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CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS
OF
JOHN JAY.
JAY TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
Madrid, 21st February, 1781.
Dear Sir :
Your favour of the 15th ult., with the packets mentioned in it, arrived in good order. I regret your
long silence, though I am strongly inclined to rejoice
in the cause of it: a fit of the gout, it is said, often
prolongs life.
Affairs here begin to wear a better aspect. I am
promised 3,000,000 rials—that is, 150,000 dollars,
which, though inadequate to the demands upon me,
is still a great consolation, especially as men who are
at the pains of planting and watering trees seldom
let them perish for want of a few drops extraordinary.
I scarcely know how to desire you to make further
advances on account of our salary, four months of
which is now due, and yet I find myself under a necessity of doing it. My expenses here, notwithstanding
the most rigid economy, are very great.
Since writing the above, I have had the pleasure of
receiving yours of the 27th January, and sincerely
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 2 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000022 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS OF JOHN JAY. JAY TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Madrid, 21st February, 1781. Dear Sir : Your favour of the 15th ult., with the packets mentioned in it, arrived in good order. I regret your long silence, though I am strongly inclined to rejoice in the cause of it: a fit of the gout, it is said, often prolongs life. Affairs here begin to wear a better aspect. I am promised 3,000,000 rials—that is, 150,000 dollars, which, though inadequate to the demands upon me, is still a great consolation, especially as men who are at the pains of planting and watering trees seldom let them perish for want of a few drops extraordinary. I scarcely know how to desire you to make further advances on account of our salary, four months of which is now due, and yet I find myself under a necessity of doing it. My expenses here, notwithstanding the most rigid economy, are very great. Since writing the above, I have had the pleasure of receiving yours of the 27th January, and sincerely |
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