Document, 1797 August 18
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- Title
- Document, 1797 August 18
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
- Name
- Vaughan, Benjamin (Author)
- Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
- Format
- correspondence
- Digital Project
- Papers of John Jay
- Date
- 1797 August 18
- Physical Description
- 0 pages
- Subjects
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Summary
- Thanks John Jay and Mrs. Jay for their kindness to Mrs. Vaughan while she was in England and in New York. Vaughan has decided to settle in the town of Hallowell on the banks of the Kennebeck River in Maine, upon land received by his family from the Plymouth Company. Many members of Vaughan's family live in the vicinity and many family enterprises are nearby. As soon as it is printed, Vaughan will send John and Mrs. Jay copies of an essay on the "life of a peasant, who was alike memorable for his industry, sense, knowledge in farming, & virtue, and whose example may be essentially useful to this country." Vaughan is surprised that more settlers have not come to the Kennebeck region, which has a good climate, good soil, and is near the sea. He feels that the government of Massachusetts will probably suffice for the time being, and for a while, will save Maine the trouble of establishing a constitution and its own government.
- Identifier
- columbia.jay.13012