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432 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TO JAY.
DEAR SIR : Passy» October 2, 1780.
I received duly and in good order the several letters you
have written to me of August 16th, 19th, September 8th,
and 22d. The papers that accompanied them of your
writing gave me the pleasure of seeing the affairs of our
country in such good hands, and the prospect, from your
youth, of its having the service of so able a minister for a
great number of years. But the little success that has
attended your late applications for money mortified me
exceedingly; and the storm of bills which I found coming
upon us both, has terrified and vexed me to such a degree
that I have been deprived of sleep, and so much indisposed
by continual anxiety, as to be rendered almost incapable of
writing.
At length I got over a reluctance that was almost invincible, and made another application to the government
here for more money. I drew up and presented a state of
debts and newly-expected demands, and requested its aid
to extricate me. Judging from your letters that you were
not likely to obtain any thing considerable from your court,
I put down in my estimate the 25,000 dollars drawn upon
you, with the same sum drawn upon me, as what would
probably come to me for payment. I have now the pleasure to acquaint you that my memorial was received in the
kindest and most friendly manner, and though the court
here is not without its embarrassments on account of
money, I was told to make myself easy, for that I should
be assisted with what was necessary. Mr. Searle arriving
about this time, and assuring me there had been a plentiful
harvest, and great crops of all kinds; that the Congress
had demanded of the several States contributions in produce, which would be cheerfully given ; that they would
therefore have plenty of provisions to dispose of; and I
being much pleased with the generous behaviour just ex-
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000463 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 432 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TO JAY. DEAR SIR : Passy» October 2, 1780. I received duly and in good order the several letters you have written to me of August 16th, 19th, September 8th, and 22d. The papers that accompanied them of your writing gave me the pleasure of seeing the affairs of our country in such good hands, and the prospect, from your youth, of its having the service of so able a minister for a great number of years. But the little success that has attended your late applications for money mortified me exceedingly; and the storm of bills which I found coming upon us both, has terrified and vexed me to such a degree that I have been deprived of sleep, and so much indisposed by continual anxiety, as to be rendered almost incapable of writing. At length I got over a reluctance that was almost invincible, and made another application to the government here for more money. I drew up and presented a state of debts and newly-expected demands, and requested its aid to extricate me. Judging from your letters that you were not likely to obtain any thing considerable from your court, I put down in my estimate the 25,000 dollars drawn upon you, with the same sum drawn upon me, as what would probably come to me for payment. I have now the pleasure to acquaint you that my memorial was received in the kindest and most friendly manner, and though the court here is not without its embarrassments on account of money, I was told to make myself easy, for that I should be assisted with what was necessary. Mr. Searle arriving about this time, and assuring me there had been a plentiful harvest, and great crops of all kinds; that the Congress had demanded of the several States contributions in produce, which would be cheerfully given ; that they would therefore have plenty of provisions to dispose of; and I being much pleased with the generous behaviour just ex- |
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