The REGENTS of the University respectfully report— THAT during the last Year the annual Provision ceased, which had subsisted by law since the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, for the support of additional professorships in Columbia College, and in consequence thereof three of the Professorships have, for the present, ceased, and several others are diminishing in activity, from...
1502From John Jay to Jedidiah Morse, 24 April 1800 (Jay Papers)
Several Affairs more interesting to others than to me, have for some months past so pressed upon me, as together with official Business, to leave me little Leisure to attend to my own Concerns— Hence I have been constrained into Delays respecting my correspondents, which could not have been less agreable to their Feelings than to my own— Accept my Thanks for several Communications with which...
1503From John Jay to Sarah Livingston Jay, 6 June 1800 (Jay Papers)
My Letter to you by the last post informed you, that the Doct r’s . Medicine was producing its Effect, and that part of the little Tumor had separate and come out— the remaining part, which the Doct r . thinks the most important, still continues; but he expects it will be discharged in the course of a few Days more— all the Symptoms he says are favorable— Not long after sending that Letter to...
1504From John Jay to John Trumbull, 6 June 1800 (Jay Papers)
From not having rec d . any Letters from you for a considerable Time past, I suspect that mine to You have miscarried. Your last being at Albany I cannot mention their Dates; but I think the last was the one which accompanied the Reports you sent me, and which I read with pleasure. Since that Period Affairs both in Europe and in this Country have undergone great changes; and the most sagacious...
1505From John Jay to Rufus King, 16 June 1800 (Jay Papers)
Altho I could write to you a long Letter, and on interesting Subjects, yet the Liberties often taken with Letters on the ocean make Reserve and Caution necessary— we are impatient to learn whether and what great Events have as yet marked the present campaign in Europe; and whether it is probable that the Expectations which seem ed to be formed from it will be realized—as yet the Question...
1506From John Jay to Timothy Pickering, 19 June 1800 (Jay Papers)
I have just had the pleasure of recieving from M r . Williams your Letter of the 17 Instant. Had the weather been fair, I should now have been on the Road to Albany, and I shall set out the Moment it changes. M r . Williams tells me that he and M r Putnam purpose to go there by Water— they will probably arrive before me, as I shall travel leisurely, & pass a few Days at my Farm in WestChester....
1507From John Jay to Theophilus Parsons, 1 July 1800 (Jay Papers)
On my Return from New York; on Friday last, your obliging [letter of] the 5 th. of May, which arrived here during my absence, was delivered to me. [I am] much gratified by the Information it contains, & thank you for it.—[Serio]us apprehensions were entertained that antifœderalism had [gained] considerable Ground in Massachusetts; but I am happy to find [from the] Facts you state, that...
1508From John Jay to Joshua Mersereau, 6 August 1800 (Jay Papers)
M r . Matthews yesterday delivered to me your very friendly Letter of the 15 th . of last month, for which accept my Thanks— The Repairs and addition making to the House on my farm in west Chester County, have, with other Circumstances, naturally led to the opinion you mention; that I was preparing to retire to private Life. The operation of this opinion renders it expedient that my Intentions...
1509From John Jay to Alexander Hamilton, 25 August 1800 (Jay Papers)
I was this moment fav d . with yours of the 19 th Instant; requesting Copies of the Instructions, and of the Letter mentioned in it. I shall without Delay look for those papers. I presume that I have preserved them, but am not certain. When I removed from my House in the Broadway to the Gov t . House, all such of my Papers as were not in use or which did not respect Property, were packed up...
1510From John Jay to Alexander Hamilton, 26 August 1800 (Jay Papers)
Yesterday I rec d . and answ d . yours of the 19 Instant. I have found a Copy of the Instructions, made by W m . T. Franklin who was our Sec y — They contain the following, verbatim —viz t . “You are to make the most candid and confidential Communications upon all Subjects to the Ministers of our generous ally the King of France, to undertake nothing in the Negociations for peace or Truce...
1511From John Jay to Alexander Hamilton, 27 August 1800 (Jay Papers)
I rec d . and answered your Letter of the 19 Inst: on Monday— Yesterday I found the Instructions, & immediately wrote to you a Letter containing a Copy of the Paragraph in question. My Search for the Letter of which I made the use you mention, was fruitless until this morning, when I found it, and now enclose a Copy— It does not quite answer your Expectation as to the Opinion— But I know and...
1512From John Jay to Alexander Hamilton, 22 September 1800 (Jay Papers)
On my Return to this place on Friday last, I was favored with yours of the 3 d . Instant— It seems that contradictory Reports still prevail respecting our negociations at Paris— I am not yet persuaded that Buonaparte has adopted in all its Extent, the System of Domination which the preceeding Rulers of France attempted to execute; and therefore I presume that a Treaty of peace with america on...
1513From John Jay to Henry Van Schaack, 23 September 1800 (Jay Papers)
Mr Beers has ^ at ^ ^in Compliance with^ ^your Request has^ delivered to me the ^an^ Extract from the Albany Register, which you [ illegible ] for that purpose ^of the 15 of last month—^ which contains the following erroneous Statement of the Expences incurred by the United States for negociating the Treaty with Great Britain, viz t . Dol rs . “Mr. Jay for his outfit to make the Treaty 18000...
1514Address to the New York State Legislature, 4 November 1800 (Jay Papers)
THE great importance of the business which at stated periods, fixed by law, requires your convening at this early season, having heretofore been considered and experienced, it cannot be necessary to enumerate the various considerations which entitle it to serious attention. Connected with this is another topic, which need only to be mentioned to excite reflections, which, on such occasions,...
1515From John Jay to Richard Hatfield, 8 November 1800 (Jay Papers)
Being engaged with company this evening, when the committee appointed by the respectable meeting of Citizens from various parts of the State, of which you was chairman, presented to me their address, I could only return them a verbal answer. But it appears to me proper to answer it in writing, as well as evince my respect, as that my Sentiments on the subject may be the better ascertained. In...
1516From John Jay to Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., 8 November 1800 (Jay Papers)
I do hereby give you notice that on the sixth Day of November instant you was, by the Senate and Assembly of this State, appointed one of the Electors in this State, for the Election of a President and Vice-President of the United States of America.— The Bearer of this Letter is an Express employed for the purpose of delivering it to you; and that I may be ascertained of his having done so, be...
1517From John Jay to John Adams (private), 10 November 1800 (Jay Papers)
Still pressed by public Business occasioned by the late Session, I take up my pen to write you a few Lines before the Mail closes. It very unexpectedly happened that the Antifœderal party succeeded at the last Election in the City of New York, and acquired a decided majority in the assembly. Well knowing their Views & Temper it was not adviseable that the Speech should contain any Matter...
1518From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 18 December 1800 (Jay Papers)
I was this Morning fav[ore] d . with yours of the 12 th . Instant. From your mentioning the Rec t . of mine to you of the 8 th , it may be inferred that no other Letters from me had reached you since the 27 Nov r . which is the Date of your last. Inform me whether any and what Letters of mine have come to your hands since the 27 nov r , that I may know whether any and which of them have...
1519From John Jay to John Adams, 2 January 1801 (Jay Papers)
I have been honored with your Letter of the 19 th . ult: informing me that I had been nominated to fill the office of Chief Justice of the united States; and Yesterday I rec d . the Commission— this nomination so strongly manifests your Esteem, that it affords me particular Satisfaction— Such was the Temper of the Times, that the Act to establish the judicial courts of the U.S. was in some...
1520From John Jay to John Marshall, 2 January 1801 (Jay Papers)
I rec d . Yesterday the polite Letter w h . you did me the Honor to write on the 22 d . Ult: enclosing a Commission whereby the Presid t ., with the advice and Consent of the Senate, has been pleased to appoint me ch. Justice of the United States. I am very Sensible of the Honor done ^me^ by this appointm t . but (independent of other Considerations) the Incompetency of my Health to the...
1521From John Jay to Cornelius Ray, Robert Troup, Richard Harison, Archibald Gracie, James Watson, William W. Woolsey, and … (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . the Letter w h you did me the Honor to write on the 15 th . Inst enclosing a Copy of a Resolution of the Federal Freeholders of the City of NYork of the 13 Instant. Permit me thru’ you to assure them of the high Sense I entertain of the honor they have done me by the Sentiments, respecting Services, which are expressed in that Resolution; and be pleased Gent n . to accept my...
1522Message to the New York State Assembly, 26 February 1801 (Jay Papers)
IT has generally and justly been considered as highly important to the security and duration of free States, that the different Departments and Officers of Government should exercise those powers only, which are constitutionally vested in them; and that all controversies between them, respecting the limits of their respective jurisdictions and authorities, be circumspectly and speedily...
1523From John Jay to John Lathrop, 3 March 1801 (Jay Papers)
Accept my thanks for your obliging Letter of the 9 th ult: and the interesting Discourse w h . accompanied it. The 18 th Century has indeed been distinguished, as you observe, by great Events. There are some among them so [ illegible ] singular and apparently so ominous, that the present Century will probably not be less signal than the last: especially as whole Nations are suffering...
1524From John Jay to the New York State Chancellor (Robert R. Livingston), Chief Justice (John Lansing Jr.), and Associate … (Jay Papers)
To secure the Liberties of the People and the legitimate Rights of their Government, against Encroachment and usurpation, it has from Experience been found necessary to divide the powers of Government into three distinct and independent Departments— aggregately considered, they possess all the power of Government; and are always in Capacity to defend their respective authorities against...
1525From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 21 March 1801 (Jay Papers)
The overtures for Reconciliation which had taken place before left us were terminated by two Letters of which the comb following are Copies— here insert M r Livingstons Letter of the 16 th . Instant & mine in answer to it of the same Date It being proper that our Conduct should harmonize with Reconciliation, the sooner you make a Visit to M r . Livingston the better- He wants to purposes to...
1526Message to the New York State Assembly, 28 March 1801 (Jay Papers)
FOR the reasons mentioned in it, I wrote the following letter to the Chancellor, and to the Chief Justice and other Judge of the Supreme Court, viz. [ Here Jay embedded a copy of his letter to the New York State Chancellor (Robert R. Livingston), Chief Justice (John Lansing Jr.), and Associate Justices of the New York State Supreme Court (Egbert Benson, James Kent, Morgan Lewis, and Jacob...
1527From John Jay to Peter Augustus Jay, 17 May 1801 (Jay Papers)
We left Albany last Wednesday near night— The next Day we Stopped for an hour at Oak Hill— You[r] Mama was not worse, but still very feeble. We arrived at Sinsing on Friday Morning, and last Evening came here, where we found every thing that we could expect had been done to accommodate us— Sam l . will take this Letter in the morning to Sinsing to put in the post office there. Inform your...
1528John Jay Curriculum Vitae, 1745–1801, [c. 1801 or after] (Jay Papers)
12 Dec r . 1745 Was born in the City of NYork 1753 Sent to latin School to the Rev d . Peter Stoupe at New Rochelle 1756 Put under the Tuition of M r George Murray, a private Tutor at Home at Rye 1760 Entered Kings College— 1764— Took the Degree of B.A.— 1764 Went to study the Law with Benj a
1529From John Jay to Timothy Dwight, 16 December 1802 (Jay Papers)
I take the Liberty of addressing you on a Subject w h . is not a little interesting to me— on leaving Albany I committed to the Rev d . M r Ellison the Care & Education of a Son whom I think a good & promising Boy, and who is now ab t . 13 Years old. That ^On that^ Gentleman’s Death he returned to me— I have tried to ^As was my wish to have him^ placed here in a proper Situation near
1530From John Jay to Timothy Dwight, 11 January 1803 (Jay Papers)
I had the pleasure of recieving by the last post your obliging Letter of the 4 th . Instant— The Explanations contained in it are perfectly satisfactory, and I thank You for the Information relative to M r Davis, and the Terms on which he would take my Son into his Family and prepare him for College— my Confidence in your Judgm t . and Candor induces me to rely on your Recommendation of that...