91To John Jay from Grenville, 5 August 1794 (Jay Papers)
Since Lord Grenville had last the honour of seeing M r Jay he has looked more particularly into the grounds on which M r Jefferson in the Paper communicated to Lord Grenville by M r Jay accuses great Britain of the first violation of treaty by her conduct respecting the Posts. He now sends M r Jay a Note on that subject which he does not communicate to Him as an official Paper because He has...
92To John Jay from Sarah Livingston Jay, 2 August 1794 (Jay Papers)
This morns. Gen l . Clarkson inform’d me that a Vessel w d . sail for Liverpool to-morrow, & as a long time has elaps’d since an opportunity has offered by which I could write I rec d . the intelligence with pleasure— As I am well convinced that you are more interested in the health & comfort of myself & children than any other circumstance, it heightens the satisfaction I feel in having it in...
93To John Jay from Grenville, 1 August 1794 (Jay Papers)
The Undersigned Secretary of State has had the honour to lay before the King the Ministerial note which he has received from M r . Jay, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America, respecting the alleged irregularity of the capture and condemnation of several American Vessels, and also respecting the circumstances of personal severity by which those...
94To John Jay from William Jackson, 8 July 1794 (Jay Papers)
Believing that the enclosed paper might be interesting to you, I prevailed upon the Person, in whose hands I saw it at the Hague, to let me make a hasty translation of it, which, nevertheless, faithfully renders the sense of the original. It is said here that both the Emperor and the King of Prussia are much dissatisfied, and I am inclined to believe that the discontents of both, though for...
95To John Jay from Sarah Livingston Jay, 7 July 1794 (Jay Papers)
M r . Le Roy tells me that a ship will sail for Amsterdam tomorrow, & as I cannot hear of any destined for England, I have determined to write you a few lines being sensible how grateful it will be to you to hear of the continued health & welfare of your family & friends— Maria Ann & William have been ten days at Rye with their Uncle & Aunt— little Sarah & myself are alone, sister Ridley not...
96To John Jay from John Sinclair, 6 July 1794 (Jay Papers)
Sir John Sinclair presents his Compliments to M r Jay.— Has the honour of sending the agricultural account of Middlesex, and of some of the other Counties in England, in case M r Jay might wish to see the nature of the extensive inquiries now going forward, respecting the present state of this country, and the means of its improvement.— Will be very happy to be of any service to M r Jay during...
97To John Jay from William Bayard, 29 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
My Son William in his last Letter to me from Dear New York, mentioned the business You was comeing to this Country About. And I was not a Little happy When I heard of Your Safe Arrival, As such I hope the business between the two Country’s will prove benefitial, and Lasting to both, for no Man Alive Loves, Nor Wishes better, to his Darling Native Country than I do. My brother Who had the...
98To John Jay from Grenville, 24 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
I am much obliged to you for the communication of the papers which you have been so good as to send me. I shall be desirous of an opportunity of conversing with you again on Friday morning at Eleven, if that hour should suit you— In the mean time I can only assure you of my sincere desire to contribute to the object of cordiality & friendship between the two countries, & of the real pleasure...
99To John Jay from Grenville, 19 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
Lord Grenville presents his Compliments to M r . Jay. He had the honor to lay before the King yesterday the Copy of M r Jay’s letter of Credence. As Wednesday is the usual day for His Majesty’s giving Audience to foreign Ministers, and as there will be no Levee next Wednesday on account of His Majesty’s journey to Portsmouth, His Majesty has fixed Wednesday sev’nnight for receiving M r Jay....
100To John Jay from Jacob Read, 19 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
I beg leave to assure You that the Intelligence of your appointment & Mission to the Court of great Britain was Received here with the utmost possible Satisfaction by every person in this Community whose Opinions merited consideration or who possessed a Shilling— That Success may attend your negociations is our Sincere wish & that Yourself may enjoy health & a Speedy & happy Return to Your...
101To John Jay from Grenville, 16 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
I have this Evening received your letter announcing your arrival in London on which I beg leave to congratulate you, and to express at the same time my best acknowledgments for the trouble you have taken with respect to the letters you were so good as to forward to me from Falmouth. I am very sorry that it will not be possible for me to have the honour of seeing you tomorrow, but if Wednesday...
102To John Jay from Peter Jay Munro, 15 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
Being at Bedford, when the Embargo expired, my Absence deprived me of the Pleasure of writing to you, by the vessels which then sailed for England— While at Bedford, I visited the Major, but could not find, that he had made, or was making, any Preparation for Stone wall— Indeed, every Thing seemed to be more at a Stand than ever, and convinced me, that for this Year at least, you will not be a...
103To John Jay from Maria Jay, 13 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
Nothing can exceed our wishes to hear of the health & safe arrival of yourself & Brother. Since we had the pleasure of hearing of you by the atlas, I have search’d the papers in vain in hopes some other Vessels might have been equally fortunate, but now I believe we must await letters from yourself & brother, announcing your arrival, which we flatter ourselves has been the case before this—...
104To John Jay from Tench Coxe, 9 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
I have had the honor to write you twice since your departure from the United States. Congress have risen this day, and no act has been passed to interfere with the maintenance of peace at this Juncture. The new penal law, which was sincerely intended to restrain our citizens from conduct injurious to foreign nations, will no doubt be considered by them as a new proof of the reasonable and...
105From Alexander Hamilton to John Jay, 4 June 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
The session of Congress is about to close much better than I expected. All mischievous measures have been prevented and several good ones have been established. Among these additional provisions of revenue & some of force are not the least important. But as more immediately connected with the objects of your mission you will learn with satisfaction that the bill which had passed the senate...
106To John Jay from Alexander Hamilton, 4 June 1794 (Jay Papers)
The session of Congress is about to close much better than I expected— All mischievous measures have been prevented and several good ones have been established. Among these additional provisions of revenue & some of force are not the least important. But as more immediately connected with the objects of your mission you will learn with satisfaction that the bill which had passed the senate...
107To John Jay from Sarah Livingston Jay, 29 May 1794 (Jay Papers)
I did myself the pleasure of writing to you on the 26 th . by the Belvedere Cap tn . Depeyster which Vessel still remains in Port— The Factor he said will soon sail, & your brother takes charge of my letters— I would wish not to omit a single opportunity of letting you know we are all well— It was with inexpressible pleasure I heard the Ohio had been met on the 18 th . ins t . & that all was...
108To John Jay from Robert R. Livingston, [11 May 1794] (Jay Papers)
The Chancellor presents his comp[liment] s . to the Chief Justice of the US:— Tho’ political differences have excited a Coolness ^between them^ perhaps inconsistant with the liberality of both— The Chancellor is not so unmindful of past friendship as not to be sincere in wishing the Chief Justice a safe passage a happy return to his friends & a successfull issue to his mission. — AL , NHi :...
109From George Washington to John Jay, 7 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of Sunday came to my hands yesterday, and for the Pamphlet enclosed, I thank you. The purport of my last to you, with the enclosure, are incontrovertible evidence that no offer had been, or could be made to the Gentleman you mention, until you had decided on the proposition which was made to yourself. The report therefore, of its having been so made, could be no other than mere...
110From Alexander Hamilton to John Jay, 6 May 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
I send you herewith sundry papers and documents, which contain information that may be not useless to you in your mission. I had wished to have found liesure to say many things to you but my occupations permit me to offer only a few loose observations. We are both impressed equally strongly with the great importance of a right adjustment of all matters of past controversy and future good...
111To John Jay from Alexander Hamilton, 6 May 1794 (Jay Papers)
I send you herewith sundry papers and documents, in which you will find material information with regard to the which contain information that may be of use ^not useless^ to you in the course of ^ regard to ^ your mission. Our conversations have anticipated so much that I could say little here which would not be repetitive. I will nevertheless add a few observations *[ illegible ] ^[ in margin...
112To John Jay from Edmund Randolph, 6 May 1794 (Jay Papers)
The mission upon which you are about to enter as Envoy Extraordinary to the court of London, has been dictated by considerations of an interesting and pressing nature. You will doubtless avail yourself of these to impress convince M r . Pinckney, our minister in Ordinary there, of the necessity of this measure, and will thus prevent any wound to his sensibility. He may be assured, that it is...
113To John Jay from Rufus King, 2 May 1794 (Jay Papers)
I have not been able to decide in the affirmative: the equality of parties in the Senate, the uncertainty when we shall close the present session, and the present ignorance of the Time when we shall meet again, added to domestic considerations dissuade from the Measure— I need not say that personal attachment & friendship would be gratified in accompanying you, nor will I affect to suppose...
114From George Washington to John Jay, 29 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
(Secret & confidential) My dear Sir, Philadelphia 29th April 1794 Receive, I pray you, the suggestion I am going to impart with the friendship and caution the delicacy of it requires. You are already informed that I am under the necessity of recalling Mr Gouvr. Morris from France—and you can readily conceive the difficulty which occurs in finding a successor that would be agreeable to that...
115From Alexander Hamilton to John Jay, 28 April 1794 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed are communications from the Collector of this Port & from Mr. Seton of New York respecting a vessel for your accommodation. Mr. Trumbal at my request has visited the vessels here & thinks there is none but the Andriana (American) which will answer your purpose. Will you be so good as to decide as shall appear to you best upon the vessel you would like & if at New York Mr. Seton is...
116To John Jay from Sarah Livingston Jay, 22 April 1794 (Jay Papers)
Yesterday I received y r . two kind letters of Saturday & Sunday. I do indeed judge of your feelings by my own & for that reason forebore writing while under the first impression of surprize & grief— Your superiority in fortitude as well as every other virtue I am aware of, yet I know too well your tenderness for your family to doubt the pangs of separation— Your own conflicts are sufficient:...
117To John Jay from Peter Jay Munro, 22 April 1794 (Jay Papers)
It is impossible for me to express to you the regret with w h . I ^have^ learned your appointment at as Envoy Extraordinary to the court of London ^G. Britain^ — I am am sensible of the I importance, of the Object Mission, and that your appointment is [ prop ?] now you are the m person most proper to be sent upon this Occasion, yet ^neither my Patriotism^ my
118To John Jay from John Trumbull, 21 April 1794 (Jay Papers)
I have this moment receiv’d a Letter from my Brother, informing me of the honour you propose to me of attending you as your Secretary in your mission to London.— Nothing Sir could be more flattering to me or more agreeable to me in the present state of my personal as well as the public Affairs.— but how much Honor, (unexperienced as I am in business of this kind) I may do to my Country, to...
119To John Jay from Edmund Randolph, 19 April 1794 (Jay Papers)
I do myself the honor of informing you, that I have this moment received an official notification, that the senate have advised and consented to your appointment as Envoy Extraordinary of the United States, to his Britannic Majesty. A commission is passing thro’ the ordinary course; and will be forwarded to you, immediately on its completion. I write at present, merely to give you the earliest...
120To John Jay from Sarah Livingston Jay, [18 April 1794] (Jay Papers)
Your letter of yesterday gave me reason to think that one from me w d . hardly reach you before you left Philadelphia from the one I’ve this inst t . received you think I may write how my d r . M r . Jay is it possible? The Utmost exertion I can make is to be silent— excuse me if I have not philosophy or Patriotism to do more— I heard of the nomination yesterday— so did the Children— the paper...