Title
[Document, 1786 January 25]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
January 25, 1786
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Littlepage arrived and then left for Warsaw. Regrets it is possible for any one individual to malign a faithful public servant, and require him to defend himself against presumptions of guilt. A passage deleted, probably by a later hand, states Jefferson's feeling that such attacks are preferable to limiting the freedom of the press, and that they are part of the burden of public office holding.
Identifier
columbia.jay.06636