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[Document, 1797 February 09]

1. [Document, 1797 February 09]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Lawrence, Richard (Addressee)
Date: February 09, 1797
Summary: The refugees which Providence has delivered to New York State are to be the beneficiaries of the relief measures passed by New York. To include others would be to encourage migration to New York from those states which have not passed similar relief l...
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[Document, 1797 January 27]

2. [Document, 1797 January 27]

Name: Lawrence, Richard (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: January 27, 1797
Summary: Despite the difficulties involved in the commission to dispense funds to the refugees, he will undertake to handle this matter as it is in the interest of humanity. Regrets that the terms of the grant preclude extension of relief to those arriving in ...
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