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Photographer: Michael Herrick
Taken: November 10, 2009
Caption: John Jay
Additional Description: [ detail from the marker ]
John Jay was interested in all aspects of agriculture. He was a founding member of the first national agricultural society in New York, the Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, Arts and Manufactures in 1791. His love of horticulture is well documented in his letters to his children and friends.
Submitted: November 21, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
Database Locator Identification Number: p86444
File Size: 0.151 Megabytes

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