Title
[Document, 1799 January 05]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Author)
Rutherfurd, John, 1760-1840 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
January 05, 1799
Language
English
Physical Description
4 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
He has visited the tract near the Chenango River which Rutherfurd owns as a tenant in common with John Jay. Reports the results of a careful survey, the state of the timber, and the presence of poor settlers, who are not inclined to pay high rent. Recommends partition of the real estate.
Identifier
columbia.jay.10037