JOHN JAY (1745-1801) SIGNED LETTER.

JOHN JAY (1745-1801) SIGNED LETTER. Statesman, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, jurist. 8” x 9-1/2” letter signed, Albany, March 2, 1800. “…You will process by a letter from the Vice President of the United States…that the honorable James Watson, Esq, one of the Senators from this state in the Senate of the United States has resigned his seat in that House…”. Jay, along with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Henry Laurens, signed the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain in 1782. When he returned to Congress, he had already been appointed to Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In 1787 Jay authored three of the articles now collectively called The Federalist Papers, in which he, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton argued effectively in support of the ratification of the new Federal Constitution. In 1789, Washington appointed him Chief Justice to the Supreme Court under the new Federal Constitution. 9-71981 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	822	$1,725.00	JOHN JAY (1745-1801) SIGNED LETTER. Statesman, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, jurist. 8” x 9-1/2” letter signed, Albany, March 2, 1800. “…You will process by a letter from the Vice President of the United States…that the honorable James Watson, Esq, one of the Senators from this state in the Senate of the United States has resigned his seat in that House…”. Jay, along with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Henry Laurens, signed the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain in 1782. When he returned to Congress, he had already been appointed to Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In 1787 Jay authored three of the articles now collectively called The Federalist Papers, in which he, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton argued effectively in support of the ratification of the new Federal Constitution. In 1789, Washington appointed him Chief Justice to the Supreme Court under the new Federal Constitution. 9-71981 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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