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Document, 1787 October 16

301. Document, 1787 October 16

Document, 1787 September 04

302. Document, 1787 September 04

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1787 September 04
  • Summary: Acknowledges receipt of Adams letter of 16 June, which was laid before Congress. Jay does not expect action thereon, since the Congress seems to delay doing anything until the Convention rises.
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Document, 1787 September 22

303. Document, 1787 September 22

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1787 September 22
  • Summary: Possibilities of war in Europe. England now in a critical situation in Europe, which may make her better disposed towards America. If a war in Europe does occur, America will at the end of it, be the most prosperous country in ...
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Document, 1787 September 22

304. Document, 1787 September 22

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1787 September 22
  • Summary: The measures which were used to secure recognition by Holland, and the success of those measures; Jay's system of recording dispatches will preserve such negotiations for posterity. He wishes to return to America, since he is s...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1787 September 23

305. Document, 1787 September 23

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1787 September 23
  • Summary: Europe: Dutch republic in danger of extinction; English are arming, French are not negotiating well. Calls upon the citizens of America to cherish and fortify their laws and rights to preserve honor, virtue and integrity.
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Document, 1787 September 26

306. Document, 1787 September 26

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1787 September 26
  • Summary: Concerns claims of Colonel Norton [see Report to Congress, 25 September 1787]. Although the U.S. can do nothing officially, asks Adams to do all that he can for Norton in London.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1787 September 26

307. Document, 1787 September 26

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1787 September 26
  • Summary: Concerns claims of Colonel Norton [see Report to Congress, 25 September 1787]. Although the United States can do nothing officially, asks Adams to do all that he can for Norton in London.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1788 February 12

308. Document, 1788 February 12

Document, 1788 February 14

309. Document, 1788 February 14

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 February 14
  • Summary: Camathen voiced an opinion generally held, that the new constitution qualifies America for negotiations for a commercial treaty. In preparing for departure Adams has been treated with the same "uniform tenor of dry decency and ...
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Document, 1788 February 14

310. Document, 1788 February 14

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 February 14
  • Summary: Transmits letters of recall. Expresses his distrust of reliability of sending mail by way of Ireland. Will send duplicate of letters by packet for Bristol. Massachusetts has adopted Constitution.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1788 February 16

311. Document, 1788 February 16

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 February 16
  • Summary: Letter of introduction for /?/ Kissam. Praises Kissam's father and speaks of their long friendship before Kissam's death.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1788 February 21

312. Document, 1788 February 21

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 February 21
  • Summary: Adams had audience of leave to his Majesty; renewal of assurances by Adams of friendly dispositions of America toward England. King wished Adams to assure Amer that whenever it fulfills the treaty, England will fulfill it in al...
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Document, 1788 July 04

313. Document, 1788 July 04

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 July 04
  • Summary: Congratulates Adams on his return to U.S. and his reception here. New York convention still sitting. Has hopes for an "accommodation," but his "expectations of it are not very sanguine."
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1788 July 04

314. Document, 1788 July 04

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 July 04
  • Summary: Congratulates Adams on his return to United States and his reception here. New York convention still sitting. Has hopes for an "accommodation", but his "expectations of it are not very sanguine
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1788 March 26

315. Document, 1788 March 26

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 March 26
  • Summary: Introduces his daughter, Mrs. Smith. Will embark in 6 or 8 days. Just returned from journey to the Hague and Amsterdam where he met Jefferson unexpectedly. Jefferson persuaded him to open another loan which Jeff. will transmit ...
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Document, 1788 March 26

316. Document, 1788 March 26

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 March 26
  • Summary: Introducing Colonel Smith, requesting Jay assist Smith in finding employment "in some station in which his talents and address may be useful to his country."
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Document, 1788 November 07

317. Document, 1788 November 07

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 November 07
  • Summary: Congress cannot muster a quorum at present, but as soon as a House can be formed, will submit Adams' letter and transmit to him any orders they may wish to give on the subject of the letter.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1788 October 11

318. Document, 1788 October 11

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 October 11
  • Summary: Apologizes for not writing earlier due to "the multiplied cares attending the removal of a family from one Country to another, and beginning a new course of life or resuming an old one, after an interruption of fourteen years.....
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Document, 1788 October 11

319. Document, 1788 October 11

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1788 October 11
  • Summary: Should Adams submit the remainder of his accounts to Barclay or to the Board of Treasury? Requests Jay to lay this letter before Congress.
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Document, 1789 January 16

320. Document, 1789 January 16

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1789 January 16
  • Summary: Adams' happy days with his family. Mrs. Adams' visit to the Jays. Wishes Adamses might be closer to them. Will not discuss politics: "They do not wear a bright aspect in this or some other States; but we have seen darker days.....
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1789 January 16

321. Document, 1789 January 16

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1789 January 16
  • Summary: Adams' happy days with his family. Mrs. Adams' visit to the Jays. Wishes Adamses might be closer to them. Will not discuss politics: "They do not wear a bright aspect in this or some other States; but we have seen darker days.....
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1789 January 23

322. Document, 1789 January 23

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1789 January 23
  • Summary: Prompted by letter of Gentleman in France to Boston in a newspaper John Jay inquired of French Minister if reported edict excluding foreign whale oil from French ports were, indeed, in effect. Minister knew nothing of edict, bu...
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Document, 1790 December 20

323. Document, 1790 December 20

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1790 December 20
  • Summary: An invitation for Jay and family to reside with the Adams family in Philadelphia during the term of the Supreme Court.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1791 January 04

324. Document, 1791 January 04

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1791 January 04
  • Summary: Thanks for letter of December 20th; the severity of the season and the family's recent illness with the malignant sore throat prevents Mrs. Jay from accompanying him to Philadelphia, however he will be happy to stay at the Adam...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1791 January 04

325. Document, 1791 January 04

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1791 January 04
  • Summary: Thanks for letter of December 20th; the severity of the season and the family's recent illness with the malignant sore throat prevents Mrs. Jay from accompanying him to Philadelphia, however he will be happy to stay at the Adam...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1792 January 04

326. Document, 1792 January 04

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1792 January 04
  • Summary: Invites Jay to stay with him again during the Supreme Court term. "The Winter is very mild; Politics dull. Speculations brisk."
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1792 January 10

327. Document, 1792 January 10

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1792 January 10
  • Summary: He feels he must take lodgings at Philadelphia, since his continued attendance at the court requires visits too frequent for Adams' hospitality. Sarah Jay will not accompany him since she is pregnant and expects to deliver in A...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1792 January 10

328. Document, 1792 January 10

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1792 January 10
  • Summary: Autograph Draft. Jay feels he must take lodgings at Philadelphia, since his continued attendance at the court requires visits too frequent for Adams' hospitality. Sarah Jay will not accompany him since she is pregnant and expec...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1792 March 21

329. Document, 1792 March 21

Document, 1792 March 23

330. Document, 1792 March 23

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1792 March 23
  • Summary: He would immediately go to Philadelphia to consider the issue of the sinking fund, but the poor roads make it possible he would not be able to return to goon circuit. Suggests they state the case to him and he would give his op...
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Document, 1794 December 02

331. Document, 1794 December 02

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 December 02
  • Summary: Thanks for the news of the treaty. Has mentioned the stipulation which is not required to be kept secret. Everyone here is for peace, but it is feared that the allied government desires another campaign.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1794 December 13

332. Document, 1794 December 13

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 December 13
  • Summary: The Penn. insurrection is dissipating quickly. The general irritation has abated. A large majority of representatives were returned to Congress. Appearances here are of a new campaign.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1794 November 14

333. Document, 1794 November 14

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 November 14
  • Summary: Safe arrival in the Netherlands. French still victorious in Holland. Anxious for news from America. Pennsylvania insurrection has damaged American credit and reputation in Holland as well as England.
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1794 November 16

334. Document, 1794 November 16

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 November 16
  • Summary: Sends a package to be forwarded. The French troops continue to win. Everything here is quiet. American credit is poor in Holland and in England.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1794 November 21

335. Document, 1794 November 21

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 November 21
  • Summary: The intelligence of the signing of the treaty is welcomed by the merchants engaged in trade with America here. Discusses the situation in Holland.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1794 November 21

336. Document, 1794 November 21

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 November 21
  • Summary: Both Adams sons have arrived in Europe safely. England seems more united in this war than in any other. If war continues, America "may easily avoid being involved in it."
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1794 November 24

337. Document, 1794 November 24

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 November 24
  • Summary: Has received two letters from Adams' son. Quotes from J.Q. Adams' letter of 20 November concerning prospects of Anglo-American treaty and enthusiasm for such a treaty among Dutch merchants in the American trade.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1794 November 24

338. Document, 1794 November 24

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 November 24
  • Summary: The treaty has been signed. The desire for peace appears to grow. Discusses procedural matters. The outcome of the insurrection in America is still unknown.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1795 January 09

339. Document, 1795 January 09

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1795 January 09
  • Summary: Is pleased with the news from America. Hopes that the treaty will be received well. The situation here is critical.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1796 January 31

340. Document, 1796 January 31

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1796 January 31
  • Summary: Dr. Ivernois continues to send his comments (on the Jay Treaty). Congratulations on durability of the document, despite the critics. Treaty has not arrived yet; Congress awaiting opportunity to vent themselves on it. Knows it w...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1798 August 21

341. Document, 1798 August 21

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1798 August 21
  • Summary: Encloses an address from the state Senate and Assembly. The nation will corporate in the necessary measures to maintain honor and independence. Adams deserves confidence and gratitude for his patriotic exertions.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1798 August 21

342. Document, 1798 August 21

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1798 August 21
  • Summary: Encloses an address from the state Senate and Assembly. The nation will corporate in the necessary measures to maintain honor and independence. Adams deserves confidence and gratitude for his patriotic exertions.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1798 August 30

343. Document, 1798 August 30

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1798 August 30
  • Summary: Conveys thanks for the resolutions of the Senate and Assembly of New York. The unanimity of New York is "of vast importance in the union."
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1798 October 17

344. Document, 1798 October 17

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1798 October 17
  • Summary: John Jay's papers on the further defense of New York will be transmitted to the Secretary at War. In the meantime, Hamilton is authorized to plan and execute the laying out of the money in question, with the reservation that th...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1798 October 24

345. Document, 1798 October 24

Document, 1798 September 26

346. Document, 1798 September 26

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1798 September 26
  • Summary: At the special session of the State Legislature, an act was passed for the further defense of the state. The money appropriated is to be laid out only with the approval of the national government. Therefore, would it not be exp...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1799 January 03

347. Document, 1799 January 03

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1799 January 03
  • Summary: Adams' answer to the New York legislature's address was received with approval. France's rejection of Pinckney was bound to result in deterioration of pro-French sentiment in America; French must have done so because another ob...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1800 December 19

348. Document, 1800 December 19

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1800 December 19
  • Summary: President Adams has nominated Jay for the office of Chief Justice, Jay's "old station," saying: "You have now a great opportunity to render a most signal service to your Country. I therefore pray you most earnestly to consider ...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1800 December 19

349. Document, 1800 December 19

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1800 December 19
  • Summary: Letterbook copy. Jay's commission as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, issued by Adams and countersigned by John Marshall. Enclosed in Adams's letter of this date.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1800 December 19

350. Document, 1800 December 19

Document, 1800 November 10

351. Document, 1800 November 10

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1800 November 10
  • Summary: Rather than give the antifederalist assembly an opportunity to reply to his speech, he took the alternative of commenting on national officers and objectives by means of a message, which customarily is not answered. Encloses a ...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1800 November 10

352. Document, 1800 November 10

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1800 November 10
  • Summary: Rather than give the anti federalist assembly an opportunity to reply to his speech, he took the alternative of commenting on national officers and objectives by means of a message, which customarily is not answered. Encloses a...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1800 November 24

353. Document, 1800 November 24

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1800 November 24
  • Summary: The reduction in size of the army appeared necessary; if those who oppose it now insist on lying on their backs, who are they to complain if Jacobins walk over their bellies? Among the few truths that appear in a recent pamphle...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1801 January 02

354. Document, 1801 January 02

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1801 January 02
  • Summary: He has received commission as Chief Justice of the U.S. After considering the failure to amend the judicial system, and the rigors which service as Chief Justice would impose upon his health, he has decided to decline the post....
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1801 January 2

355. Document, 1801 January 2

Document, 1806 August 23

356. Document, 1806 August 23

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Van der Kemp, Francis Adrian, 1752-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1806 August 23
  • Summary: The Federalists have done themselves and their country injury by making Washington "their military, political, religious and even moral Pope." Others, including John Jay, have been much more essential to America. There is no co...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1818 January 09

357. Document, 1818 January 09

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1818 January 09
  • Summary: He and his family have been reading Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry by William Wirt, in which the question of the authorship of the Address to the People of England is raised. He has never doubted John Jay's...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1818 January 31

358. Document, 1818 January 31

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1818 January 31
  • Summary: Has not seen Mr. Wirt's book but will endeavor to give a plain statement of facts on the controversial passage. Quotes from the printed Journal of Congress, 1774, which records on 11 October the appointment of a committee, Lee,...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1818 January 31

359. Document, 1818 January 31

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1818 January 31
  • Summary: AL. Marked copy. Written by Jay to Adams when both were in retirement. References Adams' letter of 9 January 1818. Mentions that his son and daughters just returned from a tour of New England and that they enjoyed the hospitali...
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1819 January 11

360. Document, 1819 January 11

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1819 January 11
  • Summary: Has received a letter from the house of Messrs. Fox at Falmouth mentioning the death of the American consul, Robert Were Fox, and asking John Jay to recommend the agent's son as successor. If the business has been well managed,...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1821 April 30

361. Document, 1821 April 30

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 April 30
  • Summary: John Jay has done all that is necessary with Mr. Duane. He has probably procured copies of some of John Jay's communications to Congress and Adams' letter to Jonathan Jackson; does not apprehend any evil that can come of either...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1821 February 27

362. Document, 1821 February 27

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 February 27
  • Summary: Has just received the fifth volume of Franklin's works, edited by William Temple Franklin. Cites a paragraph on page 293 which state that journals kept by Jay and Adams down to the Treaty of 1783 are in the possession of the ed...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1821 June 11

363. Document, 1821 June 11

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 June 11
  • Summary: Includes a copy of his letter to William Duane, 22 May 1821. This expresses the conclusion that the "very short" journals in Duane's possession are extracts from or abridgments of Jay's and Adams's letters to the Secretary for ...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1821 June 11

364. Document, 1821 June 11

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 June 11
  • Summary: Includes a copy of his letter to William Duane, 22 May 1821. This expresses the conclusion that the "very short" journals in Duane's possession are extracts from or abridgments of Jay's and Adams's letters to the Secretary for ...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1821 June 19

365. Document, 1821 June 19

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 June 19
  • Summary: Jay has acted with dignity and probity; a publication of his correspondence with William Duane would place the latter in a ridiculous light. Duane, Cobbet and Calender are so eccentric that it seems unnecessary to expose them, ...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1821 June 22

366. Document, 1821 June 22

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 June 22
  • Summary: Encloses a copy of a report on weights and measures submitted to the Senate at their last session. It is a token of veneration and of gratefulness for John Jay's personal kindness.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1821 March 06

367. Document, 1821 March 06

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 March 06
  • Summary: Does not know what William Temple Franklin means by his reference to John Jay's and Adams's journals of the peace negotiations mentioned in the fifth volume of Franklin's works. The only journal he kept of that period was the o...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1821 March 20

368. Document, 1821 March 20

Document, 1821 March 20

369. Document, 1821 March 20

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 March 20
  • Summary: Communicates the contents of his letter to William Duane, publisher of Franklin's works at Philadelphia, requesting to know what papers are referred to on page 293 of the fifth volume of the works, mentioned there as the journa...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1821 March 27

370. Document, 1821 March 27

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 March 27
  • Summary: Encloses a copy of William Duane's letter to him of 16 March 1821, Philadelphia. Concerning some note in the fifth volume of the works of Franklin, he is in possession of two very short but authentic journals of John Jay and Jo...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1821 March 27

371. Document, 1821 March 27

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 March 27
  • Summary: Encloses a copy of William Duane's letter to him of 16 March 1821, Philadelphia. Concerning some note in the fifth volume of the works of Franklin, he is in possession of two very short but authentic journals of John Jay and Jo...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1821 March 31

372. Document, 1821 March 31

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 March 31
  • Summary: John Jay's letter to William Duane of the 20th should remove all difficulties. Congratulates him on his firmness of nerves, demonstrated by his handwriting. Does he think the holy league of Imperial and Royal Confederates will ...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1821 May 07

373. Document, 1821 May 07

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 May 07
  • Summary: On considering Mr. Duane's letter of March 16th, the material to which he refers as journals cannot be exact copies of Jay's and Adams' letters to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs as they are mentioned as being "very short ind...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1821 May 07

374. Document, 1821 May 07

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 May 07
  • Summary: On considering Mr. Duane's letter of March 16th, the material to which he refers as journals cannot be exact copies of Jay's and Adams' letters to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs as they are mentioned as being "very short ind...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1821 May 13

375. Document, 1821 May 13

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1821 May 13
  • Summary: Jay's plan of writing to Mr. Duane for copies of the "very short journals" is judicious. Is not concerned about such extracts since Congress has ordered their journals to be printed; though he is ashamed of his, that shame cann...
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Document, 1822 March 11

376. Document, 1822 March 11

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1822 March 11
  • Summary: Encloses a book giving a detailed account of the proceedings and debates of the convention which recently formed a new constitution for New York.
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Document, 1832 August 10

377. Document, 1832 August 10

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1832 August 10
  • Summary: Requesting any information Adams may be able to furnish on the subject of the Congressional attempt to censure John Jay for his part in 82-83 negotiations, which may possibly had also been directed to JA also. Asks information ...
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Document, 1832 August 18

378. Document, 1832 August 18

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1832 August 18
  • Summary: Supports Jay's view that French did not have American Best interests at heart in 1782-83. Says he went through his father's papers for 1783 but found nothing with regard to a proposed censure in 1783. Refers William to Sparks' ...
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Document, 1832 August 23

379. Document, 1832 August 23

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1832 August 23
  • Summary: Thanks John Quincy Adams for his letter of 10 August and refers again to efforts to glorify Franklin and discredit John Jay and Adams. Says he hasn't received John Quincy's eulogy on James Monroe yet.
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Document, 1832 October 20

380. Document, 1832 October 20

  • Name: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Author) Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1832 October 20
  • Summary: Encloses copies of his eulogy on James Monroe and an address delivered by him to the town inhabitants on the 4th of July last. Has heard of William's intention to publish a biography on John Jay; regrets that distance has preve...
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Document, 1832 October 27

381. Document, 1832 October 27

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1832 October 27
  • Summary: Thanks John Quincy for pamphlets he sent him, and tells him how John Jay always reciprocated the regard for John Adams which Adams had always had for John Jay.
  • Number of Images: 1