<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>doi:10.7916/fsr3-mz87</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1776 January 04</dc:title><dc:format>correspondence</dc:format><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:subject>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783</dc:subject><dc:subject>Jay, John, 1745-1829</dc:subject><dc:description>ALS. Writes that he meant to send this letter by the last post but missed
            it. Informs that a proclamation has been issued to dissolve the old assembly to elect a
            new one. Reports that the Tories are saying they will dominate the election but he
            believes the Whigs will prevail. Indicates that he would like Jay to come but that his
            presence is not absolutely necessary. Addressed to Jay in Philadelphia, free franked in
            New York.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>