From John Jay to Henry Remsen Jr., 27 June 1788
To Henry Remsen Jr.
Poughkeepsie 27 June 1788
Dear Sir
I have had the Pleasure of recgv. your Favor of the 18 Inst.1 with the news Papers. Let Sr. John have the enclosed Letter2 without Delay. I leave it open for your Information, and that you may make a Copy to enter in the Book of Letters.
Our Affairs here go on slowly but with more Temper than I expected. The Issue however appears so uncertain as that no very probable Conjectures respecting it can yet be formed. Be so obliging as to let me have the news Papers regularly, and such other Intelligence as you may think interesting— Yours sincerely
John Jay
Mr. Remsen
ALS, CtY-Br (EJ: 13137).
1. Letter not found.
2. JJ to Sir John Temple, British consul-general in New York, 27 June 1788, ALS, UkLPR: FO 4/6 (EJ: 05042); Dft and C, NNC (EJ: 09413, 05839); LbkC, , 3: 388 (EJ: 02287), on which, see JJ’s Report on the Petition of Richard Lawrence, 14 Mar. 1787, and note 1, , 4: 483–84. According to the for 27 June (EJ: 03788), Remsen had informed JJ that Temple, having learned from members of Congress of the decision of the case, had called at the office wanting to know why JJ had not informed him of the determination, and JJ responded with that letter.