John Jay was sent to England by George Washington to negotiate a treaty to reconcile trade relations with Great Britain. The resulting treaty on 1795 was known as the Jay Treaty
Since John Jay was secretary of foreign affairs, he was sent on a mission to London to resolve issues.
England respected America's right to neutrality. England would ignore pre-Revolutionary debts owed to British merchants.
Congress sent three representatives to Paris to negotiate peace on behalf of the Americans in 1782. These representatives included Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.
John Jay was famous for being a statesman, diplomat, politician, He was a very well man and he was very smart. He was a well loved man. He was the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court and servrd in that position from 1789 to 1795.
John Jay was Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1784-1789. In September of '89 a law was passed by Congress adding more domestic responsibilities to this post and changed the Departments title to the Department of State. John Jay served as acting Secretary of State until 22 March 1790.
John Winthrop lived in Suffolk, England
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John Jay went to King's College (BA, MA)(renamed Columbia)
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to maintain trade with the british.
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The Jay Treaty, named for John Jay, arranged for peaceful trade between the United States and England during the French Revolutionary War. The Jeffersonian did not like this as they thought it would strengthen ties to England.
John Jay has written: 'John Jay: the making of a revolutionary'
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He brokered a treaty with England that ensured trade agreements and naval protection known as the Jay Treaty, which George Washington endorsed.