Title
[Document, 1790 July 07]
Library Location
Name
Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
July 07, 1790
Language
English
Physical Description
4 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Feels that John Jay's conduct of circuit court will contribute to his health and the confidence of the people in their government. Thinks that federal capital should be between New York and Philadelphia. Morris's scheme for assumption of State debts by federal government: calculate services of several States to cause of American independence in money terms and subtract grants to several states - balance will convey the debt owed the States by the Union. One phrase in cipher. Not decoded by John Jay.
Identifier
columbia.jay.11971