11From John Jay to Charles Pettit, 14 July 1789 (Jay Papers)
Your obliging Letter of the 5 Inst. was delivered to me last week. They who have nam d . me as a proper Person for Sec y . of the Treasury do me more Honor than my Qualifications for that placement; nor have I the least wish, or Room to expect, to be employed in affairs of that kind, in w h . I take little Pleasure & for w h . I have no Reason to think that I have more Talents than...
12From John Jay to George Washington, 24 July 1789 (Jay Papers)
M r . Jay has the honor of herewith transmitting to the President of the United States, a Letter to him of this date from M r . Gardoqui, and a note for the President which was enclosed in it, together with translations of both. LbkC , DNA: Domestic Letters Domestic Letters of the Department of State, 1784–1906, RG 59, item 120, National Archives (M40). Accessed on Fold3.com. , 4: 51 ( EJ :...
M r . Gardoqui, the plenipotentiary Encargado de negocios of his Catholic Majesty, informs me, that having obtained Permission to return to Spain, in order to attend for a while to his domestic affairs, he purposes to avail himself of the first good opportunity that may offer. The Papers accompanying this, will inform you of the negociations which were depending between Spain, and the United...
14Report to Congress, 25 July 1789 (Jay Papers)
The Secretary of the United States for the Department of foreign affairs under the former Congress, in pursuance of the following Resolution viz t . “In Senate 22 d July 1789” “Whereas a Convention referred this day to the Senate, bears reference to a Convention pending between the most Christian King and the United States, previous to the adoption of our present Constitution.” “Resolved, that...
15From John Jay to Diego de Gardoqui, 27 July 1789 (Jay Papers)
I have received the Letter which you did me the honor to write on the 24 th . Inst., and immediately laid before the President the note it enclosed; and by which he is informed, that having his Majesty’s Permission to return to Spain for a while, you purpose to embrace the first good Opportunity that may offer. Considering how long the Negotiations depending between our Countries have...
16To John Jay from David Hartley, August 1789 (Jay Papers)
It has given me much pleasure to have received a letter from you, and to hear that yourself & M rs Jay are well. I hope this will find M rs Jay perfectly recovered from her indisposition. I sincerely rejoice in the prosperity of your Country. That is to say in the return of prosperity by the abatement of the war. I think America was equally free to every effect of prosperity before her...
17To John Jay from Phineas Bond, 11 August 1789 (Jay Papers)
I have now the Honor to enclose the Commission I hold, as his Majesty’s Commissary for all commercial affairs, within the Dominions of the United States, which I am commanded by his Majesty to present for the Approbation, & Recognition of the United States.— The Conversation you were pleased to indulge me with, in Regard to this Commission, leads me to offer some few Observations which I...
18From John Jay to Phineas Bond, 26 August 1789 (Jay Papers)
In Compliance with your Request, I have now the Pleasure of communicating to you the Reasons which Influenced the Decision of the late Congress, relative to your Commission of Commissary viz t . That Congress, not having received any Commissaries for commercial Affairs, thought it most prudent not to receive them from any Nation , until their Powers should have been previously ascertained by...
I have had the honor of receiving your Letter of the 4 th . instant. The territory referred to has been quit-claimed to the Honorble M r . Gorham and others by the Legislature of this Commonwealth for a valuable consideration so that we having no interest therein, it is judged unnecessary that the Commonwealth should attend by their Agent at the running of the Line— M r . Gorham and others who...
20From John Jay to William Short, 17 September 1789 (Jay Papers)
In this Office no new Appointments have as yet been made, so that the Business of it could not be conducted in a regular official Manner since the Organization of the present Government, by which the Validity of former Commissions had in the Opinion of many been rendered at least questionable— On the 15 th . Day of June last the President consented to M r . Jeffersons Return, and nominated you...