John Jay to Thomas Jefferson, 28 July 1779

From John Jay

Philadelphia, 28 July 1779. Circular letter to the state executives enclosing resolves of Congress of 23 July respecting, first, the better preservation of buildings belonging to the United States and, second, the delivery of horses, cattle, and other stores owned by the United States to proper officers.

FC (DLC: PCC, No. 14); 2 p. Enclosure (Vi); signed by Charles Thomson; endorsed by TJ; printed in JCC description begins Worthington C. Ford and others, eds., Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Washington, D.C., 1904-37, 34 vols. description ends , xiv, 867–9.

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Source Project: Jefferson Papers
Title: John Jay to Thomas Jefferson, 28 July 1779
Author: Jay, John
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 28 July 1779

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Cite as: “John Jay to Thomas Jefferson, 28 July 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0061. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 3, 18 June 1779 – 30 September 1780, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1951, pp. 57–58.]

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