doi:10.7916/gnhd-qb73[Document, 1740 May 27]Johnson, SamuelcorrespondencetextUnited States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775Jay, John, 1745-1829Messrs. Sheerwood and Winmar, who are the bearers of this letter, have caught the robber who stole plate from the Jewish Synagogue in New York. Jay, being an Alderman of New York, is the most likely person Johnson knows who can negotiate the return of the plate.