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J A Y TO PRESIDENT ADAMS. 251
exceeding 150,000 dollars towards the defence of the
city and port of New York, and provides that the said
sum shall be expended under the direction of the
President of the United States.
In pursuance of another section of this act I have
lately obtained on loan 100,000 dollars of the above-
mentioned sum, and should have immediately gone
to New York on this and other business, had not a
circumstance occurred which made it necessary for
me to summon the members of the Council of Appointment to meet here on the eighth day of next
month.
It appears to be the intention of the Legislature
that this money shall be laid out only in the manner
which the national government will recognize as
useful and advisable ; I therefore take the liberty of
submitting to your consideration whether, as Major
General Hamilton is a national officer in whom great
confidence may be reposed, it would not be expedient
to authorize him to concert with me the plan of laying out this money to the best advantage and to
appoint him to superintend the execution of it. I
think it would be best that I should leave the money
in the Bank of New York, and appoint a proper person
to audit and keep the accounts of the expenditures
directed from time to time by General Hamilton relative to the works, and pay them as they become due
by checks on the bank.
I have the honor to be with great respect and
esteem, dear sir, your most obedient and humble
servant, John Jay.
| 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 | 00000278 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | J A Y TO PRESIDENT ADAMS. 251 exceeding 150,000 dollars towards the defence of the city and port of New York, and provides that the said sum shall be expended under the direction of the President of the United States. In pursuance of another section of this act I have lately obtained on loan 100,000 dollars of the above- mentioned sum, and should have immediately gone to New York on this and other business, had not a circumstance occurred which made it necessary for me to summon the members of the Council of Appointment to meet here on the eighth day of next month. It appears to be the intention of the Legislature that this money shall be laid out only in the manner which the national government will recognize as useful and advisable ; I therefore take the liberty of submitting to your consideration whether, as Major General Hamilton is a national officer in whom great confidence may be reposed, it would not be expedient to authorize him to concert with me the plan of laying out this money to the best advantage and to appoint him to superintend the execution of it. I think it would be best that I should leave the money in the Bank of New York, and appoint a proper person to audit and keep the accounts of the expenditures directed from time to time by General Hamilton relative to the works, and pay them as they become due by checks on the bank. I have the honor to be with great respect and esteem, dear sir, your most obedient and humble servant, John Jay. |
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