1From John Jay to Diego de Gardoqui, 4 October 1785 (Jay Papers)
M rs . Jay is greatly obliged by the pleasing & polite attention w h . dictated y r . Card of Saturday last, & the valuable Present which accompanied it. She w d . have replied to it immediately, but as I was then out of Town, she wished to consult me on so delicate an occasion, especially as several Considerations have weight with public Characters, that do not apply to private Individuals....
2From John Jay to Diego de Gardoqui, 1 March 1786 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d the Letter which You did me the Honor to write yesterday, informing me that instead of granting a Permit as you requested for me to purchase and export a Horse, his Majesty has been pleased to order one to be sent to You for me. This is indeed doing a Favor in a royal Manner—It demands my sincere and respectful acknowledgements, and I shall take the Liberty of requesting the Count...
3From John Jay to Diego de Gardoqui, 6 October 1786 (Jay Papers)
The Letter you did me the Honor to write the 25 th . May last was immediately laid before Congress. The Subjects of our Negociation have frequently since engaged their Attention and Consideration, and I have now the Pleasure to inform you that in consequence of some recent Acts I find myself more in Capacity than I was to make and receive Propositions relative to certain Matters in Difference...
4From John Jay to Diego de Gardoqui, 17 October 1788 (Jay Papers)
I have the honor of informing you that it as Congress think ^have deemed^ it expedient in the present situation of affairs, to refer their negociations depending between ^with^ his Cath.[olic] Maj[esty] & the un States to the fœderal Government, which is to assemble in March next. as the Propriety of this measure is derived from the ^ that ^ Inconveniences which attend The dissolution of one...