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MRS. MARGARET LIVINGSTON TO JAY. 299
to those that ask it, for he giveth liberally and like himself.
You are ingaged in a just and virtuous cause; you know
an Holy God befriends it, so that you may come boldly
with affiance to the throne of Grace for every requisite to
enable you for the dutys of your exalted station. I am persuaded that you believe these truths, nor will the repetition
be irksom altho' known and practiced by you.
I have the happyness to inform you that my Robert has
paid me a visit a few weeks since, and that he is in perfect
health. His little Bess you would be delighted with was
you to see her; you can't think what a little cherub she is
—her temper the finest you can imagine. But I think I
hear his Excellency tell his sweet Lady setting near him—
' Set an old woman a writing or talking about a favourite
grandchild and she will be so profuse, &c.'
My Edward has always been honored with your particular attention, and I must say something of him. He passed
through his College Education last fall, and except a little
jaunt with me to Boston last winter, he has applied himself
to learning the French language under Mr. Tetard who,
with a German refugee minister, I took in the house to
teach him German. He is master of the French and reads
and understands the other. You may form an opinion of
him from this anecdote : He was three days at Albany on
a visit to his sister Lewis. He refused going to a dance
with the young patron saying he did n't know the company.
He is now going to study law under Benson. I long much
to know how my Cousin, your Lady, does.
Last week a noted partizan was taken near Albany with
letters wrote in cypher from Canada to New York. I hear
three more are taken. I sigh for the evacuation of our
Capital. When shall we meet ? You can have no idea of
the sufferings of many who from affluence are reduced to
the most abject poverty, and others who die in obscurity.
But I forget that it is impolite to make too long a visit to
| 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 | 00000320 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | MRS. MARGARET LIVINGSTON TO JAY. 299 to those that ask it, for he giveth liberally and like himself. You are ingaged in a just and virtuous cause; you know an Holy God befriends it, so that you may come boldly with affiance to the throne of Grace for every requisite to enable you for the dutys of your exalted station. I am persuaded that you believe these truths, nor will the repetition be irksom altho' known and practiced by you. I have the happyness to inform you that my Robert has paid me a visit a few weeks since, and that he is in perfect health. His little Bess you would be delighted with was you to see her; you can't think what a little cherub she is —her temper the finest you can imagine. But I think I hear his Excellency tell his sweet Lady setting near him— ' Set an old woman a writing or talking about a favourite grandchild and she will be so profuse, &c.' My Edward has always been honored with your particular attention, and I must say something of him. He passed through his College Education last fall, and except a little jaunt with me to Boston last winter, he has applied himself to learning the French language under Mr. Tetard who, with a German refugee minister, I took in the house to teach him German. He is master of the French and reads and understands the other. You may form an opinion of him from this anecdote : He was three days at Albany on a visit to his sister Lewis. He refused going to a dance with the young patron saying he did n't know the company. He is now going to study law under Benson. I long much to know how my Cousin, your Lady, does. Last week a noted partizan was taken near Albany with letters wrote in cypher from Canada to New York. I hear three more are taken. I sigh for the evacuation of our Capital. When shall we meet ? You can have no idea of the sufferings of many who from affluence are reduced to the most abject poverty, and others who die in obscurity. But I forget that it is impolite to make too long a visit to |
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