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From John Jay to George Washington, 12 May 1793

To George Washington

Philadelphia 12 May 1793

My dear Sir

I really esteem myself very much obliged & honored by your kind Letter of this Day, & those enclosed with it— It is a new mark of that attention to which I am so much indebted, and of which I entertain a strong & grateful Sense— with perfect Respect Esteem & attachmt. I am

Dear Sir your obliged & obt. Servant

John Jay

President of the United States—

ALS, PHi: Etting (EJ: 01150). Endorsed. Dft, NNC (EJ: 08443); HPJ description begins Henry P. Johnston, ed., The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay (4 vols.; New York, 1890–93) description ends , 3: 477–78.

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    From John Jay to George Washington, 12 May 1793
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    “From John Jay to George Washington, 12 May 1793,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jay/01-05-02-0258. [Original source: The Selected Papers of John Jay, vol. 5, 1788–1794, ed. Elizabeth M. Nuxoll. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2017, p. 500.]

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