The papers of John Jay

1. [Document, 1743 n.d.]

Name: King of England (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: 1743 n.d.
Summary: Concerns responsibility of patent officers in the province of New York toward their lands.
Number of Images: 7

2. [Document, 1775 July 29]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) New York (State). Committee of Safety (Addressee) Duane, James, 1733-1797 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 (Author) Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798 (Author)
Date: July 29, 1775
Summary: Letter signed, with the body of the letter in Jay's hand, from the New York delegates to the Continental Congress. Badly charred remnants of the letter and its address leaf. Received the Committee's letters of the 18 and 22 instant. The delegates feel...
Number of Images: 3

3. [Document, 1775 July 29]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) New York (State). Committee of Safety (Addressee) Duane, James, 1733-1797 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 (Author) Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798 (Author)
Date: July 29, 1775
Summary: Letter from the New York delegates to the Continental Congress. Received the Committee's letters of the 18 and 22 instant. The delegates feel it would be unwise to ask Congress to turn over the New Jersey arms to New York. Our colony should depend for...
Number of Images: 2

4. [Document, 1776 April 17]

Name: Alsop, John, 1724-1794 (Author) Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797 (Addressee) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Morris, Lewis, 1726-1798 (Author)
Date: April 17, 1776
Summary: It was originally intended that Livingston as Deputy Commissary General should be in charge of the Northern Department. Abraham Livingston was appointed to supply the army of New York with provisions. Later Congress appointed a Mr. Wharton to do simil...
Number of Images: 2

5. [Document, 1778 April 29]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: April 29, 1778
Summary: Lord North's speech is two years too late. Earlier it would have divided us. Now it gives spirit to our friends and disheartens our enemies. The change may be related to the French treaty. Gates to command in the north.
Number of Images: 1

6. [Document, 1778 April 29]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: April 29, 1778
Summary: Lord North's speech is two years too late. Earlier it would have divided us. Now it gives spirit to our friends and disheartens our enemies. The change may be related to the French treaty. Gates to command in the north.
Number of Images: 2

7. [Document, 1778 December 01]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: December 01, 1778
Summary: The money for New York being sent under proper protection; also copies of the New York Constitution recovered and a copy of the treaty with France. The treaty grounded on equality. Ethan Allen has presented his papers to Congress from the State of Ver...
Number of Images: 3

8. [Document, 1778 December 17]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: December 17, 1778
Summary: The money has arrived safely to the New York Treasury. Happy about the liberality of the French treaty. Sends sundry papers on the Vermont situation and show the dissension prevailing in that area. Hopes Congress will now take action. Many of the sett...
Number of Images: 3

9. [Document, 1778 December 17]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: December 17, 1778
Summary: Sends a publication of Ira Allen, Treasurer of the pretended state of Vermont. It encourages the people in their revolt from this state and to persist in their plan to form a separate government. It offers the silence of Congress as evidence of its ac...
Number of Images: 2

10. [Document, 1778 December 30]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: December 30, 1778
Summary: Jay had asked Clinton to send him the maps and papers relative to the disputed lines of New York, especially those between the pretended state of Vermont in a letter of Dec. 19. Now asks again since his colleagues concur in the propriety of the reques...
Number of Images: 1

11. [Document, 1778 March 30]

Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: March 30, 1778
Summary: Thanks the Governor for granting him the permission to go to Poughkeepsie (through the good offices of Jay) but he cannot go at present because of the extreme weakness of Mrs. Van Schaack.
Number of Images: 3

12. [Document, 1778 May 20]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: May 20, 1778
Summary: A list of men convicted of murder, robbery and horse stealing all of whom are to receive the death penalty. Several of them were recommended for mercy.
Number of Images: 3

13. [Document, 1778 November 18]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: November 18, 1778
Summary: Mr. Bancker or Mr. Peter Wynkoop will come to Philadelphia to get the $100,000 which Congress has advanced to New York. A letter yesterday to Jay gives the unfortunate news of the loss of Fort Alden. Congress must take action at once to aid the defens...
Number of Images: 3

14. [Document, 1779 April 04]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: April 04, 1779
Summary: Sends Clinton a copy of an act of Congress of April 1 on the subject of the body of men ordered by the state of New York to be raised for the defense of their frontiers.
Number of Images: 1

15. [Document, 1779 April 11]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author)
Date: April 11, 1779
Summary: Asks that they obtain the judgment of Congress on the wisdom of exchanging Butler's mother, and some other prisoners, for the unfortunate frontier settlers who were imprisoned by the savages after the Cherry Valley massacre.
Number of Images: 3

16. [Document, 1779 April 18]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: April 18, 1779
Summary: Sends Clinton two acts of Congress: 1. April 14, to prevent persons from going within the enemy's lines unless authorized as provided. 2. April 14, persons under the direction of the Board of War of Massachusetts to be able to export grain and flour.
Number of Images: 1

17. [Document, 1779 August 16]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: August 16, 1779
Summary: Sends a copy of an act of Congress of August 12 against John Douglas, commander of a privateer. Sends a copy of an act of Congress of August 10 by which certain papers are to be transmitted to Clinton. The papers are enclosed.
Number of Images: 1

18. [Document, 1779 August 18]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: August 18, 1779
Number of Images: 1

19. [Document, 1779 August 26]

Name: Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: August 26, 1779
Summary: Colonel Lamb was at the point of resigning his commission because of alleged preference of a junior officer in promotion list. He has been persuaded by his friends to carry the matter to Congress. Clinton asks that the matter be disposed of as quickly...
Number of Images: 3

20. [Document, 1779 August 27]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (Addressee)
Date: August 27, 1779
Summary: Congress should be given jurisdiction to settle the boundary dispute between New York and New Hampshire. The delegates of the legislature should be given information on the affairs of the continent. Morris deserves well of New York. Men of importance ...
Number of Images: 2

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1. [Document, 1743 n.d.]

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4. [Document, 1776 April 17]

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15. [Document, 1779 April 11]

16. [Document, 1779 April 18]

17. [Document, 1779 August 16]

18. [Document, 1779 August 18]

19. [Document, 1779 August 26]

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