Title
[Document, 1817 July 25]
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
July 25, 1817
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Was engaged last Friday in the trial of a man convicted of an attempt to export Negroes to Georgia, now punishable by imprisonment for fourteen years. Has received a letter from Mrs. Gouverneur Morris, who intends to publish a series of her late husband's correspondence and inquires whether John Jay wishes to withdraw some of his letters. Has informed Brockholst Livingston Jay's brother that John Jay had not undertaken anything further than the $100 paid for one year for the education and maintenance of the former. Personal business and family news.
Identifier
columbia.jay.06206