ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːn hiː əbtˈeɪnd, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ðɪ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt ðætðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪ ˌɛni pˈiːs tɹˈiːɾi wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən ʌntˈɪl ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wʌz ɹˈiːtʃt bᵻtwˌiːn fɹˈæns ænd bɹˈɪtən.
In return he obtained, in 1782, the agreement that the American Continental Congress should not ratify any peace treaty with Great Britain until agreement was reached between France and Britain.