[Document, 1797 December 20]
- Title
- [Document, 1797 December 20]
- Library Location
- Name
- Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author)
- Temple, John, Sir, 1732-1798 (Addressee)
- Format
- correspondence
- Digital Project
- Papers of John Jay
- Date
- December 20, 1797
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 page
- Subjects
- United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Summary
- Regarding the case of the seaman, Wm. Augustus Fisher, Varick has not committed him, nor does he know the nature of the offense. In any case, a man committed for a crime must be tried by the regular tribunal and cannot be discharged or compensated for in cash.
- Identifier
- columbia.jay.10085