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Document, 1780 April 13

1. Document, 1780 April 13

Name: Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815 (Author) Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Addressee)
Date: 1780 April 13
Summary: Acknowledges receipt of 9 April. James Jay is sending only a small quantity of the secret ink Washington has asked for, but it is all that remains of the supply he brought from Europe. He has some of the ingredients for making ...
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Document, 1780 April 20

2. Document, 1780 April 20

Name: Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815 (Author) Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Addressee)
Date: 1780 April 20
Summary: James Jay sent off a little box with the article Washington requested with his letter of 13 April. If Washington has no objections, James Jay will continue experiments with the artillery. He should like to have Major "Beauman" ...
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Document, 1780 January 21

3. Document, 1780 January 21

Name: Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815 (Author) Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Addressee)
Date: 1780 January 21
Summary: Although Washington had given his permission over a year ago, Sir James never had leisure to do the artillery experiments when opportunities arose. Now he must go to Albany for the meeting of the legislature. Sir James attempte...
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Document, 1780 September 19

4. Document, 1780 September 19

Name: Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815 (Author) Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Addressee)
Date: 1780 September 19
Summary: Sir James begs Washington's pardon for not having been able to furnish him sooner with a further supply of the medicine. "The disagreeable situation which I have hitherto been in, owing to a very considerable loss I am likely t...
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[Document, 1782 July 12]

5. [Document, 1782 July 12]

Name: Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815 (Author) Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Addressee)
Date: July 12, 1782
Summary: Recommends to Washington's attention Captain Eld of the British Guards. "His father is a gentleman of character, fortune, respectable connexions; and has been friendly to America from the beginning of the controversy." If partial exchanges are made, S...
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[Document, 1782 July 19]

6. [Document, 1782 July 19]

Name: Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815 (Author) Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Addressee)
Date: July 19, 1782
Summary: Sir James again wishes to address Washington on "one of these very affecting instances of private distress which deeply warm the heart; and excite all our tenderness in favour of the unhappy Sufferers." In this case, the object of Sir James's concern ...
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[Document, 1784 December 20]

7. [Document, 1784 December 20]

Name: Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815 (Author) Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Addressee)
Date: December 20, 1784
Summary: Would have preferred to talk with Washington in person, but "I have suffered so much by an unbounded zeal for the public welfare; and by an implicit confidence in the public faith; that the situation of my affairs, or to speak more plainly, the situat...
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