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John Jay to Thomas Jefferson, June 16, 1779
Philadelphia 16th June 1779 Sir Copies of two Acts of Congress of the 14th Inst. are herewith enclosed. One recommending to the States to exempt Drivers of Waggons from Militia…
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John Jay to Alexander Hamilton, May 8, 1778
Albany 8 May 1778 Dear Sir, An opinion of your Benevolence leads me to address this Letter to you. Accident has introduced me to Monsr Lewis de Celoron, 1 we…
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John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 21 February 1781
Madrid 21. Feb y . 1781. Dear Sir, Your Favor of the 15 ult. with the Packets mentioned in it, arrived in good order. 1 I regret your long Silence,…
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John Jay to the President of Congress (Samuel Huntington), 28 January 1781
Madrid 28 Jan y 1781 Sir Is it possible that my Letter 1 of September requesting Congress to forbear drawing should not have arrived? 2 Many Copies were sent by…
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John Jay to John de Neufville & Son, 8 January 1781
Madrid 8 Jan y 1781 Gentlemen I have had the pleasure of receiving your favor of the fourth ult. together with the one referred to in it. 1 England has…
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John Jay to Robert Morris, 18 December 1780
Madrid, 18 Decemb r . 1780 Dear Sir As I have lately written by different vessels to Congress, and my Friends, 1 among whom I always reckon you. My chief…
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John Jay to Catharine W. Livingston, 17 December 1780
Madrid 17 Dec r . 1780 Dear Kitty It is uncertain whether this Letter will ever come to your Hands. two or three others are now on the way to…
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John Jay to Floridablanca, 11 December 1780
Madrid 11 Dec r . 1780 Sir Some of the Bills drawn on me, will probably become due, before M r Cabarrus–s operations can be brought to an Issue. So…
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John Jay to the President of Congress (Samuel Huntington), 30 November 1780
[Madrid, 30 November 1780] Dr. Colonel Sir It w d . give me great pleasure if it to have an opportunity of writing as a [ illegible ] to converse…
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John Jay to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 30 November 1780
Madrid 30 th . November 1780. Gentlemen, I have had the Honor of receiving from you a Letter of the 16 th . of June, and another the 12 th…