[Document, 1821 June 11]

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Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author); Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
Title: [Document, 1821 June 11]
Abstract: Includes a copy of his letter to William Duane, 22 May 1821. This expresses the conclusion that the "very short" journals in Duane's possession are extracts from or abridgments of Jay's and Adams's letters to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs on the peace negotiations of 1783. Requests that copies of the journals be sent to him that he and Adams may verify the correctness and authenticity of the ma terial. Duane's answer of 30 May refuses the request for the reasons expressed in his former letter. Concludes that the journals are extracts of letters obtained indirectly from the office for foreign affairs; if the letters are to be published officially they need not be concerned about such extracts. The irritated state of the public mind in New York renders a convention unseasonable. Would consent to be a member were it not for the improbability of improvement in his health. It can be conjectured rather than calculated that considerable change is portended in Europe and parts of Asia. The commonalty have acquired more knowledge of their rights but not of the institutions necessary to secure their enjoyment.
Subjects: United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format: correspondence
Genre: correspondence
Date: June 11, 1821
Physical Description: 2 pages
Language: English
Library Location: Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In: The papers of John Jay
Copyright Status: No Copyright - United States
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/3cw0-v857