Has forwarded Philadelphia papers for Jefferson to Jay, as Jefferson feels
Jay will be able to find a less expensive conveyance than the French packet. Politics in
Pennsylvania assume new heat, as the nearly even division in the Assembly excites the
orators and politicians to great exertions. The "one-legged" (uni-cameral legislature)
state of Pennsyl vania, far from crippling the reason of the State, requires that it be
most circumspect and cautious in its movements.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1786 March 11
Physical Description
2
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
