The papers of John Jay

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[Document, 1806 April 14]

1. [Document, 1806 April 14]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 (Addressee)
Date: April 14, 1806
Summary: Has read "War in Disguise" and encloses an answer to it, written "by a Gentleman of excellent Talents and good Dispositions." Every independent state has a right to make grants to and treaties with any other without cause for objection by a third powe...
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[Document, 1809 November 08]

2. [Document, 1809 November 08]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 (Addressee)
Date: November 08, 1809
Summary: His letter to Wilberforce of 14 April 1806 has obviously miscarried. Cooperation between Britain and America on the slave trade laws is desirable and he will do whatever he can; whether times are now propitious is another question. His remarks on the ...
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[Document, 1810 October 25]

3. [Document, 1810 October 25]

Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 (Addressee)
Date: October 25, 1810
Summary: Has not sufficient data to form a decided judgment on the question of reform in Parliament. The English Constitution appears to require a fair apportionment of representatives among the electors, but nothing in it implies universal suffrage. Does not ...
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