Letter of Resignation, 1795 November 27.

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Letter of Resignation, 1795 November 27.

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To the Governor of New York State, John Jay. "The rapid increase in the population of this state and the consequent division which have been made of the former counties in it, render it impossible for me duly to discharge all the duties and trusts at present appertaining to the office of Attorney General. I therefore request your honorable body to accept my resignation of that office." Written at New York, N.Y.

1 p., 7"x9".

American Periodical Series I

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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...

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