John Jay Autographs

John Jay (December 23 , 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, diplomat, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1795 as the first chief justice of the United States and from 1795 to 1801 as the second governor of New York. Jay directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788.
Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and New York City government officials of French Huguenot and Dutch descent. He became a lawyer and joined the New York Committee of Correspondence, organizing American opposition to British policies such as the Intolerable Acts in the leadup to the American Revolution. Jay was elected to the First Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, and to the Second Continental Congress, where he served as its president. From 1779 to 1782, Jay served as the ambassador to Spain; he persuaded Spain to provide financial aid to the fledgling United States. He also served as a negotiator of the Treaty of Paris, in which Britain recognized American independence. Following the end of the war, Jay served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, directing United States foreign policy under the Articles of Confederation government. He also served as the first secretary of state on an interim basis.
A proponent of strong, centralized government, Jay worked to ratify the United States Constitution in New York in 1788. He was a co-author of The Federalist Papers along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and wrote five of the eighty-five essays. After the establishment of the new federal government, Jay was appointed by President George Washington the first Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1795. The Jay Court experienced a light workload, deciding just four cases over six years. In 1794, while serving as chief justice, Jay negotiated the highly controversial Jay Treaty with Britain. Jay received a handful of electoral votes in three of the first four presidential elections but never undertook a serious bid for the presidency.
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Traded items with a signature of John Jay

The most expensive item with a signature of John Jay (August 1, 1778 JOHN JAY Revolutionary War Content Autograph Letter Signed Lot 33) was sold in April 2017 for $6,000.00 while the cheapest item (JOHN JAY Team USA SL Cardinals Autographed 4 x 6 Photo) found a new owner for $0.06 in July 2010. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2019 with an average selling price of $19.50 for an autographed item of John Jay. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2017 with $6,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.00 was June 2015. In average, an autographed item from John Jay is worth $325.17.

Most recently, these items with a signature of John Jay were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	John Jay - Document Signed - First Secretary State & Supreme Court Chief Justice	$1,687.50
	John Jay - Document Signed - First Secretary State & Supreme Court Chief Justice	$1,687.50
	John Jay - Document Signed - First Secretary State & Supreme Court Chief Justice	$1,687.50
	JOHN JAY II - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03/15/1862	$1,014.85
	JOHN JAY II - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03/15/1862	$1,014.85
	JOHN JAY II - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 03/15/1862	$1,014.85
	John Jay II signed letter Diplomat to Austro-Hungary & Lawyer	$149.95
	John Jay II signed letter Diplomat to Austro-Hungary & Lawyer	$149.95
	John Jay II signed letter Diplomat to Austro-Hungary & Lawyer	$149.95
	John Jay signed Document 1800 Founding Father	$1,485.00
	John Jay signed Document 1800 Founding Father	$1,485.00
	John Jay signed Document 1800 Founding Father	$1,485.00
	WERNER L JANNEY & ASA MOORE JANNEY RARE JOHN JAY JANEYS VIRGINIA SIGNED BOOK	$45.99
	WERNER L JANNEY & ASA MOORE JANNEY RARE JOHN JAY JANEYS VIRGINIA SIGNED BOOK	$45.99
	WERNER L JANNEY & ASA MOORE JANNEY RARE JOHN JAY JANEYS VIRGINIA SIGNED BOOK	$45.99