Letter, 1780 May 12, Aranjues [to] Mrs. Meredith, [Philadelphia?] / John Jay.

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Letter, 1780 May 12, Aranjues [to] Mrs. Meredith, [Philadelphia?] / John Jay.

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Jay wrote this letter to the wife of Samuel Meredith, a Philadelphia merchant and the first Treasurer of the United States, while serving as American Minister to Spain. He laments his absence from the American scene. He also apologizes for not sending along promised silks and gives a description of the Spanish town. In the second half of the letter, Jay alludes to the building of a new federal city.

1 item ([7] p. on [2] leaves) ; 24 x 37 cm.

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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...

Meredith, Mrs,

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