To the Public

The Enemies of The Honorable John Jay, are now circulating a report injurious to his Character, which we as good Citizens, and honest men, feel our selves bound to contradict.—

It is alledged, that Mr. Jay in Conversation with us, or one of us, should have said, “that there ought to be in America but two sorts of People, the one very Rich, and the other very poor”— As many of our fellow Citizens are not personally acquainted with Mr. Jay, we think it our Duty to declare to them, that in the whole Course of our Lives, we have never heard Mr. Jay, say any thin such Thing, or express, or convey, an Idea of this Kind.— in any manner whatever—

WestChester County: Personally appeared before me Thomas Bowne Esqr. one of the Justices of the Peace for WestChester County Joshua Purdy of the & Ezekiel Halstead of Rye and Daniel Horton of the White Plains who being duly sworn and each separately depose and say that in the whole course of his Life he did never hear John Jay Esqr. say that there ought to be but two sorts of People in America the one very Rich and the other very Poor or known him to express or convey an Idea of the kind in any manner whatever—