[Americana] (Jay, John) Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation...
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Sep 10, 2024
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[Americana] (Jay, John). Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty, and the United States of America, Conditionally Ratified by the Senate of the United States, at Philadelphia, June 24, 1795. To Which is Annexed a Copious Appendix
Philadelphia: Lang & Ustick, for Mathew Carey, 1795. Second Edition. 8vo. (v), 44, 146 (appendix), 2 (ads) pp. Contemporary brown tree calf, red morocco spine label, lower boards affected by damp; all edges trimmed; dampstaining to prelims. Evans 29752; Sabin 96580; Howes T-341
Full text of Jay's treaty with Great Britain, signed November 19th, 1794, which facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations at the height of the French Revolutionary Wars. This edition features a lengthy appendix reproducing the United States Constitution, Noah Webster's Vindication of Mr. Jay's Treaty written under the pseudonym Curtius, and more.
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