The papers of John Jay

Name: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Author) Maxwell, William, 1733?-1796 (Addressee) Shrieve, Colonel (Addressee)
Date: 1778 October 03
Summary: Copy. Enclosed in: 14 April 1779, Washington to John JayContents unknown: Letter should be found in reel 52, F 4009, Washington Papers.
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Name: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: March 23, 1779
Summary: Since Arnold has resigned his command, Clarkson is no longer required as his aide, and he asks that he be released so that he may volunteer for service in the South.
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Name: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: March 23, 1779
Summary: He has been dealt with unjustly by the Congress, and questions whether Congress is empowered by the States to act in a judicial capacity. Will appear in Congress as requested, and assures Congress that these proceedings will not abate his zeal for the...
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Name: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee) Rutherfurd, John, 1760-1840 (Addressee)
Date: February 06, 1787
Summary: Certificate to Mathew Clarkson for 16,000 acres in the township of Green, assigned to John Jay and John Rutherford. Clarkson had bought land under 'Act for the speedy sale of the un-appropriated lands within this state', which was part of larger tract...
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Name: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee) Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Watson, James, 1750-1806 (Author)
Date: 1797 May n.d.
Summary: As Commissioners appointed to superintend the erecting and repairing of fortifications in New York, the subscribers apply for sixty quarter casks of powder in order to prove the cannon they have contracted.
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Name: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: November 21, 1797
Summary: The State Prison in New York City is now ready for the reception of prisoners.
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Name: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee) Watson, James, 1750-1806 (Author)
Date: August 06, 1798
Summary: Three thousand car touch boxes and 108,000 cartridges have been contracted for. There will probably be a residue of funds which is subject to the order of Government.
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Name: Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: June 14, 1798
Summary: Citizens of New York have appointed a committee to procure measures for the defense of the city and port. This committee is asking for a special convention of the Legislature in view of the importance of the subject to the state at large.
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