John Jay Autograph Letter Signed
Draft ALS, one page, 7.5 x 4.75, February 6, 1795. Draft of a letter to Secretary of State Edmund Randolph, written from London shortly after successfully negotiating the 'Jay Treaty,' signed on November 19, 1794. In part: "Accept my thanks for your obliging Letter of the 19 Nov. last…I have not time by this opportunity to be particular—and shall write to you again on the subject. I write these hasty lines only to inform you that I am perfectly satisfied with your assurances relative to the publication you mention." On the reverse, Jay writes: "To Mr. Randolph, 6 Feb. 1795…19 Nov. 1794." In fine condition.
Though the Jay Treaty had been signed in London on November 19, 1794, it had not yet been ratified by the US Senate. President Washington submitted the treaty to the Senate for its consent in June 1795. Though unpopular at first, the treaty passed by a 20-10 vote and ushered in a decade of peaceful international trade.
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Draft ALS, one page, 7.5 x 4.75, February 6, 1795. Draft of a letter to Secretary of State Edmund Randolph, written from London shortly after successfully negotiating the 'Jay Treaty,' signed on November 19, 1794. In part: "Accept my thanks for your obliging Letter of the 19 Nov. last…I have not time by this opportunity to be particular—and shall write to you again on the subject. I write these hasty lines only to inform you that I am perfectly satisfied with your assurances relative to the publication you mention." On the reverse, Jay writes: "To Mr. Randolph, 6 Feb. 1795…19 Nov. 1794." In fine condition.
Though the Jay Treaty had been signed in London on November 19, 1794, it had not yet been ratified by the US Senate. President Washington submitted the treaty to the Senate for its consent in June 1795. Though unpopular at first, the treaty passed by a 20-10 vote and ushered in a decade of peaceful international trade.
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