1From John Jay to Francis Dana, 19 August 1780 (Jay Papers)
Your Favor of the 5 th . Inst was delivered to me Yesterday Morning. I am happy to hear M r Adams is gone to Holland. He will I am persuaded be very useful there. Accept my thanks for the Intelligence communicated in your Letter, and be so obliging as to continue the Correspondence you have begun. The Character I heard of you at Congress induced me to wish for an Occasion of commencing it, and...
We have the Honour to congratulate you, on the Signature of the preliminary Treaty of Peace, between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, to be inserted in the definitive Treaty, when France and Britain Shall have agreed upon their Terms. The Articles, of which We do ourselves the honour to inclose you a Copy, were compleated, on the thirtieth of last Month. To Us, at this...
I was honoured with your favour of the 12 th. of Dec r: by the last post, enclosing a Copy of the preliminary Treaty of Peace between his Britannic Majesty and the United States. I most heartily congratulate with you upon this great event, in which you have had the honour of so distinguished a part. I think that we ought to be, and shall be satisfied with the terms of peace. But we are here...
4To John Jay from Francis Dana, 19 December 1792 (Jay Papers)
The Marshal of this District delivered to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial ^Court^ of this Commonwealth, while on their ^late^ Circuit, a Writ of Error issued out of the Supreme Court of the United States, bearing date the 12 th . day of August last, directed to “the Judges of the Supreme Court holden in and for the State of Massachusetts.” This Writ not being directed to our Court, we are...
5From John Jay to Francis Dana, 16 February 1793 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . the Letter which you did me the Honor to write on the 19th. Dec r . last , and on the first Day of the present Term communicated it to the other Judges. Such marks of Delicacy and Respect cannot fail of making correspondent Impressions; and it gives me pleasure to assure You that nothing on our parts shall be wanting to cultivate on all occasions that Harmony & mutual Confidence...