Document, 1782 August 26

Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833 (Addressee)
Title
Document, 1782 August 26
Abstract
The Vermont business was botched. Good Americans will try to remove all grounds of dissension between the states. "Our power, respectability, and happiness will forever depend on our union." Foreign nations would rejoice to see us split apart and become a fine field for their intrigues.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1782 August 26
Physical Description
1
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
Library Location
New York Public Library
(Non-Columbia Location)
Also In
The papers of John Jay