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[Document, 1826 March 18]

61. [Document, 1826 March 18]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 18, 1826
  • Summary: When he accepted the presidency of the American Bible Society, his reluctance was only from the apprehension that the state of his health would prevent him from fulfilling the duties of office. A sense of duty now forbids him to deprive the society an...
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[Document, 1826 March 18]

62. [Document, 1826 March 18]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 18, 1826
  • Summary: Retained copy of Jay's letter to Varick, the vice president of the American Bible Society, resigning the Society's Presidency and closing with his "testimony to the zeal fidelity & ability with which the various & important concerns of the Society hav...
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[Document, 1826 March 18]

63. [Document, 1826 March 18]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 18, 1826
  • Summary: First page and address leaf (in the hand of William Jay) of his father's letter to Varick of this date (document 13389).
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[Document, 1826 March 27]

64. [Document, 1826 March 27]

  • Name: Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 27, 1826
  • Summary: Has received John Jay's letter requesting that his resignation as president of the American Bible Society be communicated to the Board of Managers. Has shown the letter to certain gentlemen in confidence, who unite in requesting that Jay withdraw his ...
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[Document, 1826 March 27]

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[Document, 1828 January 30]

66. [Document, 1828 January 30]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Addressee)
  • Date: January 30, 1828
  • Summary: His father, unable to write due to a hand injury, asks that his resignation of the presidency of the American Bible Society be laid before the Board of Managers. His attachment to the institution is unabated but the state of his health renders him una...
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[Document, 1828 March 08]

67. [Document, 1828 March 08]

  • Name: Troup, Robert, 1757-1832 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee) Varick, Richard, 1753-1831 (Author)
  • Date: March 08, 1828
  • Summary: In obedience to his request they enclose a copy of the proceedings of the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society relative to his resignation. Express their regret for the necessity which has led him to retire, especially as the Society will f...
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