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[Document, 1814 August 11]

21. [Document, 1814 August 11]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: August 11, 1814
  • Summary: Family news. Alarm prevails respecting the safety of the city, and entrenchments are being thrown up at Brooklyn. There is great scarcity of money and stocks are low. The Bank of America and the Manufacturing Bank have not declared any dividend, there...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1814 February 10]

22. [Document, 1814 February 10]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: February 10, 1814
  • Summary: Family news. Opinions are divided on the subject of peace. In consequence of the seizure by the Collector of specie drawn from New York banks by a Boston bank, the credit of the former have become suspect. Drafts for specie have since been made to suc...
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1814 n.d.]

23. [Document, 1814 n.d.]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author)
  • Date: 1814 n.d.
  • Summary: Document in William Jay's hand, being a copy of his father's various memoranda on his own life, going through June 1814
  • Number of Images: 4
[Document, 1815 March 21]

24. [Document, 1815 March 21]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 21, 1815
  • Summary: Family and personal business news. Tells of the trial of Nathan Olmstead for perjury in which his brother was engaged. The jury was out for four hours and returned with a verdict of guilty, but while the foreman was speaking one of the jury fell down ...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1816 July 04]

25. [Document, 1816 July 04]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 04, 1816
  • Summary: Has been to town to attend a meeting of the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society, where John Jay's letter and one from a vice-president in Washington were read. A proposal was agreed to that all clergymen in the United States should be sent...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1816 July 26]

26. [Document, 1816 July 26]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 26, 1816
  • Summary: Family news. At the last meeting of the managers of the Bible Society letters of acceptance for the office of vice-president were read from Judge Washington, General Pinkney, and the Governor of Connecticut.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1816 November 22]

27. [Document, 1816 November 22]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: November 22, 1816
  • Summary: Family and personal business news. The Chancellor has decided against Clark but dismissed his bill without costs. The bill against dwelling, passed at the late session of the Legislature, is hoped to be beneficial. Prices are still low, and sugar has ...
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1816 November 22]

28. [Document, 1816 November 22]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: November 22, 1816
  • Summary: Family and personal business news. The Chancellor has decided against Clark but dismissed his bill without costs. The bill against dwelling, passed at the late session of the Legislature, is hoped to be beneficial. Prices are still low, and sugar has ...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1817 April 21]

29. [Document, 1817 April 21]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Addressee)
  • Date: April 21, 1817
  • Summary: Encloses notes of the negotiation in Spain; they do injustice to John Jay but it cannot be otherwise. Mr. Coleman ought to read the letters himself and then give a character of the negotiation instead of a summary of the contents. Will try to send not...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1817 June 21]

30. [Document, 1817 June 21]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: June 21, 1817
  • Summary: The family have decided that Jay Livingston should be brought to New York as soon as possible. Is sorry for the inconvenience resulting from his absence from home; will return instantly if Jay is to ill to be removed. Family news.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1817 March 05]

31. [Document, 1817 March 05]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 05, 1817
  • Summary: John Jay regrets that his biography is to be written, but if it must be, he is satisfied with Mr. Coleman as the writer. If the latter will pay him a visit he will be given any information he desires.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1817 October 02]

32. [Document, 1817 October 02]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author)
  • Date: October 02, 1817
  • Summary: Membership certificate in Bible Society.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1817 September 21]

33. [Document, 1817 September 21]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: September 21, 1817
  • Summary: Writes from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. News of his trip with sisters Maria and Sally through New England. Journey from Albany to Bennington, visit to Green Mountains. Governor. Tichenor. Describes Portsmouth. Leave for Boston tomorrow.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1818 April 13]

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[Document, 1818 March 23]

35. [Document, 1818 March 23]

[Document, 1820 July 04]

36. [Document, 1820 July 04]

[Document, 1820 November 07]

37. [Document, 1820 November 07]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1776-1843 (Addressee)
  • Date: November 07, 1820
  • Summary: William asks Peter's advice on the handling of an insolvency case pending before him. He explains that he does not want the rights and interests of others to be sacrificed because of his own inexperience. And he says that as far as he can ascertain, t...
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1820 October 08]

38. [Document, 1820 October 08]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: October 08, 1820
  • Summary: Account of his journey from New York. Tells of the improvement in travelling facilities between Turin and Albany, and of the post coaches now used for journeys between Albany and Utica. The fare for the latter trip is only $2.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1820 October 15]

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[Document, 1822 November 25]

40. [Document, 1822 November 25]

  • Name: Jay, William, 1789-1858 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: November 25, 1822
  • Summary: Family news. Tells of a horse race in which the "Virginia horse" forfeited $5,000 because of lameness.
  • Number of Images: 1