John Jay to Robert R. Livingston, January 1769

[New York, January 1769]

Dear Rob t .

The letter you mention to have wrote the week before last, has never come to Hand and I cant account for the Miscarriage of two Letters I wrote you by the Post last Monday, in which I informed You of the Dissolution & c .–€” 1 The Paper you inclosed by will be printed to Night, and 100 shall be struck off and sent–€”Coll. Beekman 2 has either wrote or procured a Paper to be written, 60 of w h . you will recieve by this Opportunity–€”The Votes now sent are what can be found of those w h . the Printers Boy from Time to Time h[ torn ] into the Street Door–€”I applied to Gain 3 [ torn ] compleat set, but was informed that [ torn ] Members were not yet supplyed the[r][ torn ] none to be disposed of–€”The Measures [ torn ] the DeLancey Gent have adopted relative [ torn ] Act for dividing Beekmans Precinct h[ torn ] offence to the Coll–€” 4 I suspect he begins to impute many things to Policy w h . he before considered as the Effect of publick Spirit

All the News that I can write, will be but a Repetition of what you must have heard. Ph: Livingston shakes–€”he is said to have played a double Game, Appearances are ag t . him, if true I hope he may lose his Election–€”No Presbeterian has given Place to no Lawyer, and no Churchman is substituted in the Room of no Bishop–€” 5 The Election here will me [be?] the Monday after the Court and at WChester on the same Day–€”I hope you will give yourself no Concern ab t Matters here, nor leave the Country before it may be convenient–€”be not sparing in your Comma[nds] for I expect & I have I shall ^ always ^ consider every Opportunity you give me of serving yourself or Family as an Instance of your Friendship. Present my Respects to you the ^ your ^ Family [and r]est assured that I am my Dear Rob t . your aff t . Friend

John Jay