doi:10.7916/nhb2-mp45[Document, 1783 February 15]Jay, John, 1745-1829correspondencetextUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Jay, John, 1745-1829Thanks for the intelligence in Vaughan's letter. Congratulations on the peace. A treaty of commerce has been concluded with Sweden and other nations will probably follow. Mr. Dickenson should have a good administration. "Parties must be expected in republics, and provided the people are well informed, their errors are seldom of very long duration. Newspapers will sometimes be licentious, but they had better be so than in the contrary extreme."