1371To George Washington from John Jay, 29 March 1781 (Washington Papers)
There has long been something about my Heart which urged me to write to You, but I thought it selfish to diminish your few Leisure moments by an additional Correspondent, especially as your Punctuality & Attention would probably have led you to consult my Wishes rather than your own Convenience. The Time I hope will come when the Return of Tranquility will give me an opportunity of conversing...
1372Extracts from John Jay’s Report on Violations of the Treaty of Peace, 13 October 1786 (Jay Papers)
The Secretary of the United States for the Department of Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred a letter of the 4 th March last, from the Hon ble John Adams Esquire, together with the papers that accompanied it reports … [Section one: On State Violations of the Treaty with Great Britain] … On considering the before recited papers these important questions present themselves— 1 st . Whether any...
1373From John Jay to George Washington, 23 July 1788 (Jay Papers)
I wrote to you a few Days ago and enclosed a Copy of certain Propositions, or mode of adoption— great objections to it being urged it was withdrawn for the present — The Convention proceeded to Day in debating on the Plan of conditional amendment, some of the anti Party moved for striking out the word on Condition and substituting the words in full Confidence — It was carried 31 to 29 in the...
1374From John Jay to Richard Peters, 16 October 1811 (Jay Papers)
It was not until this Day, that I rec d . your Letter of the 5 Inst — owing to some Derangement in the post office, the two last mails did not come before Yesterday. It gives me pleasure to learn that your Health continues good—may it long continue so— mine is at present somewhat better— The Day before yesterday, my Son William returned from Rye. He found there the two Sheep you mention, safe...
1375John Jay’s Draft of the Circular Letter from the Convention of the State of New York to the Governors of the Several … (Jay Papers)
We the members of the Convention of this State, have deliberately and maturely considered the Constitution proposed for the united States. Several articles in it appear so exceptionable ^ to a majority of us ,^ that nothing but the fullest Confidence in of obtaining a Revision of them by a general Convention, and an invi[n]cible Reluctance to separating from our Sister States could have...
1376From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 4 February 1812 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your Letter of the 31 Ult. and am glad that the Tidings of Mary’s Illness and of her Recovery came together. A Letter from Maria arrived at the same time, but contains nothing respecting her Health. William purposes to make you a visit soon; but how soon exactly is not ascertained. I think he had better wait until Mary’s Health is more confirmed, which I hope will be the Case by...
1377From John Jay to George Alexander Otis, 27 May 1822 (Jay Papers)
It gave me pleasure to find ^from your Letter of the 19 th Feb y —^ that my Remarks on certain Passages in the first Volume of Botta’s History had been communicated to, and approved by, M r Adams and M r . Jefferson. I On have read all the ^reading that & the other^ Volumes, and have [?] I met with its additional Passages of which I doubted the accuracy— In compliance with your Request, I...
1378From John Jay to Timothy Pickering, 8 June 1797 (Jay Papers)
Read the enclosed Letter first To understand this Letter it will be necessary to r first to read the enclosed, this being a sequel to that— which I for ward now because ^which was intended for this mornings post but^ the mail was closed when my Sec y brought the enclosed ^it^ to the Post office— The Cap t . Clarke in Question is well known in this City— During the late War he served in the...
1379John Jay Curriculum Vitae, 1745–1801, [c. 1801 or after] (Jay Papers)
12 Dec r . 1745 Was born in the City of NYork 1753 Sent to latin School to the Rev d . Peter Stoupe at New Rochelle 1756 Put under the Tuition of M r George Murray, a private Tutor at Home at Rye 1760 Entered Kings College— 1764— Took the Degree of B.A.— 1764 Went to study the Law with Benj a
1380From John Jay to John Adams, 21 November 1794 (Jay Papers)
From the Day of my appointment to this mission, my Attention has been much withdrawn from my Friends, and confined to the Business which brought me here; & which has at last been terminated by a Treaty. In future I shall have more Leisure to attend to my Friends, and to my own affairs— Both your Sons arrived here in good Health— I wrote to my friend John lately, but as yet have not had a...