Title
[Document, 1786 August 18]
Library Location
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Lotbinière, Michel Alain Chartier de, marquis de, 1723-1798 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
August 18, 1786
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Jay will do what he can to help Lotbiniere obtain an equitable decision on his claims to lands around Lake Champlain. He will have to prosecute his claims as the laws of the state of New York direct. Congress cannot interfere in the matter. Nor can Jay do anything about the lands Lotbiniere's son claims in Massachusetts as that state has sole jurisdiction over those lands. Laws not personal influence control the judiciary of this land.
Identifier
columbia.jay.02469