1From John Jay to Mathew Carey, 8 September 1787 (Jay Papers)
Your Letter of the 7 th . Inst: together with the two numbers of the American Museum mentioned in it, have been delivered to me. The Design of the work is certainly a good one, and if no Pieces but such as merit the Attention of the public and of Posterity be inserted, it will become useful and interesting. As it will always give me Pleasure to promote the Progress of useful Knowledge, I will...