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From John Jay to George Washington, 6 October 1789

To George Washington

New York 6 October 1789

Sir

When distinguished Discernment & Patriotism unite in selecting men for Stations of Trust and Dignity, they derive Honor not only from their offices, but from the Hand which confers them.

With a mind and a Heart impressed with these Reflections and their correspondent Sensations, I assure you that the Sentiments expressed in your Letter of Yesterday,1 and implied by the commission it enclosed, will never cease to excite my best Endeavours to fulfill the Duties imposed by the latter, and as far as may be in my power, to realize the Expectations which your Nominations, especially to important Places, must naturally create— With the most perfect Respect Esteem & Attachment I have the Honor to be Sir your most obedient and humble Servant

John Jay

The President of the United States—

ALS, DNA: RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; DftS, NNC (EJ: 08435). HPJ description begins Henry P. Johnston, ed., The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay (4 vols.; New York, 1890–93) description ends , 3: 378–79; DHSC description begins Maeva Marcus et al. eds., The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789–1800 (8 vols.; New York, 1985–2007) description ends , 1, Pt. 1: 11–12; PGW: PS description begins Dorothy Twohig et al., eds., The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series (19 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 1987–) description ends , 4: 137–38n1.

1. See GW to JJ, 5 Oct. 1789, above.

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    “From John Jay to George Washington, 6 October 1789,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jay/01-05-02-0104. [Original source: The Selected Papers of John Jay, vol. 5, 1788–1794, ed. Elizabeth M. Nuxoll. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2017, p. 155.]

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