Name
Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Title
[Document, 1779 June 17]
Abstract
Letterbook copy. Informs John Jay that the British are maneuvering nearby. To avoid capture, he is fixing his headquarters at Middlebrook "for some weeks, and perhaps during the summer" where dispatches may be sent. Aplogizes that he could not visit John Jay in Philadelphia because he was needed by his state.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
June 17, 1779
Physical Description
2 pages
Language
English
Also In
The papers of John Jay
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/8fjn-2b34