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To John Jay from Henry Brockholst Livingston, 16 March 1801

From Henry Brockholst Livingston

Albany 16 March 1801

Dear Sir,

Considering how nearly we are connected, and that you justly sustain the character of a virtuous & honorable man, I wish for an interview with you for the purpose of reconciliation—1 I am, Sir, with respect your very obed serv

Brockholst Livingston

Governor Jay

ALS, NNC (EJ: 90417; EJ: 08327). Endorsed: “Brockholst Livingston to / Mr. Jay—16 march 1801 / and. immediately—”. JJ’s response, probably dated 16 Mar., not found, but see JJ to PAJ, 21 Mar. 1801, below.

1. For the falling out between JJ and Livingston, see JJ’s Deposition against Henry Brockholst Livingston, [25 Jan. 1786], and the editorial note “Lewis Littlepage Redivivus,” JJSP description begins Elizabeth M. Nuxoll et al., eds., The Selected Papers of John Jay (6 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 2010–) description ends , 4: 278–82, 235–42.

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    To John Jay from Henry Brockholst Livingston, 16 March 1801
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    Livingston, Henry Brockholst
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    Jay, John
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    16 March 1801

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    “To John Jay from Henry Brockholst Livingston, 16 March 1801,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jay/01-07-02-0091. [Original source: The Selected Papers of John Jay, vol. 7, 1799–1829, ed. Elizabeth M. Nuxoll. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, p. 151.]

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