It is now a month since Peter sailed for Bermuda and everyone is in daily
expectation of hearing from him. John Jay was supposed to visit her this winter but the
snow descends too far south. Nancy has written every week, and William wrote last month
that he will enter college in a few days. Old Mr. Rutherford and his 17-year old
granddaughter Catherin e both died. Mrs. Constable and Enretta(?) have been to visit and
are going to Schenectady. Has heard that PeterÆs friend Mr. Murray is to marry Miss
Barclay. Nancy Watts married Mr. Kearny. Jerome Bonaparte married Miss Paterson of
Baltimore. Mrs. Chancellor Lansing would like a lime-tree from the West Indies, and Mr.
Banyar some sweetmeats. New York has been very gay during the winter, especially General
Schuyler, with dinners and parties. Ledyard was asked to apply (for office?) but was
turned down because he is a Federalist.
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Format
correspondence
Genre
correspondence
Date
1804 January 16
Physical Description
4
Note
The entire content of the original has been digitized.
