doi:10.7916/1fxb-3j52[Document, 1797 August 17]Jay, John, 1745-1829correspondencetextUnited States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809Jay, John, 1745-1829Would like to comply fully with Belknap's request for information concerning the Dutch Government in New York State, but the obscurity of accounts render this difficult. Accounts of Stuyvesant's acts can be found in Smith's History of New Jersey and in Hazards collection of state papers.