"4th March, 1686, the Governor of New York granted to Augustus Jay letters of denization for the Colony." " Augustus Jay was admitted to the freedom of the city of New York by the Mayor and Aldermen on the 27th of January, 1700." "Augustus Jay 1726 -- born March 23, 1665 -- died 10th of March 1751." In the west end of the house, now used as the library, expired the venerable Chief Justice Jay, on Tuesday the 17th day of May, 1829. "The Hon. John Jay, LL.D., was the eighth child of Peter Jay, of Rye, and Mary Van Cortlandt ; he was born on the 12th of December, 1745, and in 1753 was put to school at New Rochelle. He was graduated at King's College, New York, in 1764, after which he studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1768, and acted as secretary to the Commissioner for running the boundary line' between New York and New Jersey. He was a prominent member of the Congress of 1774, and of that of 1775, and in 1776 assisted in framing the Government of New York. He was elected Chief Justice of that State in May, 1777, and resigned that office in 1779, when elected President of Congress. In September, 1779, he was appointed Minister to Spain ; was one of the signers to the definitive treaty of Peace at

a Frazee executed several busts of Jay from the model of Carracio for the Supreme Court, oue of which was ordered by Congress.