51From John Jay to Alexander Hamilton, 28 September 1792 (Jay Papers)
On Monday the 17 th . ins t . I set out for sussex in New Jersey with design after dispatching some private business I had there to proceed from thence on my Circuit On the 19 th . I found myself with a slight inflamation on one eye & some flying Rheumatic pains, to which not suspecting any thing serious I paid little attention— By the 25 th . my Eyes were so much inflamed that it was with...
52To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 2 January 1790 (Hamilton Papers)
I have now the honor of transmitting to you herewith enclosed the extracts requested in your letter to me of the 2d. November last, and am with great respect and esteem &c. LC , Papers of the Continental Congress, National Archives. At the bottom of this letter is the following: “List of papers mentioned in, and transmitted with the aforegoing letter. No. 1. Abstracts and Extracts from the...
53To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 10 November 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I this moment recd. your’s dated the 8 Instant. My letter to Mr. Hoffman was not official. It was written to convey Information which however unpleasant was in my opinion useful to him to receive. His pecuniary Embarrassments called for circumspection on his part, and I intimated to him the propriety of accounting for the Expenditure of the amount of a preceding warrant before he recd. a...
54To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 13 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Coleman, who was yesterday appointed Clk of the NYork circuits, will be the Bearer of this. Mr. Skinner was first nominated—for where character and qualifications for office are admitted, the candidate who has age Standing and prior public Services on his Side, should I think take the lead; unless perhaps in Cases peculiarly circumstanced. Mr. Skinner did not succeed. Mr Coleman was then...
55From John Jay to Alexander Hamilton, 16 August 1794 (Jay Papers)
I am happy to find by a new York paper, that the Result of the late Inquiry into your official conduct is perfectly consistent with the Expectations of your Friends. it is there represented as being voluminous, and in a variety of Respects interesting— Be so good as to send me a copy. I wrote to you lately a confidential Letter, under Cover to the President. my Dispatches to M r Randolph were...
56To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 8 May 1778 (Hamilton Papers)
An opinion of your Benevolence leads me to address this Letter to you. Accident has introduced me to Monsr Lewis de Celoron, we happen to lodge in the same House. His modesty & decent manners made an impression upon me, and induced me to make some inquiries into his History and Character. The Gentlemen of this Place say handsome things of him. He is the son of a Major General who fell last war...
57From John Jay to Alexander Hamilton, 29 December 1792 (Jay Papers)
On my Return this Evening from Rye, I found your Letter of the 18 Inst: at my House. It is not difficult to percieve that your Situation is unpleasant; and it is easy to predict that your Enemies will endeavour to render it still more so. The Thorns they strew in your way, will (if you please) hereafter blossom, and furnish Garlands to decorate your administration. Resolve not to be drawn from...
58To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 12 November 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
I wrote by the last post an answer to yours respecting Mr. Hoffman. Inclosed is my answer to the one I recd. from him. Be so good as to seal and send it to him. I shall write to you in a few Days on other Subjects. Being still troubled with the piles , I am constrained to postpone my Journey to N York—if they should continue obstinate much longer, I shall not be with you this Season. Yours...
59To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 11 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Your Letters of the 9th. Inst. were this Day delivered to me, as I was preparing to go out of town. The Subject of them is important. I have not Time to judge decidedly on some of the points. The enclosed will shew what my present Ideas of a proclamation are—it is hastily drawn—it says nothing of Treaties—it speaks of neutrality, but avoids the Expression because in this country often...
60To Alexander Hamilton from John Jay, 25 September 1801 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Bedford, New York, September 25, 1801. Letter not found. ] “List of Letters from Mr. Jay …” to H, Columbia University Libraries.