19 Dec. 1800
Original paper slip text:19 Dec. 1800
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3 p.
- Newberry Library, Rudy L. Ruggles Collection
- Sold, Forest G. Sweet, Battle Creek, Mich., List No. 130, n.d.
- JOHN ADAMS Autograph letter signed Washington, Dec. 19, 1800 to John Jay asking him to become Chief Justice, with autograph draft of Jay's letter of refusal and JOHN MARSHALL Autograph letter signed, State Dept., Dec. 22, 1800 sending Jay his commission as Chief Justice, with autograph draft of Jay's 2 Jan. 1801 letter declining and returning the commission.The lot of four. $500.00
- Information transferred from multiple blue slips now deleted. ER 8/4/2016
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Original held by:The Newberry Library
From the collection: Rudy L. Ruggles Collection
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Jay Corr
;Original paper slip text:Printed: Jay, Correspondence and Public Papers, 4:284
Full citation:
The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, ed. Henry P. Johnston, New York and London, 1890-1893
4 vols.
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