341To John Jay from Matthew Ridley, 6 December 1787 (Jay Papers)
A few Lines I wrote you, crossed your esteem’d favor of the 5 th : Aug t : Want of health, which has not been a little encreased by Disappointments, has occasioned my long silence—I was glad to learn by Sister Susan that your Family were again restored to Health—Mine, excepting self, have all been happy in that way—As to my Dear Kate, she has been better than for years past. Sometimes she...
342From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 19 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my letter of Sep. 5. wherein I acknoleged Mr. Remsen’s favor of July 25. I have written those of Sep. 24. and of the 14th. inst. This last will accompany the present; both going by the way of London for want of a direct opportunity. But they go by a private hand . No late event worth notice has taken place between the Turks and Austrians. The former continue in the territories of the...
343To John Jay from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York, 2 October 1784 (Jay Papers)
To the honorable John Jay Esquire late ^ one of the ^ Ministers Plenipotentiary of the United States of America for negociating a Peace.— Sir Be pleased to accept the Congratulations of the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York on your safe Return to the Place of your Nativity. The Revolution, which hath secured our Liberties and Independence, will not be more celebrated for...
344From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, with Enclosures, 16 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of the 13th. inst. which I had the honor of addressing you from this place, I mentioned in general terms the object of my journey hither and that I should enter into more particular details by the confidential conveiance which would occur thro’ Mr. Adams and Colo. Smith. The board of Treasury had, in the month of December, given notice to our bankers here that it would be...
345To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, 25 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was dated the 23d. September last. It mentioned my having received your Letters of 4th. 23d. and 30th. May. I have since been favored with four others, vizt. 29th. July and 3d. 10th. and 11th. August with the Papers mentioned to be enclosed. They have not been laid before Congress, although I transmitted them to the President for that Purpose; for a sufficient Number of Members...
346To John Jay from François de Barbé-Marbois, 27 January 1785 (Jay Papers)
Il en a desirer que le Congress veuille bien faire communiquer au Chargé des affaires de France les mesures qui ont été prises ou celles qui le seront en consequence de la note qu’il a eu l’honneur de remettre au Commencemen du mois de Decembre dernire touchant les affaires d’Espagne. M r . Rendon eu d’opinion que Sa Cour sera disposée à fair une cession de la partie des Floridas que le Traité...
347American Commissioners to John Jay, 18 June 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
In our last to you of May 11. we had the honour of inclosing among other papers a letter from Baron Thulemeier, drawing to a close our negociation with the court of Berlin. We have now that of forwarding our answer marked No. 1. No. 2.a. contains our observations on the counterdraught from the court of Tuscany, No. 2.b. the letter inclosing them, and No. 2.c. Mr. Favi’s answer acknowledging...
348To John Jay from Philip Schuyler, 30 May 1785 (Jay Papers)
D r Stringer is on his way to Maryland, and not having specie sufficient to discharge an Account of his against me, I am under the necessity of drawing ^ on ^ you in his favor for fifty pounds which please to honor— I gain strength so very slowly, and am still groaning with the Gout in my feet, and so tormented with an eruption over my whole body, that I have no hopes of seeing you so early as...
349To John Jay from Charles Thomson, 18 September 1784 (Jay Papers)
I should have answered your letter ^ of 12 Aug. ^ much sooner, had I not from the tenor of it flattered myself with the hopes of seeing you here in a very short time. I wish exceedingly to see and converse with you not only on the subject of your acceptance but on the general State of our Affairs. There is at present no person whose business or whose duty it is to attend to matters of national...
350William Short to John Jay, 4 May 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of forwarding to your Excellency by M. de Crevecoeur, the medal for Genl. Gates mentioned in my letter sent by Mr. Walton and accompanying that for Genl. Greene.—M. de Crevecoeur takes charge also of twenty four medals of bronze to be delivered to your Excellency. These have been made agreeably to the contract with Colo. Humphries. I inclose also sir two arrêts of the King’s...