Encloses materials concerning the butchers who were convicted of assault and battery, and sentenced to imprisonment. He strongly advises that their sentences not be reduced to a fine, since fines mean nothing to these men, one of whom has let his mother live in the alms house rather than support her. Democrats make these matters a means to attack him, and threaten to force Jay to dismiss him as May or. He hopes that his acts will not cause Jay embarrassment.
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United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829