[Document, 1800 May 07]

 

Title
[Document, 1800 May 07]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
May 07, 1800
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
The welfare of the nation, and the happiness of its people depend upon the most extreme steps to prevent the Antifederal party from taking over the reins of the government they intend to destroy. He urges that Jay call the legislature and have it pass a law that the New York electors be elected by the people divided into Districts. This will insure a National selection of a federalist President. Jay has endorse the letter, "...proposing a measure for Party purposes which I think it would not become me to adopt."
Identifier
columbia.jay.05635