Title
[Document, 1789 August 26]
Library Location
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Bond, Phineas, 1749-1815 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
August 26, 1789
Language
English
Physical Description
1 page
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Sets forth the reasons Congress declined to accept his Commission of Commisary for Great Britain. Essentially the reason given is that there is no agreed definition of the powers of such an officer, and Congress did not wish to receive such officers from any nation under these circumstances.
Identifier
columbia.jay.02367