Title
[Document, 1798 October 22]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Hoffman, Josiah Ogden, 1766-1837 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
October 22, 1798
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Not without reluctance, he must apprize Hoffman that his pecuniary embarrassments are incompatible with the attention and independence necessary for the execution of the duties of his office. The question as to whether an Attorney General so circumstanced should continue in office is to be examined. It will certainly be insisted, and he thinks it indispensable, that the Attorney General reside in future at the seat of government.
Identifier
columbia.jay.08468