget Sound region that ceded tribal lands in exchange for reservations, payments, and fishing rights.
D. Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
E. Harris Treaty of 1858
The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Washington (1871)
Target entity description: The Treaty of Washington (1871) was a landmark agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully resolved the Alabama Claims and set important precedents for international arbitration.

A. Treaty of Washington (1826)
The Treaty of Washington (1826) was an agreement in which the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ceded large portions of their remaining lands in the southeastern United States to the U.S. government, furthering Native American dispossession and paving the way for increased white settlement.
B. Treaty of Washington (1836)
The Treaty of Washington (1836) was an agreement in which the Odawa and Ojibwe peoples ceded vast tracts of land in what is now Michigan to the United States, profoundly reshaping control of the Great Lakes region.
C. Treaty of Point No Point
The Treaty of Point No Point was an 1855 agreement between the United States and several Native American tribes in the Puget Sound region that ceded tribal lands in exchange for reservations, payments, and fishing rights.
D. Treaty of 1873
The Treaty of 1873 was an agreement in which the Pawnee Nation ceded most of its remaining lands in Nebraska to the United States and relocated to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).
E. Harris Treaty of 1858
The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arbitration agreement ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Anglo-American Treaty of Washington ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Washington (1871) Treaty of Washington ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Washington (1871)
arbitrationAwardAmount	15000000 US dollars ⓘ
arbitrationAwardPayer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
arbitrationAwardRecipient	United States of America ⓘ
arbitrationVenue	Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Geneva
BritishPlenipotentiary	Earl de Grey and Ripon ⓘ linked to: Earl de Grey Sir Edward Thornton ⓘ Sir Stafford Northcote ⓘ
category	1871 in international relations ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ
concernsShip	CSS Alabama ⓘ CSS Florida ⓘ CSS Shenandoah ⓘ
countrySignatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
dateSigned	1871-05-08 ⓘ
definedPrinciple	due diligence obligations of neutrals ⓘ responsibility of neutral states for violations by private actors ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1872-06-17 ⓘ
established	Geneva arbitration tribunal ⓘ linked to: Geneva Tribunal of Arbitration
historicalPeriod	Victorian era ⓘ post–American Civil War era ⓘ
includesProvisionOn	Alabama Claims arbitration ⓘ North Atlantic fisheries ⓘ US-Canada boundary issues ⓘ navigation of the Great Lakes ⓘ navigation of the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
influenced	Permanent Court of Arbitration practices ⓘ development of public international law ⓘ
legalStatus	ratified treaty ⓘ
locationSigned	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Joint High Commission ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
ratifiedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament United States Senate ⓘ
relatedToConflict	American Civil War ⓘ
resolvedDispute	Alabama Claims ⓘ linked to: Alabama Claims arbitration
setPrecedentFor	modern international arbitration ⓘ peaceful settlement of international disputes ⓘ use of mixed international tribunals ⓘ
subject	Civil War maritime claims ⓘ international arbitration procedures ⓘ neutrality obligations in wartime ⓘ
USPlenipotentiary	Hamilton Fish ⓘ
USPlenipotentiary	Robert C. Schenck ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulysses S. Grant administration → significantEvent → Treaty of Washington (1871) ⓘ

Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims → about → Treaty of Washington (1871) ⓘ

Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims → relatedWork → The Treaty of Washington and its Results ⓘ