1From John Jay to William Wilberforce, 8 November 1809 (Jay Papers)
On the 28 ult. I rec d . your Letter of the 1 st . of Aug t . last, and I thank you for it, and for the Pamphlets enclosed with it.— It was not without Surprize and Regret that I percieved from it, that my Letter to you of the 14 April 1806, in answer to your’s of the 7 Nov r . 1805, had never come to your hands; and it appeared to me the more singular, as a Duplicate was also sent. As they...
2From John Jay to William Wilberforce, 25 October 1810 (Jay Papers)
On the 13 th . Inst. I rec d . and read with great pleasure, your interesting and friendly Letter of the 18 July last. There are several Topics in it, on which I should like to converse with you— they shall be noticed in some future Letters. As I cannot write or read much at a time, without fatigue, I shall confine myself at present to the one, on which you express a wish to know my...