Letter, Washington, [D.C.], 1801 February 5.

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Letter, Washington, [D.C.], 1801 February 5.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/755526961

The recipient of this letter is not identified, but it quite likely was John Jay. The letter concerns Senate ratification of a treaty with France and other matters of politics and patronage. On the verso of this item is the remnant of a newspapers clipping, which suggest the letter was removed from a scrapbook.

1 item (1 p.) ; 21 cm.

New York State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8136061

New York State Library

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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...

Platt, Jonas, 1769-1834

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Lawyer and politician from New York State; member of the Congress, 1799-1801, and associate justice of the New York State Supreme Court, 1814-1821. From the description of Letter, Washington, [D.C.], 1801 February 5. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 755526961 ...