Document, 1784 December 13
Document, 1784 December 13
- Title
- Document, 1784 December 13
- Library Location
- John Jay Homestead State Historic Site, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Name
- Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
- Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Addressee)
- Format
- correspondence
- Digital Project
- Papers of John Jay
- Date
- 1784 December 13
- Physical Description
- 3
- Subjects
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Summary
- He is worried lest the departure of the Elizabethtown schoolmaster retard Peter's learning Latin, which is essential to a gentleman aspiring to be a scholar. The language may be difficult but it is necessary to persevere--"in Play Hours, play with spirit; and in Study Hours, study earnestly--"
- Identifier
- columbia.jay.09976