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EXTRACTS FROM JAY'S DIARY. 361
Englishman had expressed his regret on the subject.
Mr. Oswald told me further, that Mr. Pultney assured
him that he received this information from the Englishman's own mouth. Mr. Oswald spoke handsomely of
Mr. Pultney's character. I advised him to trace the
matter further, and, if true, to get it properly authenticated, which he promised to do.
24th October.—Mr. Oswald told me he had received a courier last night; that our articles were
under consideration ; and that Mr. Strackey, Mr.
Townshend's secretary, was on the way to confer with
us about them ; he further said, he believed this court
had found means to put a spoke in our wheel. He
consulted me as to the possibility of keeping Mr.
Strackey's coming a secret. I told him it was not
possible, and that it would be best to declare the
truth about it, viz., that he was coming with books
and papers relative to our boundaries.
Dined with Franklin. I found Mr. Rayneval there.
Just after dinner, the Doctor informed me that Rayneval had sent him word, that he would dine with him
to-day, and would be glad to see me there. I told the
Doctor what I had heard from Oswald about Strackey ;
and that I thought it best not to say more to Rayneval than that we met difficulties, and that Oswald expected to receive instructions in a few days.
We retired with Rayneval. He asked how matters
stood between us and Oswald. We told him that we
could not agree about all our boundaries. We mentioned the one between us and Nova Scotia. He
asked, what we demanded to the north. We answered,
| 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 | 00000382 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | EXTRACTS FROM JAY'S DIARY. 361 Englishman had expressed his regret on the subject. Mr. Oswald told me further, that Mr. Pultney assured him that he received this information from the Englishman's own mouth. Mr. Oswald spoke handsomely of Mr. Pultney's character. I advised him to trace the matter further, and, if true, to get it properly authenticated, which he promised to do. 24th October.—Mr. Oswald told me he had received a courier last night; that our articles were under consideration ; and that Mr. Strackey, Mr. Townshend's secretary, was on the way to confer with us about them ; he further said, he believed this court had found means to put a spoke in our wheel. He consulted me as to the possibility of keeping Mr. Strackey's coming a secret. I told him it was not possible, and that it would be best to declare the truth about it, viz., that he was coming with books and papers relative to our boundaries. Dined with Franklin. I found Mr. Rayneval there. Just after dinner, the Doctor informed me that Rayneval had sent him word, that he would dine with him to-day, and would be glad to see me there. I told the Doctor what I had heard from Oswald about Strackey ; and that I thought it best not to say more to Rayneval than that we met difficulties, and that Oswald expected to receive instructions in a few days. We retired with Rayneval. He asked how matters stood between us and Oswald. We told him that we could not agree about all our boundaries. We mentioned the one between us and Nova Scotia. He asked, what we demanded to the north. We answered, |
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