<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/yqdg-3j57</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1779 September 16</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>Jay refuses the office of Chief Justice of NY. Jay will stay in the
            delegation if his brother can care for the Jay family. Leaving would take him out of the
            realm of ambition. Jay is able to provide for himself in this world but wants property
            in the other world also, and his views of ambition extend beyond this life. Will pursue
            the dictates of what he considers his duty.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>