1To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 23 November 1791 (Jay Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your letter of the 12 th . Inst t . last Saturday. Essex desires me to tell you that he answered your letter to him the next post to that by which I wrote. I go frequently to visit Uncle Fady, & shall continue to pay him every mark of attention, & respect in my power. Agreable to your advice I have read the life of Cicero attentively. I am not able to point out...
2Peter Augustus Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 13 May 1794 (Jay Papers)
We lay still at the same place where M r . Munro left us last night— we made an attempt this morning to get out but the wind obliged us to return— Peter Augustus Jay, by James Sharples Sr., 1797. Pastel and charcoal on blue paper. (Luce Collection, object no. 1952.353, New-York Historical Society) A Boat which has just come along side & brought letters for M r . Scattergood gives us this...
3Peter Augustus Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 13 May 1794 (Jay Papers)
The wind so long unfavorable has at length become propitious— The Moon is near full ^&^ gives us a sufficiency of light & we are under weigh in order to get to sea— As I find the motion increases I have determined at least to begin a letter to go by the Pilot, & to bid you for the Voyage a final adieu— We were ashore this afternoon & bought two additional Sheep and a very large Quantity of...
4Peter Augustus Jay to Peter Jay Munro, 22 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
We arrived here on Sunday after a weeks journey from Falmouth, tho’ the Newspapers had brought us to town several days before, they had likewise had the goodness to shorten our passage to 19 days, the ignorance of the London editors of Papers is really extraordinary; The Times of the other morning informed the public that Papa had already had a conference with M r . Dundas , The Chronicle of...
5Peter Augustus Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 29 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
It is with much mortification that we learn, that the Ship which carries our letters ^&^ which was to have sailed a week ago, will still be detained several days before she can get to sea. A gentleman who is going in her to settle in America has offered to take our letters, & we have accepted his offer— We have experienced very great attentions at this place every body seems at least to wish...
We have for some time past been in daily expectation of hearing from you, by the numerous vessels from America which constantly arrive— we hope however that it will be but a short time before we experience that pleasure— Maria & Nancy wish me to give them a description of London; they will perceive perhaps how impossible it is for me to comply with the request when I tell them that such a...
I had yesterday the pleasure of rec g . your letter of the 15 Nov r . upon my return to town from a very pleasant journey to Edinburgh, where I have been for the purpose of becoming a witness to a deed to Cousin P. Munro from his Father. As I went in the Mail Coach which travels without ceasing even in the night, I stopped a day at York to recover from the fatigue & see the curiosities of the...
8Peter Augustus Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 7 March 1795 (Jay Papers)
I had pleasure of writing to you by the Ohio a few days ago. The Ellice is to sail tommorrow and will carry this We begin now to be a little anxious to hear the fate of the Treaty, which must by this Time have been decided— It has doubtless been productive of much declamation clamor and abuse— And I presume a certain party in New York with a worthy Senator at their head have been the most...
9To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 24 October 1797 (Jay Papers)
On Saturday Cæsar put on board Capt Hanson’s Sloop several Articles which Mama requested me to send viz a Jug of Oil, the Racks for the Spit a Box of Rush-lights & the Safe— in the latter was a Bag containing Salt Petre Isinglass &c and also a small Pot of Ointment for you which Doctor Charlton had given me a day or two before,— The enclosed Letter accompanied it, but I thought it would go...
10To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 26 November 1797 (Jay Papers)
I have been amused for a week past with daily promisses by the Agents of two Furnaces respecting the Stove you wrote for, there being none of that Kind to be had ready made— As I am informed the River is closed for a Distance below Albany, and as from the weather it is doubtful whether it will again be open I do not think it will be prudent to wait any longer— You had better therefore provide...