[Document, 1784 December 13]
- Title
- [Document, 1784 December 13]
- Library Location
- Name
- Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
- Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Addressee)
- Format
- correspondence
- Digital Project
- Papers of John Jay
- Date
- December 13, 1784
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 3 pages
- Subjects
- United States--History--1783-1865; 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