Name
Cardell, William S. (William Samuel), 1780-1828 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Title
[Document, 1820 December 07]
Abstract
Encloses the outline of an institution for improving the state of literature in the United States. Officers include John Quincy Adams, Washington Irving, Daniel Webster, and Joseph Hopkinson. John Jay has been made an honorary member along with John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and others. Would like to receive John Jay's opinion of the general plan of this organization.
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
December 07, 1820
Physical Description
2 pages
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
The papers of John Jay
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/4wy3-gf44