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To John Jay from George Washington, 7 October 1779

From George Washington

West-point Octr. 7th: 1779

Dr Sir,

Permit me, amongst the number of your friends to congratulate you & my Country on ^your late honourable, & important^ appointment—& Be assured ^Sir^ that my pleasure on this occasion though it may be equaled by ^cant be exceeded by that of any^ other is not to [be] exceeded. I do most sincerely wish you a pleasant & ^an^ agreeable passage— The most perfect & honourable accomplishment of your Ministry—& a safe return to the bosom of a grateful Country—[being?] With the greatest regard & sincerest personal attachment I am ^have the honour to be^ Dr Sir Yr. most Obedt & Affet. Hble Servt,

G. Washington

His Excely Jo. Jay Esqr.

Dft, in Washington’s hand, DLC: Washington Papers, series 4 (EJ: 10664). See also Washington’s letter of this date to Sarah Livingston Jay, Tr, DLC: Washington Papers, Varick Transcripts.

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    To John Jay from George Washington, 7 October 1779
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    Washington, George
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    Jay, John
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    “To John Jay from George Washington, 7 October 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jay/01-01-02-0417. [Original source: The Selected Papers of John Jay, vol. 1, 1760–1779, ed. Elizabeth M. Nuxoll. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, p. 707.]

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