Title
[Document, 1799 July 01]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Williams, John, Brigadier General (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
July 01, 1799
Language
English
Physical Description
2 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Concerns the pardon request of William Montcrief. Jay sets forth the principle that the extension of pardons is to be governed by the prudence and discretion of the Governor, and not by his personal feelings. A paragraph that has been deleted (perhaps in pencil) notes that the people of William's county have left their political errors and begun to support the national government.
Identifier
columbia.jay.08991