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It's amazing that the correspondence between John Jay and his wife Sarah Livingston Jay is so neglected. Sarah was the daughter of William Livingston and was well educated and politically aware. She and her husband were frequently separated and therefore there is a wealth of letters. Most of the Jay material is at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University; it has been digitized.
While I'm on the subject why, I wonder, is John Jay never given sufficient credit for his many contributions during the revolutionary period and early nationhood. He was peace negotiator for the treaty that ended the Revolution, secretary for foreign affairs while the Articles of Confederation were in effect, supporter of the passage of the Constitution in New York State, the Chief Justice of the first US Supreme Court and the negotiator of the so-called Jay Treaty in 1794--and a two-term governor of New York State.
Jul 14, 2014, 10:34:56 AM
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