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JAY TO GENERAL WASHINGTON. 203
I had the honour last summer of writing a letter to
the Marchioness, in answer to one she was so obliging
as to favour me with ; did it ever come to hand ? Mrs.
Jay writes to her by this conveyance. We and many
others are pleased with the expectation of seeing you
both here, and with the opportunity we shall then
have of personally assuring you of our esteem and
attachment,
I am, dear sir, your affectionate and obedient
servant, John Jay.
JAY TO GENERAL WASHINGTON,
Philadelphia, June 27, 1786.
Dear Sir :
Being deputed by the Church Convention of New
York to attend a general one convened here, I brought
with me your obliging letter of the 18th ult, that I
might devote the first leisure hour to the pleasure of
answering it. Congress having freed the papers, of
which the enclosed are copies, from injunctions of
secrecy, and permitted the delegates to make and send
extracts from them to their different States, I think
myself at liberty to transmit copies to you. These
papers have been referred to me ; some of the facts
are inaccurately stated and improperly coloured, but
it is too true that the treaty has been violated. On
such occasions I think it better fairly to confess and
correct errors than attempt to deceive ourselves and
others by fallacious, though plausible, palliations and
excuses. To oppose popular prejudices, to censure
the proceedings, and expose the improprieties of
| 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 | 00000238 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO GENERAL WASHINGTON. 203 I had the honour last summer of writing a letter to the Marchioness, in answer to one she was so obliging as to favour me with ; did it ever come to hand ? Mrs. Jay writes to her by this conveyance. We and many others are pleased with the expectation of seeing you both here, and with the opportunity we shall then have of personally assuring you of our esteem and attachment, I am, dear sir, your affectionate and obedient servant, John Jay. JAY TO GENERAL WASHINGTON, Philadelphia, June 27, 1786. Dear Sir : Being deputed by the Church Convention of New York to attend a general one convened here, I brought with me your obliging letter of the 18th ult, that I might devote the first leisure hour to the pleasure of answering it. Congress having freed the papers, of which the enclosed are copies, from injunctions of secrecy, and permitted the delegates to make and send extracts from them to their different States, I think myself at liberty to transmit copies to you. These papers have been referred to me ; some of the facts are inaccurately stated and improperly coloured, but it is too true that the treaty has been violated. On such occasions I think it better fairly to confess and correct errors than attempt to deceive ourselves and others by fallacious, though plausible, palliations and excuses. To oppose popular prejudices, to censure the proceedings, and expose the improprieties of |
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