Title
[Document, 1823 January 30]
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Name
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 (Author)
Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
January 30, 1823
Language
English
Physical Description
4 pages
Subjects
United States--History--1783-1865; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
Introduces self as grandson of John Jay's colleague, Richard Henry Lee. Is preparing a life of his grandfather. Asks John Jay to relate details of Lee's part in three committees of Congress in 1774: that on the Address to the King, that on the Address to the People of Britain, and on the Address to the Colonies. Cities conflicting accounts of committee members' contributions in these cases.
Identifier
columbia.jay.13067