[Document, 1805 December 05]
- Title
- [Document, 1805 December 05]
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
- Name
- Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
- Jay, Sarah Louisa (Addressee)
- Format
- correspondence
- Digital Project
- Papers of John Jay
- Date
- December 05, 1805
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 page
- Subjects
- United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Summary
- Cautions against writing more than is prudent in letters; it is better to be discreet and say too little than too much. Peter Jay has gone to New York; his health is much the same. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Munro came for a visit and left Harriet. Regrets Sally's long absence from home but approves her reasons for staying away.
- Identifier
- columbia.jay.06357