121To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 20 May 1819 (Jay Papers)
I sent by Mary Delavans bond & c but had not time to write by her. A M r Honeywell called & told me that he had proposed to give a new Mortgage in lieu of Delavans & that you had referred him to me. I believe that Delavans bond is perfectly secure, but as he is not in the habit of paying his Debts voluntarily & is now deeply indebted to the Mechanics bank who will probably press him for money,...
122From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 20 April 1819 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your Letter of the 15 Inst— The Measures you have taken appear to me to have been prudent, and the Letter you wrote unexceptionable. —That many will be pleased to see you in the Station you fill, I have no Doubt; and I am also persuaded that Envy and Discontent will watch your ways.— Be prudent, and without Sollicitude leave the Results to Providence— I am glad that John was...
123To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 15 April 1819 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your letter of the 13 th . & am very much obliged to you for it. It was necessary however to decide before I rec d it. Upon further reflection the same Reasons occurred to me which have weighed with you— I thought it prudent also to consult some of the principal federal Gentlemen who thought that I ought to accept— & that during the election it would be unnecessary & improper in...
124From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 13 April 1819 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your Letter of the 7 th . Inst— and have heard that the Commission mentioned in it had arrived— It appears to me, as it does to you, that the opposition of the Foederalists to M r . Clinton’s party, has been increased by the Circumstance you ^allude to.^ That you should feel a Delicacy in accepting an Office from him, and immediately concur in that opposition, is natural and...
125To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 7 April 1819 (Jay Papers)
The Governors Secretary called on me this Morning & told me that he had just arrived from Albany; that the Council of Appointment was to meet on the Day he left that city, & that he was authorized to tell me that I would at that Meeting be appointed Recorder. This Intelligence which a short time since would not have been unwelcome, is at present a little embarrassing. Since the Appointment of...
126To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 1 April 1819 (Jay Papers)
Col. Pickering called on me last Sunday & breakfasted with me on Monday. He was going that Day in Stage as far as Stamford where he intended to hire a horse & ride over to Bedford to visit you. I mention this because the weather was such as probably prevented him from putting his Intention in Execution. M r Eddy this Morning shewed me a letter from the Governor in which he says that M r Jays...
127From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 30 March 1819 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your Letter of the 26 Inst. —On that Day W m . returned, and gave us agreable accounts of you and your Family. He mentioned the Illness & Recovery of M r . Munro’s Son. By hearing of both these Circumstances at the same time, much anxiety was obviated— He is a promising boy, and I hope his Recovery will be perfect.— From the amount of the Loss sustained by the Merch ts . Bank,...
128To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 18 March 1819 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your letter of the 16 th . inst. & am truly concerned that Maria’s Health is again worse— Augusta has I suppose returned to day. Yesterday the Weather was so severe that I advised her to remain. I will subscribe for you to the American & Columbian. The former I find is pretty generally disapproved. M r Eddy this morning sent for me & shewed me a letter from the Governor saying...
129To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 19 February 1819 (Jay Papers)
I left our Friends well at Rye & came to town on Wednesday. Little Mary has entirely recovered, & all our Family are well. William his sitting for his Picture & expects to return in a few days. In the mean time he has sent back the waggon to Rye. Anna is better & Augusta very well. M r . Munros Children have all recovered from the Scarlet Fever. A Dinner or Ball is to be given here to Gen l ....
130From John Jay to Foxes & Sons, 28 January 1819 (Jay Papers)
On the 9 th . Inst. I rec d . your Letter of the 3 d . of Nov r last, informing me of the Death of M r . Robert Were Fox, the American Consul, and requesting me to recommend the appointment of his Son, ^whom you represent as well qualified,^ to succeed him , whom you represent as well qualified for it . On the 11 th . Inst. I ^wrote^ communicated this to the Secretary of State, the Information...
131To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 28 January 1819 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d your letter of the 25 th . inst. & am happy to hear that Nancys Health has improved and that Maria is well enough to go to Rye. I am sorry for the Death of Major Lyons but hope that his sufferings have been attended with a Blessing. I know very little of what is going forward at Albany, but fear that the federalists in the assembly are driving Bargains in a manner not very...
132From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 25 January 1819 (Jay Papers)
I wrote to you the 12 th . and have rec d . your’s of the 15 Inst.— It gave me Pleasure to be informed of your attentions to M r . Vaughan & c .— and also to learn that John was going on well— William, with Augusta, M rs . Banyer, and little Ann— set out this morning to make a Visit to our Friends at Rye. I fear they will find the Roads bad—the long Spell of moderate misty Weather, has...
133From John Jay to Richard Peters, 25 January 1819 (Jay Papers)
My Eyes were lately rendered so weak by an Influenza, that I was obliged to postpone answering your friendly Letter ^of the 12 Ult:^— Of this I lately informed you by a few Lines— At present I am so nearly free from that Complaint, as to be able to resume my Pen. I have read your Letter more than once. Mutuality of friendly Feelings always affords Gratification; and the kindness which pervades...
134From John Jay to John Quincy Adams, 11 January 1819 (Jay Papers)
The last mail brought me a Letter, dated the 3 d of Nov r . last, from the House of the Mess rs . Fox at Falmouth in England; mentioning the Death of M r . Robert Were Fox, who had long been our Consul there; and who they observe had rec d . repeated Testimonies of the approbation of our Government. They express a Desire that his Son Robert, whom they represent as being a Man of “Ability...
135From John Jay to Caesar Pine, 28 December 1818 (Jay Papers)
I this morning rec d . your Letter of the 24 Inst:, ^by Rob t . whom I was glad to see—^ and [ reported? ] learn from [ illegible ] that ^He tells me^ you continue sick; and with but little Prospect of soon recovering your Health. As afflictions are usually sent in Mercy, let us recieve and consider ^regard^ them accordingly— Your Son
136To John Jay from Richard Peters, 12 December 1818 (Jay Papers)
Although our correspondence is rare, my most sincere regards for you are uninterrupted. I have outlived, & so have you, so many old friends & contemporaries, that the very few left me are the more valuable for their scarcity. New acquaintances I make the most of; but old & valued friends delight me with solid enjoyments, more easily felt than described. And yet, in what is called society, a...
137To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 3 December 1818 (Jay Papers)
Since I wrote to you last some of the Committee of M r Freys Congregation have called on me for the purpose of buying ground on which to build a Church— I have asked them $7000 for three lots on Walker Street, & I have told them a part of the money must be paid down & that the Residue must be secured not only by a Mortgage on the premises, but also by personal Security, so that it may not be...
138From John Jay to Charles G. Haines, 27 November 1818 (Jay Papers)
Your obliging Letter of the 17 Inst, together with the interesting Pamphlet respecting the Great Western Canal, arrived by the last mail from New York— accept my thanks for them both. In my opinion that ^noble^ Enterprise ^[ illegible ] not only does honor^ does credit to those by whom it was projected, and ^but also^ to those by whose Counsels and Exertions it has been adopted and [ illegible...
139To John Jay from Charles G. Haines, 17 November 1818 (Jay Papers)
I do myself the pleasure, to send you my publication, concerning the Western and Northern Canals, in this State, written and published at the request of the New York Corresponding Association, for the promotion of Internal Improvements. In doing this, I cannot but congratulate a Statesman, so distinguished and venerable as yourself, among the Fathers of our Republic, that you have lived to see...
140To John Jay from Foxes & Sons, 3 November 1818 (Jay Papers)
It is with the deepest concern that we beg to trouble thee on the occasion of the death of our highly valued relative Robert Were Fox, who has ever since the time of American Independance held the situation of Consul in this and the neighbouring ports, with the entire approbation of the American Government, of which he has received repeated testimonies. We have now to request that thee wilt be...
141To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 30 October 1818 (Jay Papers)
Maria & Nancy arrived in town yesterday & are not the worse for their ride. I have rec d your letter of the 26 th . ins t which they brought & have the one to Lord Amherst to the Post Office to go by the packet. I shall observe your Directions concerning the Lisbon Wine. I was sorry I could see so little of William when he was here during the whole time that he was in town & indeed ever since...
142From John Jay to Rufus King, 8 October 1818 (Jay Papers)
On Friday last M rs . Hamilton favored us with a Visit.— Speaking of Doct r . Mason, she observed that the State of his Health not permitting him to write the Life of General Hamilton, she had received from him the Papers which had been put into his hands for that purpose.— She expressed her Desire to have the Life written, and remarked in Substance, that she knew of no Person who was both so...
143From John Jay to William Pitt Amherst, 5 September 1818 (Jay Papers)
I rec d . by the last mail from New York, the Letter which your Lordship did me the Honor to write on the 17 June last. It appears from the Post Mark that it had arrived by the Ship Telegraph, Cap t . Coffin; and that it was put into the office on the 26 th . ult.— Accept my Gratulations on your Lordship’s Return to the Bosom of your Family, and finding them in the ^in good Health, and^...
144From John Jay to Peter Jay Munro, 20 July 1818 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your Letter of the 17 Inst —and am pleased to find from it, that the Portrait of our excellent & common ancestor is so acceptable to you. Peter and William also have Copies of it. These Portraits will tend to remind us of our Consanguinity, and to cherish an habitual Disposition to mutual & cordial Attentions and good offices— such as you have manifested on sundry interesting...
145From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 20 May 1818 (Jay Papers)
Maria and W m . arrived on Saturday, just as the late disagreable weather commenced. She is not quite so well as she was—owing she thinks to a Cold she has taken. the approaching fine Season together with Exercise will I hope be beneficial to her. Sally’s Departure affects her greatly—it is an afflicting Privation to us all, but particularly so to her on many accounts.— This world is indeed a...
146To John Jay from John Murray Jr., 9 April[–19 May] 1818 (Jay Papers)
I am induced to address thee on a subject which has heretofore interested thy feelings, and which, as a philanthropist, and Christian, I presume still continues to claim thy consideration? It is in relation to the African Race, whose cause thou early advocated, by being the first President of the Society for promots the manumission of Slaves, and for protecting such of them as were, or should...
147From John Jay to Samuel F. Jarvis, 4 May 1818 (Jay Papers)
Accept my thanks for your obliging Letter of the 28 ult— The motives which prompted, and the Sentiments which are expressed in it, make correspondent Impressions on my Mind— The departure ^Removal^ of my excellent Daughter from the House of her earthly, to the House of her heavenly Father, leaves me nothing to regret or lament on her account— Her absence is nevertheless a Privation which I...
148To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 22 April 1818 (Jay Papers)
Sister Sallys Troubles are all ended. It has pleased God to take her to himself. She expired this Afternoon about half past three oClock. She retained her Senses to the last, knew her Situation & was perfectly composed & tranquil. M r Milnor prayed with her a short time before she died. May God comfort you my dear father, I am your Affectionate Son, Maria & Nancy are as well as can be...
149To John Jay from John Clarkson Jay, 23 February 1818 (Jay Papers)
J’espere que vous et toute la famille etes bien. Je regarde d’avance avec bien deplaisir a L’approche d’avril et Je desire le plaisir De vous voir. Ditez moi dans votre prochaine lettre quand ma tante Nancy va venir a la ville vivre avec ma tante Marie. Je lis Telemaque et Je m’ en vais Commencer Cæsar au prim^i^er de mars. Donnez mon amour a la tante Nancy et toute la famille. Je reste votre...
150To John Jay from Noah Worcester, 6 February 1818 (Jay Papers)
I have received both your letters relating to mine of Jan 2nd. But prior to the arrival of either I was under a necessity of printing yours of Nov. 12, or of excluding it from No XI. The paragraph I had mentioned is printed; but on reading your letter again after I had written, I thought it would not be proper for me to publish Mr Lords opinion of the Editor of the Friend of Peace. I therefore...