11From John Jay to William Livingston, 6 September 1787 (Jay Papers)
I have been favored with yours of the 28 of last Month enclosing a letter for M r Kempe, which I have forwarded by the Packet. It is with Pleasure we learn that the Convention will probably rise next week—Their Session has been of sufficient Duration to give their Proceedings the advantage of every argument that can be drawn from due Time spent in maturing them— M rs . Jay & our little Folks...
12From John Jay to William Livingston, 21 August 1795 (Jay Papers)
I was this moment favored with yours dated the 16 July, instead of 16 Aug t ., when I presume it was written. The two Papers that were enclosed in it viz t . the Copy of your Letter of the 16 Aug t . to B. Livingston and M. Clarkson Esq r ., and of the Certificate of Doc r . J. Griffith of the same Date, respecting the State of your Health, shall be immediately transmitted to Judge Hobart,...
13From John Jay to William Livingston, 22 March 1777 (Jay Papers)
Your obliging Letters of the 18 th : Ulto. and 3 d . Inst. after passing thro’ various Hands & Places have ^ were ^ at Length arrived were delivered to me two Days ago— Your ^ elegant ^ Panegyrick on the amiable Character & benevolent of
14From John Jay to William Livingston, 12 July 1787 (Jay Papers)
Agreable to your ^ kind ^ Request Peter is now going to pay his Elizabeth—He is no less pleased with this Mark of your affectionate Attention than I am, and I flatter myself will be equally disposed to manifest his Sense of it. You will find him thin and pale—a Fever has just left him, and a Relapse is to be of course to be guarded against—While he is with you I have nothing to apprehend from...
15From John Jay to William Livingston, 21 March 1785 (Jay Papers)
The Proposal contained in Col. Stewarts Letter which is herewith sent, was so new & unexpected to me that I have not had Time to make up an opinion on the Subject. In case it should meet with your approbation there is great Reason to believe you would be chosen—If you decline, the steady attachment of Jersey to you for many Years will justify your continuing in their Service in Preference to...
The Necessity of speedily providing accommodations here both for myself & the Gent. of Congress, deprived me of the Pleasure I expected to derive from ^ of ^ passing the Holydays with You and the Family at Eliz. Town [ illegible ], ^ and as an Attack of the Rheumatism forbids my exposing myself to Cold, I cannot flatter myself with seeing You very soon ^ I must therefore must therefore write...
17Peter Jay to William Livingston, 31 January 1774 (Jay Papers)
My son having informed me of his Inclination of being connected in your Family, and your favourable Reception of his application, I take the earliest Opportunity of acquainting you with our Concurrence. Tho’ we have not the Pleasure of knowing the young Lady, yet the confidence we have in our son’s Prudence, satisfies us of the Propriety of his choice. Give me leave S r to assure you that I...
18Sarah Livingston Jay to William Livingston, 24 June 1781 (Jay Papers)
I had the pleasure of writing you a long letter by M r : Toscan & likewise sending a duplicate of one which had been written a long while ago, I hope you will soon receive them as they may serve to shew you that those sentiments of gratitude & esteem to which you are intitled from me have not been obliterated by absence. The reluctance I feel to lessen the satisfaction of my dear Papa, already...
19From Thomas Jefferson to William Livingston, 3 January 178[3] (Jefferson Papers)
It gives me real concern that I have been here several days and so closely engaged that I have not been able to pay you the respect of a letter and to assure you that I hold among my most estimable acquaintances that which I had the pleasure of contracting with you at this place. I am the more concerned, as expecting to leave this place about Tuesday next, I might have been gratified with the...
20Virginia Delegates in Congress to William Livingston, 21 December 1780 (Madison Papers)
RC (New York Public Library). The text of this letter is in Madison’s hand. The letter and its address sheet have become separated—the former is in the Emmet Collection and the latter among the papers of William Livingston. We received this morning a letter subscribed by Peter Thornton informing us that he is the son of a gentleman in Virginia, that he lately made his escape from N. York and...