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466 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
the life of an American patriot, a fellow labourer in the cause
of American Liberty with yourself.
I beg leave to introduce myself to you, as the grandson
and namesake of Richard Henry Lee. My ancestor taught
his children to admire and esteem Mr. Jay, and, to admire
and esteem him has become hereditary in his descendants.
This language, venerable Sir, I feel to be that of real sentiment with me.
The principal object of this letter is to obtain from you,
if you recollect minutely on the subject, a correct account
of the part which my grandfather acted in the three leading
Committees appointed by the Congress of 1774.. These
were the Committees to prepare an address to the King of
England, to the people of Great Britain and to the Colonies.
From the Journals of Congress, it appears that the Committee for the first address consisted of Messrs. Lee, J. Adams,
Johnson, Henry and Rutledge. The two other Committees
were at first composed of Messrs. Lee, Livingston and Jay.
To the Committee for the address to the King, Mr. Dickenson was afterward added. It is known that you, Sir, were
the writer of the address (which was adopted) to the people
of Great Britain. It had been understood generally (as Mr.
Marshall in his " Life of Washington " states) that Mr. Lee
was the writer of the address to the King. But in a late work,
the " Life of Patrick Henry," by Mr. Wirt, it is stated that
Mr. Dickenson was the writer. Can you, Sir, give me any
information as to the real fact—which of the two gentlemen
wrote this address ? Mr. Lee, yourself and Mr. Cushing (see
-f Journal) were the persons appointed to prepare an address
to the people of Quebeck, and letters to the Colonies of St.
John, Nova Scotia, Georgia, East and West Florida. Mr.
Jay and Mr. Lee constituted the Committee, to prepare a
letter to the American agents in London. You will, respected Sir, confer a great favour on me, by giving me such
| 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 | 00000493 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 466 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. the life of an American patriot, a fellow labourer in the cause of American Liberty with yourself. I beg leave to introduce myself to you, as the grandson and namesake of Richard Henry Lee. My ancestor taught his children to admire and esteem Mr. Jay, and, to admire and esteem him has become hereditary in his descendants. This language, venerable Sir, I feel to be that of real sentiment with me. The principal object of this letter is to obtain from you, if you recollect minutely on the subject, a correct account of the part which my grandfather acted in the three leading Committees appointed by the Congress of 1774.. These were the Committees to prepare an address to the King of England, to the people of Great Britain and to the Colonies. From the Journals of Congress, it appears that the Committee for the first address consisted of Messrs. Lee, J. Adams, Johnson, Henry and Rutledge. The two other Committees were at first composed of Messrs. Lee, Livingston and Jay. To the Committee for the address to the King, Mr. Dickenson was afterward added. It is known that you, Sir, were the writer of the address (which was adopted) to the people of Great Britain. It had been understood generally (as Mr. Marshall in his " Life of Washington " states) that Mr. Lee was the writer of the address to the King. But in a late work, the " Life of Patrick Henry," by Mr. Wirt, it is stated that Mr. Dickenson was the writer. Can you, Sir, give me any information as to the real fact—which of the two gentlemen wrote this address ? Mr. Lee, yourself and Mr. Cushing (see -f Journal) were the persons appointed to prepare an address to the people of Quebeck, and letters to the Colonies of St. John, Nova Scotia, Georgia, East and West Florida. Mr. Jay and Mr. Lee constituted the Committee, to prepare a letter to the American agents in London. You will, respected Sir, confer a great favour on me, by giving me such |
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