The papers of John Jay

101. [Document, 1788 July 04]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: July 04, 1788
Summary: Congratulates Adams on his return to U.S. and his reception here. New York convention still sitting. Has hopes for an "accommodation," but his "expectations of it are not very sanguine."
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102. [Document, 1788 November 07]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: November 07, 1788
Summary: Congress cannot muster a quorum at present, but as soon as a House can be formed, will submit Adams' letter and transmit to him any orders they may wish to give on the subject of the letter.
Number of Images: 1

103. [Document, 1789 January 16]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: January 16, 1789
Summary: Adams' happy days with his family. Mrs. Adams' visit to the Jays. Wishes Adamses might be closer to them. Will not discuss politics: "They do not wear a bright aspect in this or some other States; but we have seen darker days..."
Number of Images: 1

104. [Document, 1789 January 23]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: January 23, 1789
Summary: Prompted by letter of Gentleman in France to Boston in a newspaper John Jay inquired of French Minister if reported edict excluding foreign whale oil from French ports were, indeed, in effect. Minister knew nothing of edict, but said it was possible; ...
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105. [Document, 1791 January 04]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: January 04, 1791
Summary: Thanks for letter of December 20th; the severity of the season and the family's recent illness with the malignant sore throat prevents Mrs. Jay from accompanying him to Philadelphia, however he will be happy to stay at the Adams house.
Number of Images: 1

106. [Document, 1792 January 10]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: January 10, 1792
Summary: He feels he must take lodgings at Philadelphia, since his continued attendance at the court requires visits too frequent for Adams' hospitality. Sarah Jay will not accompany him since she is pregnant and expects to deliver in April. A certain undesira...
Number of Images: 1

107. [Document, 1794 November 21]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: November 21, 1794
Summary: Both Adams sons have arrived in Europe safely. England seems more united in this war than in any other. If war continues, America "may easily avoid being involved in it."
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108. [Document, 1794 November 24]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: November 24, 1794
Summary: Has received two letters from Adams' son. Quotes from J.Q. Adams' letter of 20 November concerning prospects of Anglo-American treaty and enthusiasm for such a treaty among Dutch merchants in the American trade.
Number of Images: 1

109. [Document, 1798 August 21]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: August 21, 1798
Summary: Encloses an address from the state Senate and Assembly. The nation will corporate in the necessary measures to maintain honor and independence. Adams deserves confidence and gratitude for his patriotic exertions.
Number of Images: 2

110. [Document, 1798 September 26]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: September 26, 1798
Summary: At the special session of the State Legislature, an act was passed for the further defense of the state. The money appropriated is to be laid out only with the approval of the national government. Therefore, would it not be expedient to appoint Genera...
Number of Images: 2

111. [Document, 1799 January 03]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: January 03, 1799
Summary: Adams' answer to the New York legislature's address was received with approval. France's rejection of Pinckney was bound to result in deterioration of pro-French sentiment in America; French must have done so because another object must have appeared ...
Number of Images: 2

112. [Document, 1800 November 10]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: November 10, 1800
Summary: Rather than give the antifederalist assembly an opportunity to reply to his speech, he took the alternative of commenting on national officers and objectives by means of a message, which customarily is not answered. Encloses a copy for Adams.
Number of Images: 1

113. [Document, 1801 January 02]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: January 02, 1801
Summary: He has received commission as Chief Justice of the U.S. After considering the failure to amend the judicial system, and the rigors which service as Chief Justice would impose upon his health, he has decided to decline the post.
Number of Images: 2

114. [Document, 1801 January 2]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: January 2, 1801
Summary: Autograph Draft.
Number of Images: 2

115. [Document, 1818 January 31]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: January 31, 1818
Summary: Has not seen Mr. Wirt's book but will endeavor to give a plain statement of facts on the controversial passage. Quotes from the printed Journal of Congress, 1774, which records on 11 October the appointment of a committee, Lee, Livingston, and Jay, to...
Number of Images: 4

116. [Document, 1821 February 27]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: February 27, 1821
Summary: Has just received the fifth volume of Franklin's works, edited by William Temple Franklin. Cites a paragraph on page 293 which state that journals kept by Jay and Adams down to the Treaty of 1783 are in the possession of the editor and will soon be pu...
Number of Images: 1

117. [Document, 1821 June 11]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: June 11, 1821
Summary: Includes a copy of his letter to William Duane, 22 May 1821. This expresses the conclusion that the "very short" journals in Duane's possession are extracts from or abridgments of Jay's and Adams's letters to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs on the p...
Number of Images: 2

118. [Document, 1821 March 20]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: March 20, 1821
Summary: Communicates the contents of his letter to William Duane, publisher of Franklin's works at Philadelphia, requesting to know what papers are referred to on page 293 of the fifth volume of the works, mentioned there as the journals of Adams and Jay. A n...
Number of Images: 1

119. [Document, 1821 March 27]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: March 27, 1821
Summary: Encloses a copy of William Duane's letter to him of 16 March 1821, Philadelphia. Concerning some note in the fifth volume of the works of Franklin, he is in possession of two very short but authentic journals of John Jay and John Adams. Revelation of ...
Number of Images: 1

120. [Document, 1821 May 07]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Date: May 07, 1821
Summary: On considering Mr. Duane's letter of March 16th, the material to which he refers as journals cannot be exact copies of Jay's and Adams' letters to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs as they are mentioned as being "very short indeed," whereas the letter...
Number of Images: 4

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