doi:10.7916/rgpw-g793[Document, 1782 June 13]Mathews, John, 1744-1802correspondencetextUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Jay, John, 1745-1829Tells of the conditions in South Carolina. Surrounded by confusion, men, and war, he desires the company of women. He has enjoyed her letters, particularly her description of the waterworks at St. Ildefonso, "which convey so cooling an idea to an inhabitant of this sultry climate." Desires to become a part of Mrs. Jay's social circle in America, yet nothing would bring him greater unhappiness, "as one or the other of two things must be the concomitant; either the loss of Mr. Jay's abilities and services in his present station; or the separation of two hearts linked together by the tenderest ties of undissembled love and friendship."