Title
[Document, 1789 September 04]
Library Location
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
September 04, 1789
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Letterbook copy. A request that Andrew Ellicott, Geographer of the U.S. be permitted to enter Canada to determine the most westerly bend of the straits of Niagara and of Lake Ontario. This is for purpose of fixing the boundary of New York State.
Identifier
columbia.jay.02371