The papers of John Jay

1. [Document, 1779 January 20]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: January 20, 1779
Summary: Because of the captivity of Colonel Ward and the health of Colonel Bradford, Varick wants an officer appointed to fill the vacancy created by an additional resignation. Bradford has also indicated that he is going to resign soon, so anew head of the d...
Number of Images: 4

2. [Document, 1779 January 20]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: January 20, 1779
Summary: Because of the captivity of Colonel Ward and the health of Colonel Bradford, Varick wants an officer appointed to fill the vacancy created by an additional resignation. Bradford has also indicated that he is going to resign soon, so anew head of the d...
Number of Images: 4

3. [Document, 1791 September 2]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
Date: September 2, 1791
Summary: Sale advertisement, October 4, 1981, B. Altman's.
Number of Images: 2

4. [Document, 1795 August 17]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833 (Addressee) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee) Watson, James, 1750-1806 (Addressee)
Date: August 17, 1795
Summary: Appointing them his agents to negotiate treaty with the St. Regis Indians.
Number of Images: 2

5. [Document, 1795 October 07]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
Date: October 07, 1795
Summary: Asks what account Sir John Temple gave him of the Frenchman who was assaulted at Belvedere.
Number of Images: 1

6. [Document, 1795 October 08]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: October 08, 1795
Summary: Gives an account of his knowledge of the case of the Frenchman who was assaulted at Belvedere.
Number of Images: 2

7. Document, 1795 September 06

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
Date: 1795 September 06
Summary: Located in the "1795 Letterbook" Enclosed in John Jay to Thomas Mifflin, 9 Sept 1795. Pennsylvania has stopped all intercourse between New York City and Philadelphia due to rumors of epidemic in New York City. To ascertain natu...
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8. Document, 1795 September 08

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: 1795 September 08
Summary: Located in "1795 Letterbook" Enclosed in John Jay to Thomas Mifflin, 9 Sept 1795 Common Council has considered all reports of the extent of epidemic in New York City. The members believe the city's health situation is much bett...
Number of Images: 0

9. [Document, 1795 September 25]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: September 25, 1795
Summary: Discusses the case of Jean Bertrand, Joseph Dease, and Louis Berlin, Jean Gild, and Christopher Sheten. Justice should "be dealt out with an impartial and rigid hand to French and English as well as Americans ..."
Number of Images: 4

10. [Document, 1795 September 30]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: September 30, 1795
Summary: Regarding the case of the French offenders, Varick did not know until he received John Jay's letter "in what manner these worthless rascals ... suffered their punishment." "If any Frenchman in public service shall again become an object of corporal pu...
Number of Images: 3

11. [Document, 1796 July 18]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
Date: July 18, 1796
Number of Images: 1

12. [Document, 1796 June 07]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
Date: June 07, 1796
Summary: As troops are quartered on Governor's Island, it will probably to locate lazaretto elsewhere. Should Bedloes Island be available, and the City Corporation consent to sale of the island to the State, the State will build the lazaretto there.
Number of Images: 1

13. [Document, 1796 May 12]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833 (Addressee) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee) Watson, James, 1750-1806 (Addressee)
Date: May 12, 1796
Summary: Appoints them commissioners to represent the State of New York at the treaty negotiations between the U.S. and the St. Regis Indians.
Number of Images: 3

14. [Document, 1797 December 12]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
Date: December 12, 1797
Summary: In the case of Robert McBraire, convicted of assault with intent to rob, John Jay will pardon him on condition that he pay the fine involved and leave the state within forty days from the date of the pardon. Encloses a letter to Lewis A. Scott with di...
Number of Images: 1

15. [Document, 1797 December 20]

Name: Temple, John, Sir, 1732-1798 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
Date: December 20, 1797
Summary: Wm. Augustus Fisher, a British seaman confined in the New York City jail, wishes to enter on board the Hunter, British sloop of war. The Captain is willing to pay as much as $24 should the seaman have any expenses to pay upon leaving jail.
Number of Images: 1

16. [Document, 1797 December 20]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Temple, John, Sir, 1732-1798 (Addressee)
Date: December 20, 1797
Summary: Regarding the case of the seaman, Wm. Augustus Fisher, Varick has not committed him, nor does he know the nature of the offense. In any case, a man committed for a crime must be tried by the regular tribunal and cannot be discharged or compensated for...
Number of Images: 1

17. [Document, 1797 December 23]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Frye, Frederick (Addressee) Temple, John, Sir, 1732-1798 (Addressee)
Date: December 23, 1797
Summary: Writs have been served against Captain Tucker of the British Sloop of War Hunter and against Joseph Tracy on board that vessel. Since Tucker refuses to acknowledge these writs, Varick will prevent the sailing of that vessel until the men submit to the...
Number of Images: 2

18. [Document, 1797 December 27]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: December 27, 1797
Summary: John Underwood, an impressed American seaman on board the British Sloop of War Hunter in New York harbor, was released through a writ of habeas corpus. Writs were then issued against the Captain (Tucker) for false imprisonment, and against two other A...
Number of Images: 2

19. [Document, 1797 December 27]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: December 27, 1797
Summary: Encloses deposition of the sheriff of New York respecting the arrest of Captain Tucker. Mr. McBraire has not come forward, probably because he is unable to get the required security.
Number of Images: 1

20. [Document, 1797 December 27]

Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: December 27, 1797
Summary: John Underwood, an impressed American seaman on board the British Sloop of War Hunter in New York harbor, was released through a writ of habeas corpus. Writs were then issued against the Captain (Tucker) for false imprisonment, and against two other A...
Number of Images: 2

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