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JAY TO ALEXANDER HAMILTON. 249
to be convinced that you will deserve both confidence
and gratitude, and it is but doing them justice to say
that no republics have given to their patriots and
benefactors less cause of complaint than the United
States of America.
I have the honour to be with great respect and
esteem, sir, your most obedient and most humble
servant, John Jay.
JAY TO ALEXANDER HAMILTON.1
Albany, 30th August, 1798.
Dear Sir :
I was this morning favoured with yours of the 27th
inst. I regret the circumstances which prevented our
seeing each other when you were here. There are
several topics on which I wish to converse with you,
and particularly respecting military arrangements at
New York. The rifle corps and a few of the new
light-infantry companies are established. There were
reasons, which I shall mention when we meet, which
induced me to suspend a decision relative to the
others for the present. The objections stated in the
petition are not, in my judgment, conclusive. So
soon as the commissions advised by the council are
despatched, I propose to set out for New York. The
defence of the port, etc., in my opinion, should be
under your direction. The measures will be concerted between us. The council will meet again
1 Hamilton had lately been appointed Inspector-General of the United States
Army with the rank of Major-General.
| 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 | 00000276 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO ALEXANDER HAMILTON. 249 to be convinced that you will deserve both confidence and gratitude, and it is but doing them justice to say that no republics have given to their patriots and benefactors less cause of complaint than the United States of America. I have the honour to be with great respect and esteem, sir, your most obedient and most humble servant, John Jay. JAY TO ALEXANDER HAMILTON.1 Albany, 30th August, 1798. Dear Sir : I was this morning favoured with yours of the 27th inst. I regret the circumstances which prevented our seeing each other when you were here. There are several topics on which I wish to converse with you, and particularly respecting military arrangements at New York. The rifle corps and a few of the new light-infantry companies are established. There were reasons, which I shall mention when we meet, which induced me to suspend a decision relative to the others for the present. The objections stated in the petition are not, in my judgment, conclusive. So soon as the commissions advised by the council are despatched, I propose to set out for New York. The defence of the port, etc., in my opinion, should be under your direction. The measures will be concerted between us. The council will meet again 1 Hamilton had lately been appointed Inspector-General of the United States Army with the rank of Major-General. |
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