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JAY TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS. 53
The peace appears to me, as it does to you, to be
seasonable as well as advantageous; and I sincerely
join with you in ascribing that and every other of our
blessings to the Supreme Author of all the good that
ever was and ever will be in the world.
As your letter is of the 12th April, and as I have
received others dated late in May, which mention
nothing of my sister, I indulge some little hope that
she is still alive; if so, I shall be very thankful ; if
not, God's will be done. To her, this world has not
been a paradise. Her leaving it will be a misfortune
to the few who knew her worth, and to whom she was
attached. She will have reason to rejoice in the
change. I feel most sensibly for the effect it would
have on my brother ; it would double the pressure of
all his afflictions. God grant him resignation, and
permit me to return soon to comfort him. He has
every right to expect it from me, and if my life be
spared he shall not be disappointed. I cannot
proceed. God bless you, my dear madam.
I am your affectionate and humble servant,
John Jay.
jay to gouverneur morris.
Dear Morris : Passy' ^juij, 1783.
By this time I suppose there is much canvassing
for foreign appointments. I thank you for thinking
•of me, but as I mean to return in the spring, your
arrangements, so far as respects me, must be altered.
Upon this point I am decided, and beg of you to tell
my friends so.
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 3 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000088 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS. 53 The peace appears to me, as it does to you, to be seasonable as well as advantageous; and I sincerely join with you in ascribing that and every other of our blessings to the Supreme Author of all the good that ever was and ever will be in the world. As your letter is of the 12th April, and as I have received others dated late in May, which mention nothing of my sister, I indulge some little hope that she is still alive; if so, I shall be very thankful ; if not, God's will be done. To her, this world has not been a paradise. Her leaving it will be a misfortune to the few who knew her worth, and to whom she was attached. She will have reason to rejoice in the change. I feel most sensibly for the effect it would have on my brother ; it would double the pressure of all his afflictions. God grant him resignation, and permit me to return soon to comfort him. He has every right to expect it from me, and if my life be spared he shall not be disappointed. I cannot proceed. God bless you, my dear madam. I am your affectionate and humble servant, John Jay. jay to gouverneur morris. Dear Morris : Passy' ^juij, 1783. By this time I suppose there is much canvassing for foreign appointments. I thank you for thinking •of me, but as I mean to return in the spring, your arrangements, so far as respects me, must be altered. Upon this point I am decided, and beg of you to tell my friends so. |
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