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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Jay Treaty signed

On November 19, 1794, US Chief Justice John Jay and British foreign secretary Lord Grenville signed a treaty in Philadelphia under which British forces pulled out of the disputed Northwest Territory.

Chief Justice John Jay

Review the Jay Treaty and associated documents.



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