1From John Jay to Theophilus Parsons, 1 July 1800 (Jay Papers)
On my Return from New York; on Friday last, your obliging [letter of] the 5 th. of May, which arrived here during my absence, was delivered to me. [I am] much gratified by the Information it contains, & thank you for it.—[Serio]us apprehensions were entertained that antifœderalism had [gained] considerable Ground in Massachusetts; but I am happy to find [from the] Facts you state, that...