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[Document, 1794 April 22]

281. [Document, 1794 April 22]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: April 22, 1794
  • Summary: Her despondency at his departure has kept her from writing sooner. However, his image came before her and reminded her of her duty. Again asks him to take Peter with him to London. Every one seems to expect John Jay to do so and it would disappoint Pe...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 August 01]

282. [Document, 1794 August 01]

  • Name: Jay, Peter (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: August 01, 1794
  • Summary: Impressions of London. Lodge in house 5 miles from place where American ships dock "and the town extends considerably beyond each of those places." Fire which broke out some days before; explosion of saltpeter warehouses of East India Company. Vesuviu...
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1794 August 02]

283. [Document, 1794 August 02]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: August 02, 1794
  • Summary: Family well. Business transactions leave John Jay with upwards of pound 200 for which neither Mrs. Jay nor Munro can find suitable investment. Stocks too high for purchase. Americans anticipate peace and enjoy prosperity. John Jay's mission now univer...
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1794 August 09]

284. [Document, 1794 August 09]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Lyons, Samuel (Addressee)
  • Date: August 09, 1794
  • Summary: Wishes to know if the pair of horses he promised to break in for a carriage are ready yet; she needs them badly. Hope his son received the millstones; would like to know if the mill is grinding yet. Has not yet heard from Mr. Jay.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 August 13]

285. [Document, 1794 August 13]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: August 13, 1794
  • Summary: John Jay is upset because he has, as yet, received no letters from Sarah.-"You know how natural it is for those who are absent from their families and friends to be sollicitous to hear from them as well as of them--"John Jay and Peter well, John Jay m...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 August 16]

286. [Document, 1794 August 16]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: August 16, 1794
  • Summary: Jewelry for Polly is ready. Grand has moved to Switzerland. Mr. Grant of Jamaica (Uncle of New York Grant) is in London. Peter begins to be homesick. Novelty has worn off. John Jay writes: "I wish we were all entering the Street door, and you and the ...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 August 17]

287. [Document, 1794 August 17]

  • Name: Jay, Peter (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: August 17, 1794
  • Summary: Jewelry for "Aunt Jay" ready and will be sent to New York by Capt. De Peyster. No letters yet from the family in New York. John Jay is very worried. Asks mother to write them more often, as John Jay "begins to grow very uneasy and a little dissatisfie...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 August 27]

288. [Document, 1794 August 27]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: August 27, 1794
  • Summary: Her delight at receiving his letters: "Heaven be praised for all its mercies-your safe arrival my best beloved excited a general joy, pleasure beamed from every countenance..."Has visited Peter and Polly Jay at Rye. Is at a loss whether to write John ...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 December 05]

289. [Document, 1794 December 05]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: December 05, 1794
  • Summary: Agrees that he should wait for spring passage. Good prospects for a young man entering legal profession in New York; hopes this will encourage Peter. Financial transactions. Plato has been bound out. Household news.
  • Number of Images: 5
[Document, 1794 December 05]

290. [Document, 1794 December 05]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: December 05, 1794
  • Summary: Receipt of John Jay's letters. Disappointed at his decision to remain in England until the spring. News of the children and other members of the family. Has received money from Mr. Morris for sale of land in which John Jay held an interest. Because of...
  • Number of Images: 4
[Document, 1794 December 13]

291. [Document, 1794 December 13]

[Document, 1794 December 16]

292. [Document, 1794 December 16]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, Maria (Addressee)
  • Date: December 16, 1794
  • Summary: Sends Maria her cardinal and muff and two lawn shawls to be worked. Praise for her letters.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 December n.d.]

293. [Document, 1794 December n.d.]

  • Name: Strangford, Maria Eliza Smythe (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1794 December n.d.
  • Summary: Hopes to see John Jay before he leaves Britain. Descriptions of her children and their accomplishments. Hopes to have a letter from Mrs. Jay before long. Asks to be remembered to her old friends in New York.
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1794 July 02]

294. [Document, 1794 July 02]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: July 02, 1794
  • Summary: Letter will be delivered by the Chevalier Friere with whom John Jay is most favorably impressed.
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1794 July 03]

295. [Document, 1794 July 03]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, Maria (Addressee)
  • Date: July 03, 1794
  • Summary: Writes to Maria who is spending some time with her aunt and uncle in Rye. Mrs. Jay's busy social life in New York. Letter from Essex Ridley.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 July 04]

296. [Document, 1794 July 04]

[Document, 1794 July 06]

297. [Document, 1794 July 06]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: July 06, 1794
  • Summary: Petty business takes up more time than he can well spare. Received Mrs. Jay's letter of 29 May. Peter is well. Thankful that family met with no accident in recent violent storms in New York. Asks Mrs. Jay to write him concerning matters at Bedford. Ne...
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1794 July 07]

298. [Document, 1794 July 07]

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 07, 1794
  • Summary: Maria, Ann and William in Rye for ten days; she is alone with little Sarah. Johnny Lyon will probably want a considerable sum but has not named it yet. The mill is raised and almost covered -- will be beneficial to the country and profitable to you. F...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1794 July 17]

299. [Document, 1794 July 17]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: July 17, 1794
  • Summary: Approves of action she has taken concerning mortgage. Better to have "a little Loss, than much Trouble." Can assure Mr. Grant that he will approve transaction.
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1794 July 17]

300. [Document, 1794 July 17]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: July 17, 1794
  • Summary: Has received her letters of 26 May and 13 June and letters from daughters. "Kiss the children for me."
  • Number of Images: 1