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Friday, February 29, 2008

Jay Treaty proclaimed

On February 29, 1796, the Jay Treaty was formally proclaimed, settling territorial and other differences between the United States and Great Britain.



Read the text of the Jay Treaty and learn more about the agreement and US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay.



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