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JAY TO FRANCIS HOPKINSON. 187
It is in contemplation to take measures for forming
a general convention ; the plan is not matured. If it
should be well concerted and take effect, I am fervent
in my wishes that it may comport with the line of life
you have marked out for yourself to favour your country with your counsels on such an important and
signal occasion. I suggest this merely as a hint for
consideration, and am with the highest respect and
esteem, dear sir,
Your most obedient and very humble servant,
John Jay.
jay to francis hopkinson.
t-^ ~ New York, 20th March, 1786.
Dear Sir :
I have had the pleasure of receiving your letter of
the nth inst., with the packet for Mr. Jefferson. He
has omitted to write to me on the subject, but I shall
take care to forward it to him in the manner you
point out. It is probable he will find some difficulty
in getting such parcels sent to him from L'Orient
under the denomination of merchandizes, uninspected.
In such governments the transmission of republican
letters and papers is neither encouraged nor facilitated.
You and other manufacturers of laws more generally consult the prevailing fashions and predilections
of the day than the utility of their goods to those
who are to wear them. What will fetch most popularity, or may be exchanged for most personal advantages, are common questions, and the answers to
them often determine the colour and the kind of stuff
| 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 | 00000222 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO FRANCIS HOPKINSON. 187 It is in contemplation to take measures for forming a general convention ; the plan is not matured. If it should be well concerted and take effect, I am fervent in my wishes that it may comport with the line of life you have marked out for yourself to favour your country with your counsels on such an important and signal occasion. I suggest this merely as a hint for consideration, and am with the highest respect and esteem, dear sir, Your most obedient and very humble servant, John Jay. jay to francis hopkinson. t-^ ~ New York, 20th March, 1786. Dear Sir : I have had the pleasure of receiving your letter of the nth inst., with the packet for Mr. Jefferson. He has omitted to write to me on the subject, but I shall take care to forward it to him in the manner you point out. It is probable he will find some difficulty in getting such parcels sent to him from L'Orient under the denomination of merchandizes, uninspected. In such governments the transmission of republican letters and papers is neither encouraged nor facilitated. You and other manufacturers of laws more generally consult the prevailing fashions and predilections of the day than the utility of their goods to those who are to wear them. What will fetch most popularity, or may be exchanged for most personal advantages, are common questions, and the answers to them often determine the colour and the kind of stuff |
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