Title
[Document, 1785 December 11]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813 (Author)
Manning, James, 1738-1791 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
December 11, 1785
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Thanks him for conveying the information concerning the non-juring Episcopal bishops of Scotland to the American General Convention. He is glad to learn Manning's opinion that slavery will be abolished, but hopes that this may be done with greater certainty by express statute. Encloses an argument in favor of those who protect runaway slaves from their masters, based on a biblical text.
Identifier
columbia.jay.08625