[Dallas, Alexander J.]:

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FEATURES OF MR. JAY'S TREATY. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED A VIEW OF THE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, AS IT STANDS AT PRESENT, AND AS IT IS FIXED BY MR. JAY'S ... Dallas, an eminent Philadelphia lawyer, was secretary of the state of Pennsylvania when this tract was printed. He later became secretary of the Treasury under President Madison. Partaking of the rhetoric of the day, the author herein criticizes the treaty with Great Britain recently negotiated by John Jay, for conceding too much to the British and placing the economic interests of the United States at great risk.

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