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Great dislike of the Jay Treaty (designed by Alexander Hamilton) with England...



Item # 669540

July 29, 1795

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, July 29, 1795  Almost all of the front page is taken up with critical articles on the controversial Jay Treaty with England, designed by Alexander Hamilton, headed: "Candid Remarks on the Treaty of Amity & Commerce Between Great Britain and the United States of America". Also: "Proceedings of the Inhabitants of New York Relative to the Treaty". Also an address: "To George Washington, President...".
More inside as well with one article noting in part: "...as soon as the Treaty was published, Mr. Jay must be severely reprimanded...guillotined in effigy at New York; burnt at Philadelphia; and damned at Newcastle...".
Inside also has: "Invasion of Florida" and a report from Knoxville concerning talk with the Creek Indians.
Four pages, nice condition.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's