Title
[Document, 1784 March 21]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
March 21, 1784
Language
English
Physical Description
1 page
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Purchased at Martinico in December 1779, he has now served Jay until the value of his services represent a modest compensation for his price. As men are by nature born free and cannot without injustice be reduced to slavery, Jay declares that if Benoit continues to serve him for three years more he will become a freeman.
Identifier
columbia.jay.07298