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102 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
rectorship, in which, though I am no Churchwoman, I think
they are perfectly right. They ought indeed to go farther.
They should silence Mr. Moore altogether. I am no friend
to persecution, but I think in the present critical situation
of their City, the Tories will have no reason to complain if
we do nothing more than prevent their holding any office
which may give them influence, until they can consent, to
lay aside their hankering after the flesh pots of Britain.
Yesterday opened the election for their City Members;
a very contested one was expected. I am sorry to hear
that some men bid fair to succeed who are very unequal to
the task of Legislation.
The dancing assembly met with great opposition, some
from religious and some from political motives opposed it,
but the loyal Managers, (Augustus Van Courtland and
Daniel Ludlow), resigning and expunging some of their
rules, appeased the populace, and they have carried them
into execution. A private ball at the Chancellor's, another
at uncle P. V. B. Livingston's in compliment to his Excellency, Gen'l Washington, (as he quartered there), are all
I have heard of.
Your friend, Dr. Bancroft, spent some time with us going
and returning from New York. Mr. Holker introduced him
and has assured us that the Dr. has not had for several years
so agreeable a relaxation from politicks. When I last heard
from Philadelphia that gentleman was preparing to sail for
Charleston, but the weather setting in very severe shortly
after probably has detained him. The Dr. did not leave us
without a promise to repeat his visit in the Spring. I shall
consider his doing it a mark of approbation of the reception
we gave him. A more agreeable visitor we could not have
entertained, as he gave us a more particular account respecting your health and family than any we have received since
your residence in France. I believe I mentioned in a former
letter that we had not the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Izard.
Col. Ogden, if I may judge from his remissness, must
| 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 | 00000137 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 102 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. rectorship, in which, though I am no Churchwoman, I think they are perfectly right. They ought indeed to go farther. They should silence Mr. Moore altogether. I am no friend to persecution, but I think in the present critical situation of their City, the Tories will have no reason to complain if we do nothing more than prevent their holding any office which may give them influence, until they can consent, to lay aside their hankering after the flesh pots of Britain. Yesterday opened the election for their City Members; a very contested one was expected. I am sorry to hear that some men bid fair to succeed who are very unequal to the task of Legislation. The dancing assembly met with great opposition, some from religious and some from political motives opposed it, but the loyal Managers, (Augustus Van Courtland and Daniel Ludlow), resigning and expunging some of their rules, appeased the populace, and they have carried them into execution. A private ball at the Chancellor's, another at uncle P. V. B. Livingston's in compliment to his Excellency, Gen'l Washington, (as he quartered there), are all I have heard of. Your friend, Dr. Bancroft, spent some time with us going and returning from New York. Mr. Holker introduced him and has assured us that the Dr. has not had for several years so agreeable a relaxation from politicks. When I last heard from Philadelphia that gentleman was preparing to sail for Charleston, but the weather setting in very severe shortly after probably has detained him. The Dr. did not leave us without a promise to repeat his visit in the Spring. I shall consider his doing it a mark of approbation of the reception we gave him. A more agreeable visitor we could not have entertained, as he gave us a more particular account respecting your health and family than any we have received since your residence in France. I believe I mentioned in a former letter that we had not the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Izard. Col. Ogden, if I may judge from his remissness, must |
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