Title
[Document, 1795 September 04]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author)
Charlton, John, -1806 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
September 04, 1795
Language
English
Physical Description
3 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Located in the "1795 Letterbook" Informs the doctor that the governor of Pennsylvania has halted all intercourse and commerce between New York City and Philadelphia, because of a plague in New York City. This harms city's business. John Jay therefore requests Charlton to summon the Medical Society, to ascertain if there is really an epidemic.
Identifier
columbia.jay.12886