Jun 21, 2018 - Sale 2483

Sale 2483 - Lot 227

Price Realized: $ 228
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Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(WASHINGTON, GEORGE.) Thomas's Massachusetts Spy Extra featuring a printing of the Jay Treaty. Letterpress broadsheet extra, 2 pages on one sheet, 18 1/2x11 inches; disbound, edges uncut, minor foxing and toning. Worcester, MA, 8 July 1795
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Prints the entire text of the "Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between His Brittanick Majesty and the United States of America," better known as the Jay Treaty. One of the most weighty achievements of Washington's presidency, it normalized relations with Great Britain but triggered tensions with France.