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Definition of John jay
1. Noun. United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829).
Lexicographical Neighbors of John Jay
Literary usage of John jay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life by John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1854)
"TO john jay. OLIVER WOLCOTT. Washington, 24 November, 1800. DEAR SIR, — I received
last week your friendly private letter of the 10th. ..."
2. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"john jay returned to Congress and presented his credentials which read as follows:
... john jay. Esq. our chief justice of our supreme court of Judicature, ..."
3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1905)
"Correspondence of john jay and Diego de Gardoqui,p.i35- 281. ... Letters from
individuals on public affairs, and reports of secretary john jay, p. 759-819. ..."
4. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"20, 1787 311 To john jay, Sept. 22, 1787 314 To john jay, Sept. ... 3, 1787 349
To john jay, Nov. 3, 1787 359 To the Count de Montmorin, Nov. 6, 1787 . ..."
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