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From John Jay to Stephen Rapalje, 15 September 1775

To Stephen Rapalje

[Philad: 15 Septr. 1775]

Sir

We are informd. that a considerable Quantity of Drugs & Medicines are in yr. Possession belonging to a Gent. in England or Ireland. The Congress are desirous of purchasing such of them as may be of use to the Army, & I am desired to apply to you for that Purpose—Be so kind therefore as to inform me by the first opportunity whether you will dispose of them. Be assured that yr. Compliance will be very agreable to the Congress1 I am Sir yr. very hble Servt.

J. Jay—

To Mr. Step. Rapalje

DftS, NNC (EJ: 8579). Endorsed.

1. On 14 Sept., JJ was appointed to a congressional committee charged with procuring medicines for the army. On 23 Sept., Congress ordered the committee to purchase drugs from Stephen Rapalje, a New York merchant of Walloon descent and a member of JJ’s social club. JCC description begins Worthington C. Ford et al., eds., Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789 (34 vols.; Washington, D.C., 1904–37) description ends , 2: 250; 3: 261; “The Social Club” (editorial note) on pp. 71, 72n20.

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    From John Jay to Stephen Rapalje, 15 September 1775
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    “From John Jay to Stephen Rapalje, 15 September 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jay/01-01-02-0089. [Original source: The Selected Papers of John Jay, vol. 1, 1760–1779, ed. Elizabeth M. Nuxoll. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, p. 142.]