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J A Y TO FREDERICK JAY. 57
draw upon me for one hundred pounds sterling, in
two sets of bills of fifty pounds each, gives me much
consolation ; should this not be adequate to your
exigencies, you may draw upon me for thirty pounds
sterling more. While I have any thing, a share of it
shall be appropriated to the wants of the family. I
thank God that, by means of economy, I shall be able
to afford them some assistance from time to time, and
in some measure mitigate the calamities brought upon
them by the war, and the transmutation of their gold
into paper.
On the 25th of June last, Mr. Harrison, at Cadiz,
shipped at my request, and on my account and risk,
by the Black Prince, Captain John Robertson, bound
from thence for Philadelphia, one bale marked J. Jay,
to be delivered to Mr. Robert Morris, and containing
67-f Spanish yards of coarse cloth, and 70^ yards of
baize for lining.
If this arrives safe, it will help to keep your servants
warm next winter. A Spanish yard is somewhat less
than an English one. Miss Katy Livingston writes
me, that one little parcel of salt I sent you was then
safe in Mr. Morris' custody, and that she had by letter
informed you of it. I have since sent another parcel
of a dozen or fifteen bushels. I think you would do
well to write to Mr. Morris now and then, and enclose
to him such of your letters for me as you may intend
to go by vessels from Philadelphia.
On considering the state of the family, I am really
at a loss to see how the number of it can be considerably reduced. As to the old servants, who have expended their strength and youth for the family, they
| 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 | 00000078 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | J A Y TO FREDERICK JAY. 57 draw upon me for one hundred pounds sterling, in two sets of bills of fifty pounds each, gives me much consolation ; should this not be adequate to your exigencies, you may draw upon me for thirty pounds sterling more. While I have any thing, a share of it shall be appropriated to the wants of the family. I thank God that, by means of economy, I shall be able to afford them some assistance from time to time, and in some measure mitigate the calamities brought upon them by the war, and the transmutation of their gold into paper. On the 25th of June last, Mr. Harrison, at Cadiz, shipped at my request, and on my account and risk, by the Black Prince, Captain John Robertson, bound from thence for Philadelphia, one bale marked J. Jay, to be delivered to Mr. Robert Morris, and containing 67-f Spanish yards of coarse cloth, and 70^ yards of baize for lining. If this arrives safe, it will help to keep your servants warm next winter. A Spanish yard is somewhat less than an English one. Miss Katy Livingston writes me, that one little parcel of salt I sent you was then safe in Mr. Morris' custody, and that she had by letter informed you of it. I have since sent another parcel of a dozen or fifteen bushels. I think you would do well to write to Mr. Morris now and then, and enclose to him such of your letters for me as you may intend to go by vessels from Philadelphia. On considering the state of the family, I am really at a loss to see how the number of it can be considerably reduced. As to the old servants, who have expended their strength and youth for the family, they |
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