81From John Jay to Ebenezer Stevens, 26 May 1798 (Jay Papers)
M r . Smith delivered to me this morning your Letter of the 21 st . Inst, and I assure you he shall recieve from me whatever facilities circumstances may indicate in the Course of the Business you allude to— When the Adj[utan] t . Gen[enera] . first arrived I understood from him, that you would accept the Command of the artillery Reg t . at New York. I have since rec d . a few Lines from him...