The papers of John Jay

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[Document, 1782 June 13]

1. [Document, 1782 June 13]

Name: Mathews, John, 1744-1802 (Author) Jay, Sarah Livingston (Addressee)
Date: June 13, 1782
Summary: Tells of the conditions in South Carolina. Surrounded by confusion, men, and war, he desires the company of women. He has enjoyed her letters, particularly her description of the waterworks at St. Ildefonso, "which convey so cooling an idea to an inha...
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[Document, 1790 July 01]

2. [Document, 1790 July 01]

Name: Mathews, John, 1744-1802 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
Date: July 01, 1790
Summary: Writes from Charleston, South Carolina, to commend his son to the Jays while the young man is in the North. Particularly eager that Sarah Jay will look over the boy "as I am principled in the belief, that women of sense, of easy & polite manners, are ...
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