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Document, 1784 September 03

21. Document, 1784 September 03

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1784 September 03
  • Summary: Dr. Drummond may have an "internal sense of propriety on his doubts and scruplesÆ but otherwise John Jay finds (his attitude) unaccountable. Has been working on the legacy to his father, Peter Jay. Mr. Benson had to leave town ...
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Document, 1786 February 21

22. Document, 1786 February 21

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1786 February 21
  • Summary: Was alarmed at the vague rumors concerning Jay, but is pleased to find that Jay's character and conduct have remained consistent throughout the affair.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1791 July 15

23. Document, 1791 July 15

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1791 July 15
  • Summary: John Jay, on his way to Bennington, passed a pleasant evening at Pittsfield with Peter Van Schaack's brother. He almost decided to visit Peter on his return, but time was short. John Jay includes some pamphlets containing sever...
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Document, 1791 September 20

24. Document, 1791 September 20

Document, 1792 August 31

25. Document, 1792 August 31

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1792 August 31
  • Summary: Sedgwick apparently asked Van Schaack to look up some English statutes for him concerning the 1792 New York election. Gives some English statutes he has concerning the powers of a sheriff after the expiration of his term of off...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1792 June 19

26. Document, 1792 June 19

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1792 June 19
  • Summary: Asks Sedgwick's opinion of the outcome of the New York election. Many people claim Jay is the de jure Governor of New York, that the canvassers usurped their powers. Refinements of government are intended for a more virtuous pe...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1792 June 25

27. Document, 1792 June 25

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1792 June 25
  • Summary: Encloses opinions on legality of the New York election. Of the canvassers, one was son of candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the Clintonian ticket. He and another canvasser had laid heavy bets upon the outcome of the election...
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Document, 1792 September 04

28. Document, 1792 September 04

Document, 1807 April 18

29. Document, 1807 April 18

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1807 April 18
  • Summary: Has written a letter to Lord Amherst informing him of the death of John Van Alen and recommending the latter's nephew as a proper person to succeed him as Amherst's agent. Electioneering is very active at present. Federalists a...
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1807 December 29

30. Document, 1807 December 29

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1807 December 29
  • Summary: Wishes him compliments of the season and thanks him for his friendly attentions. Public affairs have reached a crisis; if it awakens us to sense of our dependence, calamity "may become a blessing."
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1807 December 29

31. Document, 1807 December 29

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1807 December 29
  • Summary: Wishes him compliments of the season and thanks him for his friendly attentions. Public affairs have reached a crisis; if it awakens us to sense of our dependence, calamity "may become a blessing."
  • Number of Images: 3
Document, 1807 May 04

32. Document, 1807 May 04

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1807 May 04
  • Summary: Feels that in the recent election the Federalists erred in not coming out definitely in support of Lewis if they favored him over Tomkins for governor. Since the party did not support a candidate, he himself did not vote for ei...
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Document, 1807 May n.d.

33. Document, 1807 May n.d.

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1807 May n.d.
  • Summary: Family news. On the occasion of the election, the rule of ethics perhaps called for quiescence rather than action. He himself feels he might have made a miscalculation and experiences disappointment as a result.
  • Number of Images: 2
Document, 1807 November 11

34. Document, 1807 November 11

  • Name: Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1807 November 11
  • Summary: The sum of $105, intended for John Jay, is in the bank at Albany. Wishes to know if it should be deposited to his credit there or in New York. Offers congratulations on Peter Augustus Jay's marriage.
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Document, 1809 August 22

35. Document, 1809 August 22

Document, 1811 April 23

36. Document, 1811 April 23

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1811 April 23
  • Summary: Regrets Van Schaack and his wife cannot visit him this season; he himself is uncertain when he will again be able to travel. Family news.
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Document, 1811 March 25

37. Document, 1811 March 25

Document, 1812 July 28

38. Document, 1812 July 28

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1812 July 28
  • Summary: As the war was constitutionally declared, the people are bound to support it. The declaration of war was neither necessary nor expedient, and those who hold this same opinion would do well to express it. If town meetings are co...
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Document, 1813 October 25

39. Document, 1813 October 25

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832 (Addressee)
  • Date: 1813 October 25
  • Summary: If he were Lord Amherst's agent, he would either advance him money or purchase his land to be reconveyed to him in order to raise the sums assessed on the property. He would then send Amherst a plain statement of the whole ...
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Document, 1815 October 23

40. Document, 1815 October 23