Document, 1798 April 26

Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Watson, James, 1750-1806 (Addressee)
Title
Document, 1798 April 26
Abstract
Respecting the cannon which are to be loaned to the United States, John Jay hopes those cannon which are now ready for use in the forts or in the city will not be asked for, as this would leave the port and city in a "very defenseless state."
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Origin Information
17980426
Date
1798 April 26
Physical Description
1
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
Library Location
New York State Library, Manuscripts & Special Collections
(Non-Columbia Location)
Also In
The papers of John Jay