Letter, 1800 December 19, Washington [to] John Jay, [New York] / John Adams.

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Letter, 1800 December 19, Washington [to] John Jay, [New York] / John Adams.

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Upon the resignation of Oliver Ellsworth from the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, President Adams sent this letter to Jay advising him of his renomination to that office. At the time Jay was serving his second term as Governor of New York.

1 item ([2] p. on 1 leaf) ; 26 x 41 cm. folded to 26 x 21 cm.

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Jay, John, 1745-1829

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John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...

Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807

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