1To John Jay from John Trumbull, 22 October 1801 (Jay Papers)
It is with real mortification & regret that I observe the Date of your last letter:— You will think that I have made a most extravagant use of the Privilege which the ancient Law gave to new married men— when I tell you that it was written on the 6 th . June 1800— it reached me about the time that I threw off the rusty character of Batchelor & in the Bustle of such an Event it was mislaid &...