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i22 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
the recruiting of the army and our other military arrangements, and give a certain spring to our affairs in general.
Congress may have particular reasons for not communicating the intelligence officially (which would certainly be
the best mode if it could be done), but if it cannot, it were
to be wished that as much as is intended to be commonly
known could be published in as striking a way, and with as
great an appearance of authority as may be consistent with
propriety.
I have taken the liberty to trouble you with this hint, as
sometimes things the most obvious escape attention. If
you agree with me in sentiment, you will easily fall upon
the most proper mode for answering the purpose.
With great esteem and regard, I am, dear sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Geo. Washington.
JAY TO WILLIAM LIVINGSTON.
Kingston, 22d March, 1777.
Dear Sir :
Your obliging letters of the 18th ult. and 3d inst.,
after passing through various hands and places, were
at length delivered to me two days ago. Your elegant
panegyric on the amiable character and benevolent
designs of his Britannic majesty meets with general
approbation; and some do not hesitate to predict
that it will stimulate your gracious prince to embrace
the first opportunity of exalting you. On reading the
proclamation against picking and stealing I could not
forbear wishing there had been one pasted on the
foreheads of some of our late protectors. Nothing
but the chance of their being predestined to go to
heaven, can save them from a campaign in the
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000153 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | i22 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. the recruiting of the army and our other military arrangements, and give a certain spring to our affairs in general. Congress may have particular reasons for not communicating the intelligence officially (which would certainly be the best mode if it could be done), but if it cannot, it were to be wished that as much as is intended to be commonly known could be published in as striking a way, and with as great an appearance of authority as may be consistent with propriety. I have taken the liberty to trouble you with this hint, as sometimes things the most obvious escape attention. If you agree with me in sentiment, you will easily fall upon the most proper mode for answering the purpose. With great esteem and regard, I am, dear sir, Your most obedient servant, Geo. Washington. JAY TO WILLIAM LIVINGSTON. Kingston, 22d March, 1777. Dear Sir : Your obliging letters of the 18th ult. and 3d inst., after passing through various hands and places, were at length delivered to me two days ago. Your elegant panegyric on the amiable character and benevolent designs of his Britannic majesty meets with general approbation; and some do not hesitate to predict that it will stimulate your gracious prince to embrace the first opportunity of exalting you. On reading the proclamation against picking and stealing I could not forbear wishing there had been one pasted on the foreheads of some of our late protectors. Nothing but the chance of their being predestined to go to heaven, can save them from a campaign in the |
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