Title
[Document, 1781 April n.d.]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
1781 April n.d.
Language
English
Physical Description
1 page
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Hopes that New York's Vermont claims will not be ceded without an assurance that her western land claims will be acknowledged. The experience should teach New Yorkers how little the schemes of land jobbers are in accord with the public interest. Cannot venture an opinion on the wisdom and necessity of acknowledging the independence of Vermont. The recent campaigns on the western frontier were so successful for the enemy that some neglect must be responsible for the failure to make better preparations for frontier defense. Draft; probably incomplete.
Identifier
columbia.jay.09352