To George Washington from John Jay, 26 February 1779

From John Jay

Philadelphia 26th Feby 1779

Sir,

Your Excellency will receive enclosed with this Letter Copies of two Acts of Congress, one of the 18th Inst. establishing Regulations for the Department of Inspector General—The other of the 25th respecting the Defence of the Western Frontiers, with the Applications of Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania to Congress on that Subject.1 I have the Honor to be Sir With the greatest Respect & Esteem Your Excelly’s most Obedt & Hble Servt

J. Jay

LB, DNA:PCC, item 14.

1. The enclosed copies of these acts and the state applications have not been identified, but see JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. description ends , 13:196–99, 251–52. On 2 March, Jay sent GW several printed copies of the act of 18 Feb. establishing regulations for the inspector general’s department. Those regulations were published in the general orders for 27 April. The act of 25 Feb. directed GW “to take effectual measures for the protection of the [western] inhabitants, and chastisement of the savages,” and it authorized the immediate raising of five ranger companies for frontier defense.

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Title: To George Washington from John Jay, 26 February 1779
Author: Jay, John
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 26 February 1779

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Cite as: “To George Washington from John Jay, 26 February 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-19-02-0295. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 19, 15 January–7 April 1779, ed. Philander D. Chase and William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, p. 269.]

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