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216 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
JAY TO JOHN ADAMS.
.~ ~ New York, ist November, 1786.
Dear Sir :
Accept my thanks for your friendly letter mentioning the marriage of your daughter, and my cordial
congratulations on that pleasing event. They who,
best know the Colonel [William S. Smith] speak of
him as brave and honourable ; and strangers to the
lady naturally draw the most favourable inferences
from her parentage and from the attention and example of a mother whose character is very estimable.
I sincerely wish, my dear friend, that you had as
much reason to be pleased with your political as with
your domestic situation. The sweets, however, of the
latter must greatly soften the asperity of the former,
and when public cares and considerations excite
painful emotions, you doubtless enjoy the reflection
that though patriots seldom rest on beds of roses, yet
that your private pillow, like your conscience, is free
from thorns. . . .
I am, dear sir,
Your affectionate friend and servant,
John Jay.
edward rutledge to jay.
[Charleston, S. C.] Nov. 12, 1786.
My Dear Sir:
After a disagreeable passage and a variety of weather
Tinker has at last safely landed us in Charleston^where I
have resumed the character of a busy man and'have a clear
prospect of passing an active Winter between my professional, and political occupations. But altho' my exertions
| 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 | 00000251 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 216 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. JAY TO JOHN ADAMS. .~ ~ New York, ist November, 1786. Dear Sir : Accept my thanks for your friendly letter mentioning the marriage of your daughter, and my cordial congratulations on that pleasing event. They who, best know the Colonel [William S. Smith] speak of him as brave and honourable ; and strangers to the lady naturally draw the most favourable inferences from her parentage and from the attention and example of a mother whose character is very estimable. I sincerely wish, my dear friend, that you had as much reason to be pleased with your political as with your domestic situation. The sweets, however, of the latter must greatly soften the asperity of the former, and when public cares and considerations excite painful emotions, you doubtless enjoy the reflection that though patriots seldom rest on beds of roses, yet that your private pillow, like your conscience, is free from thorns. . . . I am, dear sir, Your affectionate friend and servant, John Jay. edward rutledge to jay. [Charleston, S. C.] Nov. 12, 1786. My Dear Sir: After a disagreeable passage and a variety of weather Tinker has at last safely landed us in Charleston^where I have resumed the character of a busy man and'have a clear prospect of passing an active Winter between my professional, and political occupations. But altho' my exertions |
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