191From John Jay to George Washington, 29 October 1794 (Jay Papers)
I have been honored with your’s of the 5 th . of September. Want of Liesure constrains me to be concise— I am authorized by Lord Grenville to assure you in the most explicit Terms, that no Instructions to stimulate or promote Hostilities by the Indians against the United States have been sent to the King’s officers in Canada. I am preparing an official Representation to him on this Subject,...
192From John Jay to George Washington, 6 March 1795 (Jay Papers)
My last to you was written on the 25 th . ult: and is gone in the Ohio, Cap t . Kemp, who sailed last week for New York. It was not untill after my Dispatches were sent to him, that I had the Pleasure of recieving your’s of the 18th of December last— After considering all that I have seen and heard on the Subject, it is my opinion that the common and popular (not official) Language and Conduct...
193From John Jay to George Washington, 29 June 1795 (Jay Papers)
The enclosed contains my Resignation of the office of chief Justice— I cannot quit it, without again expressing to You my acknowledgments for the Honor you conferred upon me by that appointment; and for the repeated marks of Confidence & Attention for which I am indebted to You. It gives me pleasure to recollect and reflect on these circumstances—to indulge the most sincere wishes for your...
194From John Jay to George Washington, 3 September 1795 (Jay Papers)
I have been honored with yours of the 31 of last month. The article in the Treaty to which you allude viz t . the last was proposed by me to Lord Grenville, because it seemed probable that when the Treaty should for some time have gone into operation, Defects might become manifest, and further arrangements become desireable which had not occurred to either of us, because no plan of an article...
195From John Jay to George Washington, 4 September 1795 (Jay Papers)
Since mine to You of Yesterday I have occasionally turned my thoughts to the subject of it— I presume that the Treaty is ratified agreable to the advice of the Senate— and that if G. Britain consents to the Suspension of the 12 art: (which I believe will be the Case) the Treaty will thereupon be ratified on her part and become final. Of Consequence that the modification contemplated of the 12...
196From John Jay to George Washington, 26 January 1796 (Jay Papers)
The British Ratification of the Treaty not having arrived and consequently the time for appointing the Commissioners mentioned in it not being come, I have this long postponed replying to yours of 21 last month. It certainly is important that the Commissioners relative to the Debts, and also the Captures, be men the best qualified for those places. Probably it would be adviseable to appoint...
197From John Jay to George Washington, 25 March 1796, enclosing Samuel Bayard to John Jay, 6 January 1796 (Jay Papers)
Gov r . Jay presents his respectful Compliments to the President of the United States, & takes the Liberty of sending the enclosed Copy of a Letter which he this Day rec d . from M r S. Bayard. I am honored with your favour of the 11 Nov r . for which I beg you will accept my acknowledg ts : the one enclosed for Col: Trumbull I sent immediately to Mr. Deas, who has almost daily opportunities...
198From John Jay to George Washington, 18 April 1796 (Jay Papers)
John Jay, by Ellen Sharples (probably after James Sharples), c. 1795. Pencil on paper. (£ Bristol Culture/Bristol Museum & Art Gallery) You can have very little Time for private Letters, and therefore I am the more obliged by the one you honored me with on the 31 of last Month. I was not without apprehensions that on Inquiry it might not appear adviseable to gratify M r Pickman’s wishes, for...
199From John Jay to George Washington, 19 September 1796 (Jay Papers)
It occurs to me that it may not be perfectly prudent to say that we are never to expect Favors from a Nation, for that assertion seems to imply that Nations always are , or always ought to be moved only by interested motives. It is true that disinterested Favors are so rare, that on that account they are not to be expected between nations; and if that Sentiment turned on that Reason viz t ....
200XII. Opinion of the Chief Justice, 28 August 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The Case which I had Yesterday the Honor of recieving from you gave occasion to the following Remarks and Reflections. Whether the Issue of the Negociations depending between the british and spanish Courts be Peace or War, it certainly is prudent to anticipate and be prepared for the consequences of either Event. In the present State of Things it would doubtless militate against the Interests...