The papers of John Jay

1. [Document, 1774 January 31]

Name: Jay, Peter (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: January 31, 1774
Summary: Despite the fact that they have not met Sarah Livingston, Peter Jay and his wife concur in Jay's selection of a wife and send best wishes for their happiness.
Number of Images: 1

2. [Document, 1777 March 22]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: March 22, 1777
Summary: Comments on Livingston's letters of the 18th and 3rd. Livingston's "panegyric" on king will stimulate the prince to "exalt you at the first opportunity." It is to be regretted that at such a time measures should be feeble. The convention is now consid...
Number of Images: 2

3. [Document, 1778 December 18]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: December 18, 1778
Summary: Thanks for congratulations on his election to Presidency of Congress. Commends New Jersey militia's enthusiasm. Brockholst Livingston will be Jay's personal secretary.
Number of Images: 1

4. [Document, 1779 December 12-1781 March 14]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Jay, Peter (Addressee) Livingston, Catherine (Addressee) Livingston, Susan (Addressee) Livingston, Susannah French, 1723-1789 (Addressee) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: December 12, 1779 - March 14, 1781
Summary: Volume of manuscript copies of nine letters from Mrs. Jay to members of her family, 12 December 1779- 14 March 1781, prepared by her older sister, Catharine Livingston. The unnumbered pages preceding the letters' texts contain a leaf to which Sarah Ja...
Number of Images: 99

5. [Document, 1780 July 14]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: July 14, 1780
Summary: Announces birth of a daughter and discusses possible reasons for naming a child.
Number of Images: 2

6. [Document, 1780 November 22]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: November 22, 1780
Summary: John Jay's daughter has died. Discusses the relative worth of Spanish melons, garden herbs and roots (cabbages, cauliflowers, and onions), and grapes. He and Mrs. Jay are pleased at Judith's marriage to John Watkins.
Number of Images: 2

7. [Document, 1781 April 25]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: April 25, 1781
Summary: Letter of introduction for Jean Toscan, the new French Nice Consul at Boston. The have been acquainted with Toscan almost since their arrival in Madrid.
Number of Images: 1

8. [Document, 1781 June 24]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: June 24, 1781
Summary: "Duplicate" Autograph Letter Signed. Confides the details of her brother Brockholst's behavior in Spain. "Constant captiosness & sulkiness" have marked his bearing since their arrival. Gives specific instances of his insolence and indescretion. Goes o...
Number of Images: 16

9. [Document, 1782 December 14]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: December 14, 1782
Summary: Has not received a letter for 14 months. Peace is approaching.
Number of Images: 4

10. [Document, 1782 January 31]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: January 31, 1782
Summary: Jay's wife was alarmed by the paragraph in her father's letter about her brother. Inquiries of friends in Europe have been unsuccessful. The Marquis deBouilli has been given great praise for his brilliant enterprise against St. Eustatia. Count de Mont...
Number of Images: 2

11. [Document, 1782 October 14]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: October 14, 1782
Number of Images: 2

12. [Document, 1782 October 14]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: October 14, 1782
Summary: Apologizes for not writing sooner. The sons of Mrs. Morris are well.
Number of Images: 2

13. [Document, 1783 December 16]

Name: Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: December 16, 1783
Summary: He would write more often to his dear grandfather but he cannot write a small hand, and hopes his grandfather will permit him this excuse. An inserted passage is in the hand of another person.
Number of Images: 2

14. [Document, 1783 July 18]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: July 18, 1783
Summary: She will send seeds in time for Spring planting; only Spanish melons and grapes are superior to the fruits grown in Livingston's garden. Troubled why Maria does not begin to speak; perhaps it is the conglomerate of tongues she has heard from birth. Sh...
Number of Images: 2

15. [Document, 1783 July 18]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: July 18, 1783
Summary: She will send seeds in time for Spring planting; only Spanish melons and grapes are superior to the fruits grown in Livingston's garden. Troubled why Maria does not begin to speak; perhaps it is the conglomerate of tongues she has heard from birth. Sh...
Number of Images: 4

16. [Document, 1783 July 18]

Name: Jay, Sarah Livingston (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: July 18, 1783
Summary: She will send seeds in time for Spring planting; only Spanish melons and grapes are superior to the fruits grown in Livingston's garden. Troubled why Maria does not begin to speak; perhaps it is the conglomerate of tongues she has heard from birth. Sh...
Number of Images: 2

17. [Document, 1783 July 19]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: July 19, 1783
Summary: Draft
Number of Images: 2

18. [Document, 1783 July 19]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: July 19, 1783
Number of Images: 4

19. [Document, 1783 May 21]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: May 21, 1783
Summary: Will send seeds in the fall. Wants Livingston to take care of Peter. None of the Jays too well. Spain was especially bad for them. The boundaries of the states should be settled. Our credit must be restored. Europe especially skeptical on this point. ...
Number of Images: 2

20. [Document, 1783 September 12]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Livingston, William, 1723-1790 (Addressee)
Date: September 12, 1783
Summary: The new baby has been named Ann. Sends pictures of the globes invented by Monsieur Montgolfier. Sends a seed of a flowering shrub.
Number of Images: 2

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