Rufus King to Sarah Livingston Jay, 17 November 1794

Rufus King to Sarah Livingston Jay

Philadelphia 17 Nov 1794

dear Madam,

Mrs. Ridley has not yet arrived, I will take care that she receives the letter immediately on her coming to Town— I understand that the last dispatches from Mr. Jay are very satisfactory, and that at this date he had expectations of closing his Negotiation in the course of a few ~~Days~~ Weeks.1 With Sincere Esteem I am Dear Madam Your obt. Servt.

Rufus King

Mrs. Jay

ALS, NNC (EJ: 12817).

1. RK was JJ’s first choice for secretary, but RK declined, feeling it was his duty to remain in the Senate. RK to JJ, 2 May 1794, JJSP description begins Elizabeth M. Nuxoll et al., eds., The Selected Papers of John Jay (6 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 2010–) description ends , 5: 628–29. RK was one of the people JJ wrote on 19 Nov. immediately after the treaty was signed. JJ to RK, 19 Nov. 1794, below.

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Title: Rufus King to Sarah Livingston Jay, 17 November 1794
Author: King, Rufus
Recipient: Jay, Sarah Van Brugh Livingston
Date: 17 November 1794

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Cite as: “Rufus King to Sarah Livingston Jay, 17 November 1794,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jay/01-06-02-0084. [Original source: The Selected Papers of John Jay, vol. 6, 1794–1798, ed. Elizabeth M. Nuxoll. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2020, p. 205.]