Jay family papers 1788-1826

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Jay family papers 1788-1826

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1553

John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, and the first Chief Justice of the United States (1789́⁰3С95). This collection contains original correspondence and photostats of letters of the Jay family (including John Jay), as well as transcripts, clippings, and other assorted items with biographical information about Jay

.21 linear foot (1 box)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311515

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Jay, John, 1745-1829

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John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783. He served as the second governor of New York and the first chief justice of the United States. He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and...

Jay family

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