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Jay`s Treaty, with Explanatory Article

Lot 77
17.01.2024 11:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 77 | Jay's Treaty, with Explanatory Article
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Jay's Treaty, with Explanatory Article

Official London editions, 1795-1796

JAY’S TREATY – Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between His Britannick Majesty and the United States of America, Signed at London, the 19th of November, 1794. London: Edward Johnston, 1795. [WITH]: Explanatory Article, Signed at Philadelphia, the 4th of May, 1796, to be Added to the Treaty ... Signed at London, the 19th of November, 1794. London: Edward Johnston, 1796.



First edition of the second American treaty with England, with the first addendum: concerning Native tribes in the Ohio country. “Jay’s Treaty, arguably the most controversial American treaty until the Versailles and League of Nations treaties after World War I, was negotiated with the British by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay. It sought to settle questions arising from the Treaty of Paris of 1783 … by this treaty England agreed to withdraw from frontier posts in the Ohio country which the Americans felt to be clearly in U.S. territory, and the Americans agreed to settle pre-Revolutionary debts … The question of neutral rights, however, was not addressed to the liking of American commercial interests or public opinion, and the arrogant British searches and seizures of American shipping were not checked, which proved to be a long-simmering issue” (Reese, Celebration).



The 1796 Explanatory Article is even rarer that the Treaty. It is “entirely concerned with the Indian tribes in the frontier, allowing them to pass freely across the line in either direction in order to carry on their trade and commerce without the need for a license. The ESTC locates only five copies,” two of which are in U.S. institutions (ibid). ESTC N31244 & N31245; Howes T-341; Reese, Celebration of my Country 133; Reese, Federal Hundred 52; Sabin 96577.



Two works, quarto (222 x 180mm). (First few leaves of treaty a little toned and dog-eared.) Original plain blue wrappers (tattered and nearly detached on the treaty). Housed together in custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase.

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