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i48 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
pliments to you and Mrs. Clinton ; be pleased to add
mine, and believe me to be,
Dear sir,
Your friend and servant,
John Jay.
P. S.—Be so kind as to forward the enclosed, and
as I scarce ever hear from my father's family, you
will oblige me by writing me now and then what you
may know or hear of them.
JOHN ADAMS TO JAY.
Amsterdam, Novr- 26, 1781.
Sir:
By the last post, I received from L'Orient a set of fresh
instructions from Congress, dated the 16th Gf August, and
with the more pleasure as I am enjoined to open a correspondence with your Excellency upon the subject of
them.
I presume you have copy by the home vessel; but as
it is possible it may have been omitted, I shall venture to
enclose a copy, and hope it may pass unopened. I have
communicated it to the French Ambassador here, who says
it is " tres bien vu ; tres bien combined" I shall take no
step in it without his knowledge and approbation. I shall
hope for your Excellency's communications as soon as
convenient.
The Dutch have an inclination to ally themselves to
France and America ; but they have many whimsical fears,
and are much embarrassed with party quarrels. In time I
hope they will agree better with one another, and see their
true interests more clearly. This measure of Congress is
very well timed.
| 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 | 00000169 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | i48 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. pliments to you and Mrs. Clinton ; be pleased to add mine, and believe me to be, Dear sir, Your friend and servant, John Jay. P. S.—Be so kind as to forward the enclosed, and as I scarce ever hear from my father's family, you will oblige me by writing me now and then what you may know or hear of them. JOHN ADAMS TO JAY. Amsterdam, Novr- 26, 1781. Sir: By the last post, I received from L'Orient a set of fresh instructions from Congress, dated the 16th Gf August, and with the more pleasure as I am enjoined to open a correspondence with your Excellency upon the subject of them. I presume you have copy by the home vessel; but as it is possible it may have been omitted, I shall venture to enclose a copy, and hope it may pass unopened. I have communicated it to the French Ambassador here, who says it is " tres bien vu ; tres bien combined" I shall take no step in it without his knowledge and approbation. I shall hope for your Excellency's communications as soon as convenient. The Dutch have an inclination to ally themselves to France and America ; but they have many whimsical fears, and are much embarrassed with party quarrels. In time I hope they will agree better with one another, and see their true interests more clearly. This measure of Congress is very well timed. |
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