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Peter Augustus Jay (1/24/1776 - 2/22/1843)

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Peter Augustus Jay (January 24, 1776 – February 22, 1843) was the eldest son of New York's only native Founding Father, John Jay. Peter was one of 6 children born to John Jay and Sarah Livingston Jay, and one of two boys (brother William was born in 1789) with four sisters: Susan (born and died in 1780); Maria (b. 1782), Ann (b. 1783) and Sarah Louisa (b. 1792).

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Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy by the president. Transcribed: Reynold's Discourses	Joshua Reynolds		4/17/1800	4/28/1800
Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy by the president. Transcribed: Reynold Discourses	Joshua Reynolds		4/19/1800	4/28/1803
Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars Transcribed: Grey's Hudibras	Zachary Grey; Samuel Butler	Volume 2	6/9/1800	6/21/1800
Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars Transcribed: Grays Hudsban	Zachary Grey; Samuel Butler	Volume 2	6/9/1800	6/21/1803
The works of the Reverend Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. In twenty volumes. ... Transcribed: Swift	Jonathan Swift	Volume 3	7/16/1800	7/26/1800
The works of the Reverend Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. In twenty volumes. ... Transcribed: Swift	Jonathan Swift	Volume 3	7/16/1800	7/26/1803
The anti-Jacobin, or weekly examiner. In two volumes. ... Transcribed: Anti-Jacobin		Volume 1	7/30/1800	8/4/1800
The anti-Jacobin, or weekly examiner. In two volumes. ... Transcribed: Anto-Jacobin		Volume 1	7/30/1800	8/4/1803
Public characters. Transcribed: Public Characters 1799-1800	Alexander Stephens		9/5/1800	9/8/1800
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling. By Henry Fielding, Esq. In six volumes. ... Transcribed: Tom Jones	Henry Fielding	Volume 3	1/15/1801	1/16/1801
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling. By Henry Fielding, Esq. In six volumes. ... Transcribed: Tom Jones	Henry Fielding	Volume 3	1/15/1801	1/16/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: Campaign 1796	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul		7/25/1801	7/26/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: Campaign 1796	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul		7/25/1801	7/28/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: Campaign 1796	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul	Volume 1796 [Duplicate]	7/25/1801	7/26/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: Campaign 1796	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul	Volume 1796 [Duplicate]	7/25/1801	7/28/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: Campaign 1797	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul		7/28/1801	7/29/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: "1797	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul		7/28/1801	7/29/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: Campaign 1797	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul	Volume 1796 [Duplicate]	7/28/1801	7/29/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: "1797	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul	Volume 1796 [Duplicate]	7/28/1801	7/29/1801
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Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: "1795	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul		7/29/1801	7/31/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: "1795	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul	Volume 1796 [Duplicate]	7/29/1801	7/31/1801
The history of the campaign of 1796 in Germany and Italy. Translated from the French. .. Transcribed: Campaign 1799			7/31/1801	8/11/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: "1799	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul		7/31/1801	8/11/1801
Campaign of General Buonaparte in Italy, in 1796-7. By a general officer. Translated from the French by T. E. Ritchie. With a narrative of the operations of the French armies on the Rhine, &c. Embellished with a Map of the Seat of War in Italy, and a Portrait of the General. Transcribed: "1799	T.E. Ritchie; T.E. Ritchie; Baron François René Jean de Pommereul	Volume 1796 [Duplicate]	7/31/1801	8/11/1801
Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. In five volumes. By James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq. F.R.S. ... Transcribed: Bruce's Travels	James Bruce	Volume 1	4/29/1802	5/7/1802
Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. In five volumes. By James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq. F.R.S. ... Transcribed: Bruces Travels	James Bruce	Volume 1	4/29/1802	5/7/1802
Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. In five volumes. By James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq. F.R.S. ... Transcribed: "	James Bruce	Volume 2	5/7/1802	5/15/1802
Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. In five volumes. By James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq. F.R.S. ... Transcribed: "	James Bruce	Volume 2	5/7/1802	5/15/1802
Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. In five volumes. By James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq. F.R.S. ... Transcribed: "	James Bruce	Volume 3	5/15/1802	5/20/1802
Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. In five volumes. By James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq. F.R.S. ... Transcribed: "	James Bruce	Volume 3	5/15/1802	5/20/1802
Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. In five volumes. By James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq. F.R.S. ... Transcribed: "	James Bruce	Volume 4	5/20/1802	5/21/1802
Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773. In five volumes. By James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq. F.R.S. ... Transcribed: "	James Bruce	Volume 4	5/20/1802	5/21/1802
Horæ Paulinæ, or The truth of the scripture history of St. Paul evinced, By a comparison of the epistles which bear his name, with the acts of the apostles, and with one another. By William Paley, M.A. Archdeacon of Carlisle. Transcribed: Horae Paulinae	William Paley		10/20/1802	10/22/1802
Horæ Paulinæ, or The truth of the scripture history of St. Paul evinced, By a comparison of the epistles which bear his name, with the acts of the apostles, and with one another. By William Paley, M.A. Archdeacon of Carlisle. Transcribed: Hoorae Paulina	William Paley		10/20/1802	10/22/1802
The devil upon two sticks in England Transcribed: Devil on Sticks	William Combe; Alain René Le Sage		11/27/1802	11/30/1802
The devil upon two sticks in England Transcribed: Devil on Sticks	William Combe; Alain René Le Sage		11/27/1802	11/30/1802
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling. By Henry Fielding, Esq. In six volumes. ... Transcribed: Tom Jones	Henry Fielding	Volume 3	11/27/1802	11/27/1802
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling. By Henry Fielding, Esq. In six volumes. ... Transcribed: Tom Jones	Henry Fielding	Volume 3	11/27/1802	11/27/1802
The New foundling hospital for wit Transcribed: The New Foundling Hospital		Volume 1	11/30/1802	12/1/1802
The foundling hospital for wit. Intended for the Reception and Preservation of such Brats of Wit and Humour, whose Parents chuse to Drop them Transcribed: Foundling Hospital	Sir Charles Hanbury Williams	Volume 1	11/30/1802	12/1/1802
The works of Ben Jonson Transcribed: Ben Johnson's Works	Ben Jonson	Volume 1	12/1/1802	12/3/1802
The works of Ben Jonson Transcribed: Ben Johnsons	Ben Jonson	Volume 1	12/1/1802	12/3/1802
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, from P. Brydone, in two volumes Transcribed: Brydone's Tour	Patrick Brydone		12/3/1802	12/6/1802
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, from P. Brydone, in two volumes Transcribed: Brydon's Tour	Patrick Brydone		12/3/1802	12/6/1802
The works of Hannah More Transcribed: More's Works	Hannah More	Volume 6	12/6/1802	12/9/1802
The works of Hannah More Transcribed: Mores Works	Hannah More	Volume 6	12/6/1802	12/9/1802
The works of Hannah More Transcribed: "	Hannah More	Volume 1	12/9/1802	12/9/1802
The works of Hannah More Transcribed: "	Hannah More	Volume 1	12/9/1802	12/9/1802
The works of Hannah More Transcribed: "	Hannah More	Volume 7	12/9/1802	12/11/1802
The works of Hannah More Transcribed: "	Hannah More	Volume 7	12/9/1802	12/11/1802
The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote. Translated from the Spanish of Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. To which is prefixed, some account of the author’s life. By T. Smollett, M.D. Illustrated with twenty-eight new copper-plates, designed by Hayman, and elegantly engraved. The fourth edition, corrected. In four volumes. Transcribed: Don Quixote	Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra	Volume 3	12/11/1802	12/13/1802
The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote. Translated from the Spanish of Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. To which is prefixed, some account of the author’s life. By T. Smollett, M.D. Illustrated with twenty-eight new copper-plates, designed by Hayman, and elegantly engraved. The fourth edition, corrected. In four volumes. Transcribed: Don Quixote	Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra	Volume 3	12/11/1802	12/13/1802
The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote. Translated from the Spanish of Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. To which is prefixed, some account of the author’s life. By T. Smollett, M.D. Illustrated with twenty-eight new copper-plates, designed by Hayman, and elegantly engraved. The fourth edition, corrected. In four volumes. Transcribed: Don Quixote	Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra	Volume 4	12/11/1802	12/13/1802
The history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote. Translated from the Spanish of Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra. To which is prefixed, some account of the author’s life. By T. Smollett, M.D. Illustrated with twenty-eight new copper-plates, designed by Hayman, and elegantly engraved. The fourth edition, corrected. In four volumes. Transcribed: Don Quixote	Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra	Volume 4	12/11/1802	12/13/1802
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, from P. Brydone, in two volumes Transcribed: Brydone's Tour	Patrick Brydone		12/13/1802	12/16/1802
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, from P. Brydone, in two volumes Transcribed: Brydons Tour	Patrick Brydone		12/13/1802	12/16/1802
Gil Blas de Santillane Transcribed: Gil Blas	Alain René Le Sage	Volume 4	12/16/1802	12/20/1802
Gil Blas de Santillane Transcribed: Gil Blas	Alain René Le Sage	Volume 4	12/16/1802	12/20/1802
The Children's miscellany Transcribed: Children's Misscell			12/20/1802	12/23/1802
The Children's miscellany Transcribed: Children's Miscell			12/20/1802	12/23/1802
The arabian nights entertainments. Consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from a cruel Vow he had made, to marry a Lady every Day, and have her put to Death next Morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness. Containing A familiar Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations, the Tartars, Persians, and Indians, &c. Freely transcribed from the original translation. ... Transcribed: Arabian Nights		Volume 1	12/23/1802	12/24/1802
The arabian nights entertainments. Consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from a cruel Vow he had made, to marry a Lady every Day, and have her put to Death next Morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness. Containing A familiar Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations, the Tartars, Persians, and Indians, &c. Freely transcribed from the original translation. ... Transcribed: Arabian Night		Volume 1	12/23/1802	12/24/1802
The arabian nights entertainments. Consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from a cruel Vow he had made, to marry a Lady every Day, and have her put to Death next Morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness. Containing A familiar Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations, the Tartars, Persians, and Indians, &c. Freely transcribed from the original translation. ... Transcribed: Arabian Nights		Volume 2	12/23/1802	12/24/1802
The arabian nights entertainments. Consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from a cruel Vow he had made, to marry a Lady every Day, and have her put to Death next Morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness. Containing A familiar Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations, the Tartars, Persians, and Indians, &c. Freely transcribed from the original translation. ... Transcribed: Arabian Nights		Volume 3	12/23/1802	12/24/1802
The arabian nights entertainments. Consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from a cruel Vow he had made, to marry a Lady every Day, and have her put to Death next Morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness. Containing A familiar Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations, the Tartars, Persians, and Indians, &c. Freely transcribed from the original translation. ... Transcribed: Arabian Night		Volume 3	12/23/1802	12/24/1802
The arabian nights entertainments. Consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from a cruel Vow he had made, to marry a Lady every Day, and have her put to Death next Morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness. Containing A familiar Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations, the Tartars, Persians, and Indians, &c. Freely transcribed from the original translation. ... Transcribed: Arabian Nights		Volume 4	12/23/1802	12/24/1802
The arabian nights entertainments. Consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from a cruel Vow he had made, to marry a Lady every Day, and have her put to Death next Morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness. Containing A familiar Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations, the Tartars, Persians, and Indians, &c. Freely transcribed from the original translation. ... Transcribed: Arabian Night		Volume 4	12/23/1802	12/24/1802
Life of Bonaparte, first consul of France Transcribed: Life Bonaparte	Dubroca		6/1/1803	6/6/1803
Life of Bonaparte, first consul of France Transcribed: Life Bonaparte	Dubroca		6/1/1803	6/6/1803

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