1501To George Washington from John Jay, 8 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am directed to transmit to Your Excellency the enclosed Copies of two Letters—One from Major Genl Schuyler to Congress—the other from Mr James Deane to him —The State of Delaware has acceded to the Confederation. I have the Honor to be with the greatest Respect & Esteem Your Excellency’s most Obedt & Hbl. Servt LS , DLC:GW ; LB , DNA:PCC , item 14. The enclosed copies of Maj. Gen. Philip...
1502To George Washington from John Jay, 14 March 1779 (Washington Papers)
Letter not found : from John Jay, 14 March 1779. GW wrote Jay on 20 March : “I am honored by yours of the 12th and 14th insts. with their inclosures.”
1503To George Washington from John Jay, 12 April 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to your Excellency herewith enclosed Copies of the following Acts of Congress—vizt: Of the third Instant, for trying Major General Arnold by a Court Martial on the charges specified in the Papers therein referred to, & which are herewith sent—Of the 9th Instant, appointing four second Lieutenants in the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel Harrison—Of the...
1504From John Jay to George Washington, 21 July 1794 (Jay Papers)
In a Packet last week to M r . Randolph was enclosed directed to You a Book which the author, a M r . Miles of this City, requested me to forward to You. I was then so pressed for Time as not to have Leisure to write to you. You will recieve herewith enclosed a Note or Memoir which Mess rs . Lameth and Duport have given me for the purpose of laying it before you. These Gentlemen express an...
1505From John Jay to George Washington, 9 December 1789 (Jay Papers)
The Chief Justice of the U.S. has recieved, and presents his respectful acknowledgments to the President of the United States, for the elegant Edition of the Laws passed in the first Session of Congress, with which the President condescended to honor him this morning— AL , DNA: PCC , item 78, 13: 427. Endorsed, in clerk’s hand: “From / The Honble. the chief Justice / of the United States /...
1506To George Washington from John Jay, 11 August 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Letter herewith enclosed from Mr Wangenheim came to me enclosed from him, requesting me to transmit it to You —it was as it now is, without a cover—of this Gentleman I have no knowledge or information but from these Letters. I have written to him, that the Issue of his Application to You could not be foreseen; but that as the united States interposed no Impediments to Emigrants, so on the...
1507To George Washington from John Jay, 10 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed is a Copy of a Letter from the minister of France to Congress of the 9th Inst. and of an act of this Day expressing the Sense of Congress that your Excellency consider yourself at Liberty to direct the military operations of these States in such manner as you may think expedient. The Intelligence conveyed by the Letter from the minister is important, and may occasion alterations in...
1508To George Washington from John Jay, 22 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
I am this moment honored with Your Excellency’s Favor of the 19th Inst: It shall, with the Papers enclosed, be communicated to Congress this Morning, & their Orders on the Subject immediately transmitted to You. Your Excellency will find herewith enclosed Copies of two Acts of Congress, of the 20th Inst: One respecting Brigr General McIntosh, & the Proceedings of a Court-Martial held by his...
1509From John Jay to George Washington, 12 December 1790 (Jay Papers)
On the 2 Instant ^Before I left Providence [ illegible ]^ I was honored with yours of the 19 of last month. It found me at Providence. Having I wrote ^had written^ to you by the Post from Boston on the 13 november. That Letter probably reached you ^arrived^ soon after the Date of yours. In it I took the Liberty of suggesting some Hints on Subjects that ^ some ^ ^of w h . a few^ appeared to me,...
1510To George Washington from John Jay, 27 June 1786 (Washington Papers)
Being deputed by the Church Convention of New York, to attend a general one convened here, I brought with me your obliging Letter of the 18 ult. that I might devote the first Leisure Hour to the Pleasure of answering it. Congress having freed the Papers of which the enclosed are Copies from Injunctions of Secrecy, and permitted the Delegates to make and send Extracts from them to their...