Title
[Document, 1784 July 29]
Library Location
Name
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
July 29, 1784
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Happy that Jay returned safely to America. On 7 May he was elected Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The country must now act as sovereign and thinks Jay the ideal person for the position since he will have opportunities to impress this idea on the states in his correspondence with them.
Identifier
columbia.jay.00041