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Document, 1774 July 01

1. Document, 1774 July 01

  • Name: Philips, Maria Eliza (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1774 July 01
  • Summary: Is sorry that she was unable to be a bridesmaid, but her father did not wish her to go to town during the warm weather. Please visit her at Philipsborough whenever in the neighborhood. Congratulations to Mr. Jay.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1774 May 06

2. Document, 1774 May 06

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, Susannah French (Addressee)
  • Date: 1774 May 06
  • Summary: Gives account of her journey so far. First, traveled to Rye and saw the blind children, Peter and Ann Jay. Feared her own reaction but calmed by their cheerfulness. Was more upset seeing their mother, who was very ill but much ...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1775 December 04

3. Document, 1775 December 04

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 December 04
  • Summary: Has only received one letter from Sarah Livingston Jay since his return; fears someone is intercepting their correspondence. Is beginning to wish very much for the start of the holidays (holy days) and believes Congress will ca...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 December 08

4. Document, 1775 December 08

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 December 08
  • Summary: Not consistent with prudence to write with as much freedom as he would like. Happy that Sally is well and hopes for their domestic happiness.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 December 08

5. Document, 1775 December 08

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 December 08
  • Summary: The "uncertain fate" of Jay's letters lends him to be cautious & reserved in turn. Jay has received Sally's letter, and is very glad to hear that she is well.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 December 12

6. Document, 1775 December 12

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 December 12
  • Summary: Has heard only once from Sarah Livingston Jay and not at all from his father and brother, a fact that gives him much anxiety. If she should hear any news from Rye, she should let him know. Hopefully he will be able to come home...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 December 23

7. Document, 1775 December 23

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 December 23
  • Summary: The New York delegates to get $4 a day, which will not make up for the financial loss Jay has sustained. However, the honor seems to be considered equivalent to the residue. Cannot get away the next week because it would leave ...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1775 December 23

8. Document, 1775 December 23

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 December 23
  • Summary: New York Convention will now pay delegates 4 dollars per day for attendance at this and the last Congress. Only five New York delegates are there, Colonel Morris and Mr. Lewis being absent, so JJ cannot leave until the session ...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1775 July 10

9. Document, 1775 July 10

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 July 10
  • Summary: Has been frustrated by difficulty of getting a letter to her in New York; was told that Mr. Livingston was going, but found out too late to write. The weather being very warm in Philadelphia, he wishes Congress could move their...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 June 22

10. Document, 1775 June 22

  • Name: Jay, Peter (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 June 22
  • Summary: Personal letter. Jay visited, and he is sorry that Sarah did not accompany him.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 June 22

11. Document, 1775 June 22

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 June 22
  • Summary: Happy to have the opportunity to write, not merely for his own happiness, but because it gives Sarah Livingston Jay pleasure to hear of his welfare. Arrived in Philadelphia the day after he left her, but with low spirits becaus...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1775 May 16

12. Document, 1775 May 16

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 May 16
  • Summary: The Quakers take up arms here. They have formed two companies and go through their maneuvers well.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 May 20

13. Document, 1775 May 20

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 May 20
  • Summary: Uneasy because Sarah Livingston Jay has not written and might not be in good health. Has only the time to write short letters. Jenny Gibbons sends greetings to Sally and hopes she will stop by Philadelphia whenever she goes to ...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 May 23

14. Document, 1775 May 23

Document, 1775 May 30

15. Document, 1775 May 30

  • Name: Jay, Peter (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 May 30
  • Summary: Personal letter expressing affection for Sarah Jay and sending respects to her family.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 November 27

16. Document, 1775 November 27

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 November 27
  • Summary: Only got as far as Woodbridge, New Jersey after leaving New York on the way back to Philadelphia. Mr. DeanÆs surtout (greatcoat) and Mr. ClaasÆs shoes, buckles and brushes were stolen from their carriage at the inn and have not...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 October 06

17. Document, 1775 October 06

Document, 1775 October 11

18. Document, 1775 October 11

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 October 11
  • Summary: Personal letter. Avoid writing anything which, if published, would give you any concern.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1775 October 26

19. Document, 1775 October 26

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 October 26
  • Summary: Personal letter. Departure of members of New York delegation keeps him in Congress constantly.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1775 September 18

20. Document, 1775 September 18

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 September 18
  • Summary: Personal letter. If she says or writes, civil things to his father, do them tenderly. Intolerable weather in Philadelphia.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1775 September 29

21. Document, 1775 September 29

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1775 September 29
  • Summary: Personal letter telling her of a pleasant outing the Congress had as guests of the Committee of Safety.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1776 April 05

22. Document, 1776 April 05

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 April 05
  • Summary: Had been anxious because of her silence. Glad to have news of the Rye family. Jay has found a "little glass" of the kind her letter alluded to; he will try to get more.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1776 August 06

23. Document, 1776 August 06

  • Name: Jay, Peter (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 August 06
  • Summary: Received her sister CatherineÆs Livingston (KittyÆs) letter with pleasure, but must decline her proposal for now. Has heard of continuing illness of Sarah Livingston Jay with pain; wishes her a speedy recovery. Hopes she can vi...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1776 July 12

24. Document, 1776 July 12

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 July 12
  • Summary: Because he believed that the British had landed on Staten Island and marched to Elizabeth, John Jay, very concerned, sent Dyckman to see if Sarah Livingston Jay needed anything. Praised her coolness during the scare. Is glad th...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1776 July 17

25. Document, 1776 July 17

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 July 17
  • Summary: The Convention has appointed Jay on a committee to set out for Albany. Jay happy because he needs exercise. Mrs. Jay will receive letter from him before his return. Attended the funeral of Mrs. Lawrence. Providence has been kin...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1776 July 21

26. Document, 1776 July 21

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 July 21
  • Summary: Jay has arrived at Poughkeepsie in perfect health. Has visited the forts in the highlands. Hopes for the recovery of Mrs. Jay's health. Indulges himself in imagining scenes of happiness between them.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1776 July 29

27. Document, 1776 July 29

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 July 29
  • Summary: Plans to travel to Poughkeepsie to meet other members of the Provincial Convention on 7 August. Hopes to visit her in New Jersey. Concern for Sarah's safety at Elizabeth Town; advises her to provide herself with "a secure Retre...
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1776 March

28. Document, 1776 March

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 March
  • Summary: ALS. Written by Jay as a member of the Continental Congress to his wife Sarah, who refers to as "Sally." References Sarah's letter of 17 March 1776, which gave news of her and their son's improved health. Tells the story of the...
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Document, 1776 March 12

29. Document, 1776 March 12

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 March 12
  • Summary: Recommends Mr/Mrs Lawrence. Hopes posted letters have reached her 3 tradesmen need to be paid. Salute Peter A. for him.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1776 March 18

30. Document, 1776 March 18

  • Name: Jay, Peter (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 March 18
  • Summary: Illness. Looking forward to her visit in May. Respects to her parents and love to grandson Peter. Desires to have some clothes made for Peter, as a present.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1776 March 31

31. Document, 1776 March 31

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 March 31
  • Summary: Letters of 24 March received. How is son Peter? Hopes she exercises by riding, playing battledore and shuttlecock. Her health is vital to him.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1776 March n.d.

32. Document, 1776 March n.d.

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 March n.d.
  • Summary: Hopes the frequency of his letters in 3 weeks has afforded more pleasure than trouble. This goes by Blanchard; for whom please procure oats and hay against Jay's return in early May. Should Peter be inoculated?
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1776 October 19

33. Document, 1776 October 19

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1776 October 19
  • Summary: Goes to Rye tomorrow to move the family. Fady (Frederick Jay) has returned. Sarah Livingston Jay should stay at Robert R. LivingstonÆs house while he goes up to Albany. John Jay will visit her there as soon as possible. Asks he...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1777 August 18

34. Document, 1777 August 18

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 August 18
  • Summary: Confesses her laxness in writing to him. Uneasy about the situation in New York. Jay left for convention yesterday. Son Peter grows more lovely everyday.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1777 July 03

35. Document, 1777 July 03

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 July 03
  • Summary: Received hers of 25th and 27th. His anxiety that she would be taken prisoner when she journeyed to Elizabeth Town was compensated by the "benefit of pleasure" which she received from the trip. Enemy movements in New Jersey. Rec...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1777 June 17

36. Document, 1777 June 17

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 June 17
  • Summary: Recreation at Troy. They are reading Shakespeare and Mme de Maintenon. The reading circle would benefit by Jay's "sage" observations. Papa Livingston is returned from Haddonfield. Council of Safety meetings continue.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1777 June 25

37. Document, 1777 June 25

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 June 25
  • Summary: Received hers of June 17 by Mr. Morris. Had written her "lately" and sent it to Colonel Hamilton. Assumes his letters have not arrived. Is concerned for her health. Comments on her reading Mme. de Maintenon.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1777 June 25

38. Document, 1777 June 25

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 June 25
  • Summary: She has recently been at Elizabeth Town, where she was saddened by the ravages of the enemy. She has found a dozen and a half beautiful shirts. Is glad the trunk arrived but fears the gloves she sent him are too small. If so sh...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1777 June 27

39. Document, 1777 June 27

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 June 27
  • Summary: His of the 27th afforded much pleasure; she is surprised that her trip to Elizabethtown was dangerous. His genteel reprimand charms her. As her health affects his happiness she has sufficient motive to preserve it.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1777 March 17

40. Document, 1777 March 17

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 March 17
  • Summary: The pleasure of being near "my best and dearest friend" overcomes pain of rheumatism in wrist and enables her to write. Jay's father and mother continue as Jay left them; their son Peter is well and has at last conquered his ...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1777 March 21

41. Document, 1777 March 21

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 March 21
  • Summary: Dyckman's return to Esopus offers a safe conveyance. At present SLJ has a "great cold in my head" but no rheumatism symptoms. Happy to receive Jay's letter informing her of his safe destination. She regrets the claim of public ...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1777 March 23

42. Document, 1777 March 23

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 March 23
  • Summary: She assures Jay she is recovered from her illness. Her thanks for his last letters; is pleased to have anticipated his wishes about the horse. Anecdote about Claas, their servant. Peter is well and in fine spirits. The transpor...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1777 March 25

43. Document, 1777 March 25

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 March 25
  • Summary: Thanks for Sarah Livingston Jay's of 17th and 21st. Hopes recent enemy landing at Peekskill has not upset her too much. He is concerned for the state of mind of his parents. Believes Sarah Livingston Jay is safe at Fishkill but...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1777 May 03

44. Document, 1777 May 03

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 May 03
  • Summary: Gratitude for Jay's letter. Other letters mentioned in his, not received. Had hoped his silence meant he was on his way back home. Congress impatient for his return. Sister Caty and others away, Sarah is "sole mistress" with ti...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1777 November 01

45. Document, 1777 November 01

  • Name: Livingston, Catharine (Author) Livingston, Susan (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 November 01
  • Summary: Post irregular; some shipments of personal effects presumed lost. Action of troops in the area. Neither the Whigs nor Tories like the articles of capitulation published in the London papers. Peter to be inoculated against small...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1777 November 21

46. Document, 1777 November 21

  • Name: Livingston, Catharine W. (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 November 21
  • Summary: Peter's recovery from smallpox. He is well but shy of speaking. Troop evacuation of Ft. Mifflin. General Washington reinforced by 2,500 men. News of troop movements. The Elizabethtown house occupied for six weeks. Petitions for...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1777 November 21

47. Document, 1777 November 21

  • Name: Livingston, Catharine (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 November 21
  • Summary: Fort Mifflin surrendered and all our troops escaped after setting fire to the barracks. General Washington reinforced with 2,500 troops. Philadelphia has lent General Howe 20,000 pounds and he has given the old money of Pennsyl...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1777 November n.d.

48. Document, 1777 November n.d.

  • Name: Livingston, Catharine (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 November n.d.
  • Summary: Peter has had a light case of small pox. P. Troop has taken the oath to the state and has been released from his miserable imprisonment. Betsey Livingston and Captain Dandridge are to be married soon. Trade with enemy continues...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1777 September 03

49. Document, 1777 September 03

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1777 September 03
  • Summary: Three weeks have elapsed without a letter from Jay. She fears his have miscarried. Asks for news of family in Fishkill. Son Peter's fractious temper would benefit from Jay's presence and good influence.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1778 August 08

50. Document, 1778 August 08

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1778 August 08
  • Summary: Is glad John Jay has a recess from Congress, but wishes he had been able to stay longer to see his brother. Wishes his brother and wife were more fortunate and were back in Fishkill. Remember her to his father, Nancy and Peter....
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1778 December 28

51. Document, 1778 December 28

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1778 December 28
  • Summary: [She is not a little annoyed at his failure to write!] While she is happy he has been elected President of Congress, she hopes that it will not last more than three months when his term as delegate will expire. While she does n...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1778 December 30

52. Document, 1778 December 30

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1778 December 30
  • Summary: Acknowledges receipt of 10 December. Although she is glad that "the greatest gratification you desire from the honor of your late appointment is its being an additional recommendation to my esteem," Sally needs no such public t...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1778 February 12

53. Document, 1778 February 12

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1778 February 12
  • Summary: Personal letter. Postscript requests her to tell the Chancellor that he is much wanted at Poughkeepsie.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1779 December 12

54. Document, 1779 December 12

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, Susannah French (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 December 12
  • Summary: Describes the damage to the ship on the 7th and 8th of November, praises her husband, and tells of the decision to land at Martinique. Describes the birthday celebration on board ship for M. Gerard and Peter [Munro]'s ducking w...
  • Number of Images: 14
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Document, 1779 December 26

56. Document, 1779 December 26

Document, 1779 December 26

57. Document, 1779 December 26

  • Name: Livingston, Catharine (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 December 26
  • Summary: Gives a list of the winter quarters of the American troops. Well situated and more troops than at any time before. Mrs. Washington goes to camp tomorrow to meet the General. Christmas dinner with her.
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1779 February 12

58. Document, 1779 February 12

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 February 12
  • Summary: Does not understand why her letters have been lost; she and Susan sent them through Mrs. Ferguson who promised to send them as soon as she got to Philadelphia. Is very anxious and impatient to see her husband again. Kitty (Cath...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1779 February 18

59. Document, 1779 February 18

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 February 18
  • Summary: Was glad for her husbandÆs friendly admonitions and advice in his last letters; she is in need of advice in her circumstances. Wishes the war to end and to be reunited with her family and her husband. Kitty (Catherine Livingsto...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1779 January 03

60. Document, 1779 January 03

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 January 03
  • Summary: Sarah Livingston JayÆs father (William Livingston) teased her that her husband was lazy in writing, before producing John JayÆs last letter. Modesty is inseparable from real virtue and is very apparent in his letter. Expresses ...
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1779 January 18

61. Document, 1779 January 18

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 January 18
  • Summary: Happy that they were both engaged in writing letters to each other at the same time, although believes she is far more attentive to their correspondence as he has other business to occupy his attention. The vessel on which Mrs....
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1779 January 18

62. Document, 1779 January 18

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 January 18
  • Summary: Heard about Sally from her brother yesterday. No home will be available in Philadelphia until the middle of February, and since Jay's term in office will expire as a delegate the 1st of March, he wonders whether it is worthwhil...
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1779 January 18

63. Document, 1779 January 18

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 January 18
  • Summary: No house yet but hopefully will have one by the middle of February. His term as delegate expires at the beginning of March, though, so unless it is extended it might not be worth the trouble.
  • Number of Images: 1
Document, 1779 July 12

64. Document, 1779 July 12

  • Name: Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 July 12
  • Summary: Letterbook copy. Acknowledges receipt at Morristown of John Jay's letter which he forwarded to their mother. Thanks Sarah Jay for the invitation to visit Philadelphia; since the Assembly's adjournment enemy activity in New Jers...
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1779 March 05

65. Document, 1779 March 05

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 March 05
  • Summary: Had not heard from John Jay for a month and was very anxious, but Susan told her a British officer took away two letters from him that were on the mantelpiece. When will they be reunited? Kitty (Catherine Livingston) returned f...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1779 March 11

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Document, 1779 March 11

67. Document, 1779 March 11

Document, 1779 March 21

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Document, 1779 October 07

69. Document, 1779 October 07

  • Name: Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 October 07
  • Summary: Livingston is pained that he will be separated from his daughter by the wide ocean. In case he should never see her again, he asks God's blessing for a safe voyage and happy return for her. He entreats her not to allow "the Gai...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1779 October 07

70. Document, 1779 October 07

Document, 1779 October 07

71. Document, 1779 October 07

  • Name: Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 October 07
  • Summary: Presents Mrs. Jay with a lock of his hair, thanks her for the token of her esteem delivered by General St. Clair, and wishes her a prosperous voyage. Written in the third person.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1779 October 09

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Document, 1779 October 16

73. Document, 1779 October 16

  • Name: Brown, Ann (Author) Duer, Catherine (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 October 16
  • Summary: Congratulates Sarah Livingston Jay on John Jay's appointment as minister to Spain and wish her bon voyage.
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1779 October 16

74. Document, 1779 October 16

  • Name: Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1779 October 16
  • Summary: Congratulations and praise to John Jay for being chosen. Sarah has made the wisest decision in accompanying him. The family expects to receive news from abroad.
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1780 April 26

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Document, 1780 August 26

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Document, 1780 August 27

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Document, 1780 August 28

78. Document, 1780 August 28

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Symmes, Susan Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 August 28
  • Summary: Comments on the closeness of death before the safe arrival at Martinique. The passage to Cadiz was pleasant, but Mrs. Jay was indisposed due to rough weather and another reason "I leave you to conjecture." From Cadiz the Jay pa...
  • Number of Images: 14
Document, 1780 August 28

79. Document, 1780 August 28

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, Susannah French (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 August 28
  • Summary: A touching letter informing her mother of the conditions surrounding the death of her new born baby girl. John Jay is absent at the Court, and she is quite lonely. He has been a source of strength during their adversity. A mess...
  • Number of Images: 6
Document, 1780 August 28

80. Document, 1780 August 28

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 August 28
  • Summary: Personal letter. Thanks John Jay for all his attentions to her happiness. She is glad that John Jay's health has not been impaired by his fatiguing journey. Sally finds that she can neither "write to nor hear from America witho...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1780 December 01

81. Document, 1780 December 01

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, Catharine (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 December 01
  • Summary: Praises Kitty for her faithfulness in writing and criticizes the silence of family and friends. Hopes that the "bets" between Kitty and the Chevalier are "considerable" since Kitty is certainly entitled to the "stakes." Sends h...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1780 December 24

82. Document, 1780 December 24

  • Name: Symmes, Susan Livingston (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 December 24
  • Summary: She is indignant that her letters to Mrs. Jay are intercepted-even though they go with the Congressional dispatches. They miss the Jays very much, and sympathize with them on the loss of their infant daughter. Mrs. Jay should t...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1780 December n.d.

83. Document, 1780 December n.d.

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 December n.d.
  • Summary: Personal letter. Does she see the doctor--he has heard that the doctor attends Mrs. Cumberland; perhaps they should alter the routing of their letters.
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1780 February 13

84. Document, 1780 February 13

Document, 1780 July 10

85. Document, 1780 July 10

Document, 1780 May 13

86. Document, 1780 May 13

Document, 1780 May 23

87. Document, 1780 May 23

Document, 1780 n.d.

88. Document, 1780 n.d.

Document, 1780 n.d.

89. Document, 1780 n.d.

Document, 1780 October 21

90. Document, 1780 October 21

Document, 1780 October 30

91. Document, 1780 October 30

Document, 1780 September 01

92. Document, 1780 September 01

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) White Morris, Mary (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 01
  • Summary: Does not believe their friendship has been diminished by absence. Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Morris for their kindness to her sister, Kitty. Still grieves for the loss of her daughter. Sympathizes with Gouverneur Morris for the "cruel...
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1780 September 01

93. Document, 1780 September 01

Document, 1780 September 05

94. Document, 1780 September 05

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 05
  • Summary: Written by Jay as U.S Minister to Spain to his wife Sally then at Madrid. Discusses news from America. Prisoners taken during fall of Charleston to the British. Raid on posts near Elizabeth, New Jersey (Sally's family home). Me...
  • Number of Images: 0
Document, 1780 September 06

95. Document, 1780 September 06

  • Name: Montgomery, Janet (Livingston), 1743-1828 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 06
  • Summary: Report on the Livingston family. Birth of a daughter who seems designed for the Jays' son. "I only hope that she may live to cement our families in a still closer union." Sarah's cousin, William Alexander Livingston, was killed...
  • Number of Images: 4
Document, 1780 September 15

96. Document, 1780 September 15

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 15
  • Summary: Personal letter containing summary of news they have received from America concerning military situation.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1780 September 17

97. Document, 1780 September 17

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 17
  • Summary: The family is in good health. Hopes to see Jay soon. The Abbe Ryan has been friendly in Jay's absence.
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1780 September 21

98. Document, 1780 September 21

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
  • Date: 1780 September 21
  • Summary: Hopes to be back with her by next week, for at least five or six months. Stay cheerful. Remember that she is an American and can endure her circumstances in a way that has already earned her a good reputation.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1780 September 22

99. Document, 1780 September 22

Document, 1781 April 22

100. Document, 1781 April 22

  • Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) White, Mary (Addressee)
  • Date: 1781 April 22
  • Summary: Was happy to hear of Mr. and Mrs. Morris's restoration to health. Remembrances to various friends in Philadelphia. The "lovely Mrs. Arnold" is no doubt banished from her friends' society; "how unpropitious has been her star!" L...
  • Number of Images: 0