The papers of John Jay

Name: New York (State). Committee of Safety (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: July 18, 1775
Summary: Sends a draft of proceedings of the Congress with the five nations to Continental Congress for their use.
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Name: New York (State). Committee of Safety (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: July 22, 1775
Summary: The Committee having trouble arming the New York troops. Ask Congress to direct that a number of good muskets housed in the courthouses of New Jersey be cleaned and sent to places on the Hudson River for distribution to New York troops. Commends the w...
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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...
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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...
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Name: Floyd, William, 1734-1821 (Author) New York (State). Committee of Safety (Addressee) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 (Author) Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813 (Author)
Date: 1775 July n.d.
Summary: Urges New York to make greater efforts to raise troops. A continental currency being formed and New York will be supplied with a sum adequate to its expenses. If necessary, give bounties at the expense of the province or by advancing it on the credit ...
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Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) New York (State). Committee of Safety (Addressee)
Date: September 20, 1775
Summary: The New York delegates hope to obtain the permission of the Continental Congress for the New York merchants to dispose of their tea with a New York tax on it.
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Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) New York (State). Committee of Safety (Addressee)
Date: September 21, 1775
Summary: Inform us of how many men there are in New York province and how many of them are under arms. Have the works in the high lands been completed? Inform us also how much powder the colony has forwarded to either army at its own expense so that it may be ...
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Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) New York (State). Committee of Safety (Addressee)
Date: April 27, 1776
Summary: The Congress has appointed a Committee to investigate Governor Tryon's oath given to passengers not to disclose any information except to the ministry. Asks the Committee to investigate the matter and if possible to ascertain the truth of the report b...
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Name: New York (State). Committee of Safety (Author)
Date: April 29, 1776
Summary: Describes measures taken to secure someone to command the marine department on the lakes. Recommends that Marinus Willet be nominated for the majority of Major Benedict, who has resigned.
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Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) New York (State). Committee of Safety (Addressee)
Date: July 13, 1776
Summary: Sends a copy of an examination of Westchester County to the New York Committee of Safety(?). Recommends the appointment of Robert Sutton to a certain position.
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