Title
[Document, 1788 September 16]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Gardoqui y Arriquibar, Diego, 1735-1798 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
September 16, 1788
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Transmits extract of Minutes of Georgia Assembly, 30 January 1788 and letter from Governor of Florida of 12 December 1787. Papers concern asylum given Negro slaves who have escaped from border States and entered Florida. Asks Gardoqui to do what he can to represent the matter to Spanish Court. Congress anxious that Spanish officials be given orders to facilitate capture and return of such slaves to their masters.
Identifier
columbia.jay.05847