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24 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
. 1
Grenville to say that His Majesty will permit Lord Grenville to introduce Mr. Jay after the levee to-morrow. In
that case Lord Grenville would wish to see Mr. Jay in the
morning at eleven instead of twelve, as they had before
fixed.
Downing Street,
John Jay, Esq., 19th June, 1794.
&c, &c, &c.
JAY TO MRS. JAY.
London, Pall-Mall, Royal Hotel,
21st June, 1794.
My Dear Sally :
I wrote you a letter while yet at sea, and on my arrival at Falmouth added to it a few lines. That letter
was left in the care of our consul there, who promised to forward it by the Active, Captain Blair, who
expected soon to sail from thence for Philadelphia.
On Sunday morning, the 15th of this month, we
reached this place. Excellent roads, good inns, and
a variety of interesting objects and scenes rendered
the journey agreeable—perhaps the more so from our
having just left the sea. Our way led us through
Glastonbury, famous among other things for a thorn
said to have been introduced by Joseph of Arimathea,
which ancient legends say blossoms at Christmas,
On our arrival at the next town (Wells) we visited
the cathedral, a Gothic structure worth seeing. The
sexton who showed and explained to us its history,
peculiarities, and curiosities, and who seemed an intelligent man, assured us very seriously that there
really was such a thorn at Glastonbury, that some of
| 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 | 00000051 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 24 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. . 1 Grenville to say that His Majesty will permit Lord Grenville to introduce Mr. Jay after the levee to-morrow. In that case Lord Grenville would wish to see Mr. Jay in the morning at eleven instead of twelve, as they had before fixed. Downing Street, John Jay, Esq., 19th June, 1794. &c, &c, &c. JAY TO MRS. JAY. London, Pall-Mall, Royal Hotel, 21st June, 1794. My Dear Sally : I wrote you a letter while yet at sea, and on my arrival at Falmouth added to it a few lines. That letter was left in the care of our consul there, who promised to forward it by the Active, Captain Blair, who expected soon to sail from thence for Philadelphia. On Sunday morning, the 15th of this month, we reached this place. Excellent roads, good inns, and a variety of interesting objects and scenes rendered the journey agreeable—perhaps the more so from our having just left the sea. Our way led us through Glastonbury, famous among other things for a thorn said to have been introduced by Joseph of Arimathea, which ancient legends say blossoms at Christmas, On our arrival at the next town (Wells) we visited the cathedral, a Gothic structure worth seeing. The sexton who showed and explained to us its history, peculiarities, and curiosities, and who seemed an intelligent man, assured us very seriously that there really was such a thorn at Glastonbury, that some of |
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