Title
[Document, 1798 November 10]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
November 10, 1798
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
His letter to Hoffman was not official but was written to convey information. It would have been proper to account for the expenditure of a preceding warrant before receiving the next one; also "his Zeal in my favor rendered such Punctuality adviseable." Admits the propriety of the principles on which Hamilton believes a removal should depend. However, Hoffman's affairs are believed to be utterly irretrievable. Nothing which [the Comptroller] has said or done can be ascribed to hostility towards the Attorney General.
Identifier
columbia.jay.05649