John Jay to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1785

From John Jay

New York 7th. Decemr. 1785

Dr. Sir

The last Letter I have had the Pleasure of receiving from you is dated the 14th. August last. My last to you is dated the 2d. Ult: by Mr. Houdon who I hope has by this Time safely arrived. Nothing of importance has since occurred except the Arrival of Mr. Temple, respecting whom I enclose the Copy of an Act of Congress of 2d. Instant. With great Esteem & Regard I have the Honor to be &ca.,

John Jay

You will herewith receive a Packet of Newspapers.

FC (DNA: PCC, No. 121). Recorded in SJL as received 18 Jan. 1786. Enclosure: Copy of resolution of Congress, 2 Dec. 1785, recognizing John Temple as British consul general in the U. S. (text 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 , xxix, 897–8).

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Title: John Jay to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1785
Author: Jay, John
Recipient: Jefferson, Thomas
Date: 7 December 1785

Reference

Cite as: “John Jay to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-09-02-0073. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 9, 1 November 1785 – 22 June 1786, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1954, pp. 83–84.]

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