The papers of John Jay

Name: Clinton, William Henry (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: June 20, 1796
Summary: Writes to inquire about lands he should have inherited from his father Sir Henry Clinton, who was erroneously attainted as being an American born resident of New York. This was mentioned to Jay in London, and he writes again to remind Jay of the matte...
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Name: Clinton, William Henry (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: August 08, 1797
Summary: Thanks John Jay for his advice regarding Clinton's claim. He, too, would doubt the confiscation of his father's property to be a circumstance of the latter being born in America, were there not papers to substantiate this. Hopes the justice of his cla...
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Name: Clinton, William Henry (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: August 8, 1797
Summary: Colonel Clinton writes concerning claim for reparations for property belonging to his father, Sir Henry Clinton, confiscated by the State of New York during the Revolution.
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