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JAY TO MRS. JAY.
ioth April, 1794.
*?
The aspect of the times is such, that prudential
arrangements calculated on the prospect of war should
not be neglected, nor too long postponed. Peace or
war appears to me a question which cannot be solved.
Unless things should take a turn in the meantime, I
think it will be best on my return to push our affairs
at Bedford briskly. There is much irritation and
agitation in this town, and in Congress. Great
Britain has acted unwisely and unjustly; and there
is some danger of our acting intemperately.
JAY TO MRS. JAY.
Philadelphia, 15th April, 1794.
My Dear Sally :
I was this evening favoured with yours of the 14th.
It is now between eight and nine o'clock, and I am
just returned from court. I expect, my dear Sally, to
see you sooner than we expected. There is here a
serious determination to send me to England, if possible to avert a war. The object is so interesting to
our country, and the combination of circumstances
such, that I find myself in a dilemma between personal considerations and public ones. Nothing can
be much more distant from every wish on my own
account. I feel the impulse of duty strongly, and it
is probable that if, on the investigation I am now
making, my mind should be convinced that it is my
duty to go, you will join with me in thinking that, on
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000030 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO MRS. JAY. ioth April, 1794. *? The aspect of the times is such, that prudential arrangements calculated on the prospect of war should not be neglected, nor too long postponed. Peace or war appears to me a question which cannot be solved. Unless things should take a turn in the meantime, I think it will be best on my return to push our affairs at Bedford briskly. There is much irritation and agitation in this town, and in Congress. Great Britain has acted unwisely and unjustly; and there is some danger of our acting intemperately. JAY TO MRS. JAY. Philadelphia, 15th April, 1794. My Dear Sally : I was this evening favoured with yours of the 14th. It is now between eight and nine o'clock, and I am just returned from court. I expect, my dear Sally, to see you sooner than we expected. There is here a serious determination to send me to England, if possible to avert a war. The object is so interesting to our country, and the combination of circumstances such, that I find myself in a dilemma between personal considerations and public ones. Nothing can be much more distant from every wish on my own account. I feel the impulse of duty strongly, and it is probable that if, on the investigation I am now making, my mind should be convinced that it is my duty to go, you will join with me in thinking that, on |
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