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John Jay made Envoy Extraordinary to England...
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John Jay made Envoy Extraordinary to England...

Item # 669227 ·
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.
Price
$43
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.