doi:10.7916/zk75-yn59[Document, 1779 May 10]Beatty, JohncorrespondencetextUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Jay, John, 1745-1829Reply to John Jay's letter of 4 May. Does not feel that Colonel M. Swoope's case deserves special consideration. Believes the Colonel has no valid excuse for the long delay in returning to the imprisonment from which he has been paroled for settlement of his private affairs.