1To John Jay from Grenville, 17 March 1796 (Jay Papers)
I cannot let M r Liston go without taking the occasion of his departure to recommend him to you, and to express my hope that his character & conduct will be found well calculated to continue & promote that harmony which it was the object of our labours to establish. I have, since you left us, taken one occasion to renew to you my assurances of the sincere esteem & friendship with which your...
2To John Jay from Grenville, 11 May 1795 (Jay Papers)
I cannot resist the desire I feel of availing myself of the opportunity of the first packet since your departure, to express to you how happy you would make me by allowing me occasionally to recall to your recollection in this manner one who will always entertain for you the most sincere esteem & friendship— I am particularly anxious to hear of your safe arrival, & that you have found your...
3To John Jay from Grenville, 21 November 1794 (Jay Papers)
I think I owe it to the confidence established between us to communicate to you privately the Copy of a Dispatch which I send by this packet to M r . Hammond. You will certainly understand that what he is expressly restrained from stating ministerially in America, is not meant to be so stated to you by me. But you will recollect that I have frequently conversed with you upon these points, & I...
4To John Jay from Grenville, 19 November 1794 (Jay Papers)
I have the honour to transmit to you the Papers which you have already seen relative to the Claims of certain Persons having Rights of Remainder, or other Interests in Estates confiscated in America during the late War, but whose Rights or Interests according to Justice and the established Laws under which those Estates were held, could not be affected by such Confiscation. I have no doubt...
5To John Jay from Grenville, 7 October 1794 (Jay Papers)
It shall certainly be my object to hasten as much as possible the examination & consideration of the Contre projet which I have received from you. But on such attention as I have hitherto been able to give to it I find so much new matter, and so much variation in the form & substance of the Articles proposed in the projet, that I am very apprehensive the discussion of these points will of...
6To John Jay from Grenville, 7 September 1794 (Jay Papers)
I send You the inclosed Paper as containing what you perhaps may not have seen, & what cannot fail to be interesting to you, as I will not deny that it has been to me. I will beg you to return the paper as I preserve the series. I do not believe that you personally will much envy M r Monroe the honour of the paternal kiss which he has received; and if such an exhibition is thought not to...
In Order to narrow as much as possible the Objects of our Discussions, I have stated in the enclosed paper what occurs to me on the different points to which your notes apply, except the 2 d : 3 d : & 4 th : Articles of those Notes, which I have reservd for further examination and inquiry;— I expect that by tuesday or wednesday at furthest I shall be able to converse further with you on those...
8To John Jay from Grenville, 5 September 1794 (Jay Papers)
Lord Grenville presents his Compliments to M r . Jay— He has receiv’d M r . Jay’s note, with the enclos’d remarks, and will be glad to see him at his Office Tomorrow at Twelve o’Clock. Lord Grenville has in the mean time the Honor to enclose to M r . Jay, some observations which have occurr’d to him, on the perusal of the Paper which he receiv’d from M r . Jay. Observations respecting the...
9To John Jay from Grenville, enclosing Draft Treaties of Amity and Commerce, 30 August 1794 (Jay Papers)
I have now the honour to transmit to you two projets the one for regulating all points in dispute between His Majesty and the United States, the other for the establishment of commercial regulations. You will perceive that I have proceeded in forming these projets on the foundation of the paper you communicated to me, but that I have occasionally made such variations as seemed to me to be just...
10To John Jay from Grenville, 17 August 1794 (Jay Papers)
I yesterday received your letter & can with truth assure you that I am not less desirous than you naturally are to expedite the conclusion of our negotiation, & that I feel the force of the reasons you mention for wishing to avoid unnecessary delay. You cannot on the other hand but be sensible of the multitude & urgency of other business at the present moment which makes it impossible to me to...