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JAY TO NOAH WEBSTER. 457
be. continued. For this blessing I rely tranquilly on the
goodness and forbearance of that Being, whose favour I
desire to seek in the way which he has prescribed, and
which I trust I value above any temporal good.
But I did not begin my studies early enough. I am now
sixty-three years of age, and after this age, a small portion
only of active life remains. If, however, I should not be
permitted to finish the work begun, the synopsis will enable
some other person to pursue the plan with advantage, so
that my labour will not be lost to my country.
I have thought, that after submitting my MSS. to able
judges, if they should think the work to have merit enough
to command a sale in England, I may visit that country,
and attempt to sell the copy there first; and indeed revise
the work at Oxford. But on this I am not determined.
What course I shall pursue is not certain. I am contented to leave the event to that good Providence which
has hitherto supported me.
The evening before your letter arrived, I was conversing
respecting you, sir; and I said to my family, that there are
few men whom I wish so much to see as Gov. Jay. If
our lives should be spared till next summer, I will make an
effort to visit you. However this may be, I shall never
forget your public services, nor your private friendship for,
Sir, your most obliged and obedient servant,
Noah Webster.
JAY TO NOAH WEBSTER.
Bedford, 3d December, 1821.
Sir :
I have received your letter of the 8th ultimo, and
a subsequent one not dated. Your dictionary will
doubtless derive utility and reputation from the ex-
| 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 | 00000484 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO NOAH WEBSTER. 457 be. continued. For this blessing I rely tranquilly on the goodness and forbearance of that Being, whose favour I desire to seek in the way which he has prescribed, and which I trust I value above any temporal good. But I did not begin my studies early enough. I am now sixty-three years of age, and after this age, a small portion only of active life remains. If, however, I should not be permitted to finish the work begun, the synopsis will enable some other person to pursue the plan with advantage, so that my labour will not be lost to my country. I have thought, that after submitting my MSS. to able judges, if they should think the work to have merit enough to command a sale in England, I may visit that country, and attempt to sell the copy there first; and indeed revise the work at Oxford. But on this I am not determined. What course I shall pursue is not certain. I am contented to leave the event to that good Providence which has hitherto supported me. The evening before your letter arrived, I was conversing respecting you, sir; and I said to my family, that there are few men whom I wish so much to see as Gov. Jay. If our lives should be spared till next summer, I will make an effort to visit you. However this may be, I shall never forget your public services, nor your private friendship for, Sir, your most obliged and obedient servant, Noah Webster. JAY TO NOAH WEBSTER. Bedford, 3d December, 1821. Sir : I have received your letter of the 8th ultimo, and a subsequent one not dated. Your dictionary will doubtless derive utility and reputation from the ex- |
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