<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/cz7q-1727</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1780 May 12</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>Acknowledges receipt of 13 and 20 April. Washington was glad to receive
            the box of medicine mentioned in James Jay's letter of 13 April, because he had already
            used up all the medicine previously given to him. Washington has directed Colonel May to
            help Sir James in setting up "a small laboratory, from which I hope you will derive
            improvement and amusement and the public some advantages. "Washington has already
            indicated to General Howe his consent that Sir James "expend as much powder as can be
            conveniently spared in ascertaining those points in Gunnery, which you are anxious to
            know by actual experiments provided all matters are quiet." Varick
            transcript.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>