Title
[Document, 1783 January 08]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
January 08, 1783
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Comments on the sagacity of Master Peter Augustus Jay. Asks Jay to send seeds of plants which do not exist in America. If this seems an odd commission for an ambassador, consider its diversion from the circuitous paths through which Oswald's diplomacy will lead him.
Identifier
columbia.jay.06884