1To John Jay from the Committee for Foreign Affairs (James Lovell, Robert R. Livingston, and William Churchill Houston) … (Jay Papers)
By the inclosed Resolves of Congress you will find that we are become more dependent upon your vigorous Exertions for the Amelioration of our Currency than you perhaps expected when you left Philadelphia. We think it of so much Importance that you Should be early apprized of the measures determined upon respecting Bills of Exchange that we do not chuse to omit this good Opportunity of...
2To John Jay from the Committee for Foreign Affairs (James Lovell, Robert R. Livingston, and William Churchill Houston) … (Jay Papers)
The Embarrassm t which the Depreciation of the currency had created in our publick affairs at the Time of your Departure for Europe, were, as you well remember, very distressing and have till lately continued to increase . Congress greatly anxious to avail themselves of every possible Means of checking this Evil, in Nov r last
Congress having appointed the Honble Henry Laurens to solicit a Loan of Money in the United Provinces of the Low Countries, in Order to facilitate his Success the enclosed Resolution has been passed. We need say Nothing to explain or urge it, except that it is thought a Mark of Attention and Confidence due to those Powers; that their Interest, if the State of Politicks incline them to exert...
4To John Jay from James Lovell, 11 July 1780 (Jay Papers)
By a Letter from Mess rs . Gardoqui & Sons of May 3 d . rec d . yesterday I have the pleasure of knowing you were then well. In a postscript to one of his former of Feb 24, the PS not dated, he says he hears of you every Week — This creates a Chagrin as we have none of your Favors later than March 3 d .— you are not to suppose, however, that I dare to complain . I have read my Bible to better...
5To John Jay from the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 12 July 1780, enclosing Descriptions and Secret Checks for Bills of … (Jay Papers)
Enclosed you have Description of the Bills of exchange concerning which we have written you. The secret checks accompany it. They are just furnished us by the Treasury-board, and we are sorry that the paper is so indifferent, but hope it will answer the purpose of information— We are assured the copy is exact; it is however necessary to observe that unless the impression of the Bills is very...
6To John Jay from James Lovell, 20 February 1781 (Jay Papers)
The President sends you Instructions passed in Congress the 15 th . Personally I am mortified that no Letters from you since Sep r . 16 have reached us: We have not waited for the minute Information promised in yours of that date, nor have we received any Notice of your Receipt of our Instructions of Oct r . 4 before we discuss anew the old Subjects. There has been unfair Dealing with y r ....
7To John Jay from James Lovell, 9 March 1781 (Jay Papers)
You will herewith receive Gazettes and Journals; also a Resolve respecting the compleat Ratification of the Articles binding these 13 States as a confederated Body. The Delay of that Business appears now like all the other Circumstances of our Rise & Growth. For, the present is really the best of all Times for that particular Event: Our Enemies have been ripening themselves for this capital...
8To John Jay from James Lovell, 31 March 1781 (Jay Papers)
M r . Gov r Morris now covering some Papers which I furnished, and which I send to France & Holland, I only add that we had another Letter from M r . Carmichael (of Oct 15) without any from you. We received it on the 26 th . Your most Humble Servant Mem dum . inclosed Feb. 20 th M r . Jay M r . Carmichael Dated
9To John Jay from James Lovell, 15–16 August 1781 (Jay Papers)
Herewith you will recieve according to the resolution of Congress of the 10 th such information relative to the surrender of Pensacola, and the subsequent arrival of the Garrison, at New York, as I have been able to obtain which you will make use of according to your discretion, and the Spirit of the enclosed resolution. I am Sir your Friend and very H Ser t . PS. 16 Aug It appears to me not...