Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Entertainment and Sports Auction December 9th
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DAYTON, Jonathan (1760-1824). ALS,3 pages, Elizabethtown, NJ. About Northwest Territory real estate to James Heaton of Hamilton, Ohio. Dayton was the youngest representatives to sign the Constitution for his home state of New Jersey. The City of Dayton Ohio, is named after him.
Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the Constitution of the United States and a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving as its third speaker, and later in the U.S. Senate. Dayton was arrested in 1807 for treason in connection with Aaron Burr's conspiracy. He was never tried, but his national political career never recovered.
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Johnathan Dayton 3 page ALS
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