<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>doi:10.7916/bkhc-vk27</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1780 May 23</dc:title><dc:format>correspondence</dc:format><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:subject>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783</dc:subject><dc:subject>Jay, John, 1745-1829</dc:subject><dc:description>Thinks Livingston's sensitivity increases with the years as does Jay's
            also except rendered more manageable by experience. Says he is uninfluenced by ambition
            and as soon as his duties as a citizen end he will return to private life and the care
            of his family. His life run by fixed principles from which he will never deviate. Salary
            inadequate, life very expensive in Spain especially with a moving
            court.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>