Title
[Document, 1782 January 20]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
January 20, 1782
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Draft, in partial code, deciphered, giving war news and hope of capture of Jamaica. Morris hears that Spanish court inclines toward treating with John Jay and advises cooperation in excluding the rest of the world from the Mississippi. Morris urges obtaining money from Spain, perhaps from Havana. Personal and family comment.
Identifier
columbia.jay.11386