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Jay's Treaty Collection, 1797-1799 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Samuel Sitgreaves was a Philadelphia lawyer and one of the American commissioners charged with sorting out financial claims made against Americans by British creditors, including Loyalists, under Article Six of Jay's Treaty (1794). Consists of Samuel Sitgreaves's collection of original manuscripts relating to an Anglo-American commission created by Jay's Treaty between the United States and England, as well as two printed works (1799) about prominent cases considered by the commission, one of which is annotated by Sitgreaves.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]