Title
[Document, 1809 January 14]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
January 14, 1809
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Encloses copy of a letter received from Judge Van Ness (Albany, 10 January 1809). Requests John Jay's opinion on the article of the Treaty with Great Britain concerning ownership of land. One interpretation holds that aliens who have purchased lands by permission or under authority of state government may sell them or transmit them to their heirs. On the other hand it is contended that all purchases made by aliens are validated whether approved by state governments or not.
Identifier
columbia.jay.06139