John Jay made Envoy Extraordinary to England...
Item # 669227
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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 30, 1794
* John Jay nomination - nominates
* President George Washington
* Envoy to Great Britain
A page 3 report notes: "The Senate of the United States have concurred in the Presidents nomination of JOHN JAY, as Envoy-Extraordinary to the Court of Great-Britain...". He would become key to creating a treaty with England which would soon be referred to as the "Jay Treaty".
Four pages, very nice condition.
Note: In 1794, President George Washington appointed John Jay, then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as a special envoy to Great Britain to negotiate a treaty and resolve disputes stemming from the Revolutionary War, leading to the Jay Treaty.
* John Jay nomination - nominates
* President George Washington
* Envoy to Great Britain
A page 3 report notes: "The Senate of the United States have concurred in the Presidents nomination of JOHN JAY, as Envoy-Extraordinary to the Court of Great-Britain...". He would become key to creating a treaty with England which would soon be referred to as the "Jay Treaty".
Four pages, very nice condition.
Note: In 1794, President George Washington appointed John Jay, then the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as a special envoy to Great Britain to negotiate a treaty and resolve disputes stemming from the Revolutionary War, leading to the Jay Treaty.
Categories: The 1600's and 1700's, American
Price
$43
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.