1From John Jay to Peter Van Schaack, 17 September 1782 (Jay Papers)
Doct r . Franklin sent me this morning your Letter of 11 Aug t . last. I thank you for it. Aptitude to Change, in any Thing, never made ^ a ^ part of my Disposition, and I hope makes no part of my Character. In the Course of the present Troubles I have adhered to certain fixed Principles, & faithfully obeyed their Dictates, without regarding the Consequences of such conduct to my Friends, my...
2From John Jay to Peter Van Schaack, 16 June 1783 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your favor of the 30 th Ult. Your affectionate answer to my Letter of the 17 th Sep r . last reached me about a month after its Date. The Prospect I then and long afterwards had of being able to visit England (where the Death of a Relation gave me some private Business to transact) induced me from Time to Time to postpone writing to you. It so happened however that my continuing...
3From John Jay to Peter Van Schaack, 3 September 1784 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your favor of the 21 June last— Doctor Drummond may perhaps have an internal Sense of the Propriety of his Doubts & Scruples but on every other Principle they appear ^ to ^ me very extraordinary unaccountable. Above a Week has been employed here in Discussions between [ Brother Fœdy & myself on the one hand and ?] ^ with ^ our infallible Knight
4From John Jay to Peter Van Schaack, 21 November 1784 (Jay Papers)
In order to reduce to a Certainty the Substance of our ^ my ^ Conversations with Gov r Clinton on your Subject & thereby prevent misunderstandings about the Matter in Case of his Death, I w ^ r ^ ote him a Letter (the Draft of w h . I accidentally left with my Papers in Jersey) to which I rec d . a few Days ago the following answer— Insert his Letter of 8 Nov r . 1784—
5From John Jay to Peter Van Schaack, 28 July 1812 (Jay Papers)
I rec d . on Saturday last, your friendly Letter of the 20 th . Inst. No Event that is highly interesting to our Country, can be viewed with Indifference by good Citizens; and there are certain occasions when it is not only their Right, but also their Duty to express their Sentiments relative to public measures. As the War has been constitutionally declared, the People are evidently bound to...
6From John Jay to Peter Van Schaack, 19 May 1820 (Jay Papers)
I rec d . on the 17 th . Inst. by the last mail, your friendly Letter of the 4 th .— ^Inst—^ It gives me pleasure to learn from it that we had not differed in opinion on the Subject of the late Election. It was necessary to ^consider and^ decide, for which of the two Candidates for the office of Governor, it would be most proper to vote— on weighing the Objections urged against each of them,...
7From John Jay to Peter Van Schaack, 12 April 1825 (Jay Papers)
On the 9 th . Inst. I rec . d had the pleasure of recieving your Letter of the 2 d ., and of learning from it that your Health was then very good— mine continues to decline— I can neither read nor write much at a Time without Fatigue. Since Christmas until the Day before Yesterday (when I went to Church) I have been constantly confined to the House. I nevertheless seldom suffer from severe...
8From John Jay to Peter Van Schaack, 23 January 1827 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your friendly Letter of the 27 th . ul t .— It gives me pleasure to reflect that our mutual Esteem & Regard have from an early period are ^been^ constantly productive of Cordiality & Gratification— A kind Providence has extended our Lives to the commencem t . of the ensuing year— Very few of our early Associates remain with us on this Occasion.— our temporal abode here is merely...