JAY, JOHN, President of the Continental Congress, Chief Justice. Printed document signed ("John Jay") as Governor of New York, countersigned by Daniel Hale, Secretary. Albany, 12 April 1800. One page, folio, accomplished in manuscript, papered seal state seal at bottom, some chipping and wear along folds (with some loss of a few letters); double-sided glazed and framed. Appointment of Archibald Ramsay as ensign in the Regiment of Militia in the County of Albany. Unexamined out of frame.