1From John Jay to George Clinton, 10 March 1790 (Jay Papers)
The Marks of early and uniform Confidence with which I have been honored by the State, render me very reluctant to [ illegible ] ^retire from my Place at the Board of Regents of the University w h .^ has for its Object the Promotion of Science and useful Knowledge. [ illegible ] The Business ^of that Board must^ will increase as they become enabled by proper Funds to perform it; and to this...
2From John Jay to George Clinton, 12[–13] June 1783 (Jay Papers)
It would give me great Pleasure to be certain that this Letter will be delivered to you at your Home in the City of New York, but it is even doubtful whether orders to evacuate it have as yet been dispatched. What motives enduce this Delay can only be conjectured, perhaps it may be designed ^ by some of the british Cabinet ^ to stimulate our doing more for the Tories than ex than they...
3From John Jay to George Clinton, 22 May 1779 (Jay Papers)
I have now the Pleasure of enclosing you a Copy of certain Resolutions moved in Congress this Morning respecting the pretended State of Vermont. They were introduced by M r . Morris with a very proper prefatory Speech. on Saturday next Congress ^ the House ^ will ^ be ^ resolved themselves into a Com[mitte]e of the whole to take them into Consideration—what will be their Fate is uncertain, tho...
4From John Jay to George Clinton, 25 April 1781 (Jay Papers)
Where you live, whether still at Poghkeepsie, or at Kingston or elsewhere— Whether any of my Letters have reached you, & whether you have been too sick, too busy, or too lazy to answer any of them— how M rs . Clinton & her little Family does? Whether Vermont is to be or not to be & c & c . are points of which I am as ignorant as if I resided among the ten Tribes, whose Habitations no...
5From John Jay to George Clinton, 14 July 1780 (Jay Papers)
My last Letter to you was dated the 20: th June— I have written many & hope you have already rec d . several. None from you have as yet reached me— By the Journals of Congress I percieve that your Disputes with your Neighbors are in fair Way of being decided— I think M r Duane might have been a useful Counsellor to your other Delegates on that occasion, but I dont find his name among those...
6From John Jay to George Clinton, 25 October 1779 (Jay Papers)
Be pleased to keep the Letters herewith enclosed, until good opportunities of sending them offer— Since the Successes of General Sullivan against the six Nations, some People have affected to speake of that Country as a conquered one, and I should not be surprized if they should next proceed to insist that it belongs to the united States, by whose Arms it was won from independent Nations in...
7From John Jay to George Clinton, 18 October 1784 (Jay Papers)
You may remember that Peter V Schaack Esq r . was among those [ illegible ] to whom the Com rs . charged with the Execution of ^ the ^ act respecting Persons of doubtful political Characters tendered the Oath prescribed by it, and which he declined taking— He apprehends that his Return to this Country is opposed by that Circumstance and fears that the obstacle arising from it cannot be...
8From John Jay to George Clinton, 23 February 1782 (Jay Papers)
My last to you was written on the 16 Nov r . since which I have not ^ had ^ the pleasure of hearing from you— Three Days ago M rs . Jay was delivered of a Daughter & I take the Liberty of enclosing a Letter ^ on that Subject ^ for my Father, which you be so kind as to send him— I congratulate you on the sucessful Issue of the last Campaign, to the Brillancy of which the ^ late
9From John Jay to George Clinton, 10 January 1779 (Jay Papers)
Had I more Leisure I should send you less blank Paper— Intelligence of Importance we have none— The News Papers will tell you little— I wish they said less— If I am not greatly decieved the Vermont Affair will end well— Send us the Papers— If my Brothers are with you request them to write to me— My Comp ts to those about you whom you know I esteem—particularly Livingston Benson & Platt— my...
10From John Jay to George Clinton, 5 October 1779, enclosing Draft Act on Vermont, 24 September–5 October 1779 (Jay Papers)
In a Conference with ^ some of ^ the Delegates of New Hampshire and Massachusets Bay it was agreed that I sh d . draw the Draft of a Bill for carrying into ^ Effect ^ the Resolutions of Congress relative to our Disputes with Vermont & with each other. I now enclos The enclosed Draft is of has been perused and approved ^ of ^ by them, and they have promised to transmit a Copy of it to their...