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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Jay Family Editorial Note | The Jay family in America was founded by John Jay’s grandfather, Auguste or Augustus Jay... | |||
| 2 | Education Editorial Note | John Jay’s education began at home, in Rye, where his mother, Mary, taught him “the rudiments of... | |||
| 3 | Jay, John | The Laws of King’s College in Force during Dr. … | 1760-08-29 | 1 st None shall be admitted (unless by a particular Act of the Governors) but such as can read... | |
| 4 | Jay, Peter | Peloquin, David | Peter Jay to David Peloquin, 16 May 1762 | 1762-05-16 | I had the honour of writing to you the 12 Decemb: & 6 feb. last, and have since received your... |
| 5 | Johnson, Samuel | Jay, Peter | Samuel Johnson to Peter Jay, 24 September 1762 | 1762-09-24 | In a Letter I had lately from the Archbishop of Canterbury, he expressed some Wonderment that the... |
| 6 | Jay, Peter | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Jay, early 1763 | ≈1763-01-01 | You may read my Letter that covers this, to your Aunts Depeyster & Chambers, to prevent any... |
| 7 | Entering upon Law Studies Editorial Note | John Jay decided while he was at King’s College to enter a “Learned profession,” the law.... | |||
| 8 | Jay, Peter | Jay, James | Peter Jay to James Jay, 15 February 1763 | 1763-02-15 | My last was the 15 ult o ., and have since received your letters of the 30 Sept., 5 Octob: & 6... |
| 9 | Changes at King’s College Editorial Note | Samuel Johnson’s relationship with the King’s College Board of Governors was often difficult.... | |||
| 10 | Jay, John | Statutes of King’s College in the City of New York, 2 … | 1763-03-02 | 1 Each person, to be admitted, shall be able to give a rational account of the Latin & Greek... | |
| 11 | Jay, Peter | Jay, James | Peter Jay to James Jay, 14 April 1763 | 1763-04-14 | Since my last of the 15 th . Feb:, I have received your Letters of the 28 Nov r & 8 January— the... |
| 12 | Jay, Peter | Peloquin, David | Peter Jay to David Peloquin, 14 April 1763 | 1763-04-14 | My last was the 15 th February and I have now before me your kind favours of the 18 th . Novemb r... |
| 13 | Peloquin, David | Jay, Peter | David Peloquin to Peter Jay, 26 July-6 August 1763 | ≈1763-07-26 | I was duly favoured with yours of 14th of April last, with an inclosed for Sir James Jay which I... |
| 14 | Jay, Peter | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Jay, 9 August 1763 | 1763-08-09 | it’s very long since I’ve recd: any Letters from you. I recd: last Post a Letter from Doctr:... |
| 15 | Jay, Peter | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Jay, 23 August 1763 | 1763-08-23 | Your Letter and Box p r . Barker is received—y r Letter p r . Alley was deliver’d me since Fady... |
| 16 | Johnson, Samuel | Jay, John | To John Jay from Samuel Johnson, 27 October 1763 | 1763-10-27 | I should long since have answered your kind Letter but heard you & Benson intended me a Visit in... |
| 17 | Jay, Peter | Peloquin, David | Peter Jay to David Peloquin, 15 November 1763 | 1763-11-15 | Your kind favours of the 26 July 6 & 10 Aug t together with the Magazines are come to hand by... |
| 18 | Law Clerk for Benjamin Kissam Editorial Note | On 5 January 1764, members of the New York City bar relaxed their rules on clerkship. Under the... | |||
| 19 | Jay, Peter | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Jay, 16 January 1764 | 1764-01-16 | Your letter and the Boy were immediately sent to M r . Punderson, who I’ve not seen since but am... |
| 20 | Jay, Peter | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Jay, 28 February 1764 | 1764-02-28 | I have recd: your Letter of last Friday.— I’m of your oppinion that M r . Ernest’s Terms are too... |
| 21 | Jay, Peter | Peloquin, David | Peter Jay to David Peloquin, 15 May 1764 | 1764-05-15 | I have receiv’d your favour of the 2 d . feb: together with the Magazines per the Minerva.—My... |
| 22 | Jay, Peter | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Jay, 22 May 1764 | 1764-05-22 | I’ve not receiv’d a line from you since I left Town—the Post told me ^ this Morn g : ^ the... |
| 23 | Account of the King’s College Commencement, 28 May 1764 | 1764-05-28 | A publick Commencement was holden on Tuesday last, at St. George’s Chapel, in this City. The... | ||
| 24 | The Jay-Livingston Friendship Editorial Note | At King’s College, John Jay formed several significant friendships, the most important of which... | |||
| 25 | Jay, John | Livingston, Robert R. | From John Jay to Robert R. Livingston, 2 April 1765 | 1765-04-02 | After we parted last Saturday Evening I retired to my Room, and spent the remaining part of it in... |
| 26 | Jay, Peter | Jay, John | To John Jay from Peter Jay, 15 April 1765 | 1765-04-15 | On receipt of this Letter, you must immediately deliver the inclosed to M r . Auchmuty— As much... |
| 27 | Jay, John | Livingston, Robert R. | From John Jay to Robert R. Livingston, 1 May 1765 | 1765-05-01 | Studious to avoid every Suspicion that m[ torn ] ous to the good opinion which you say you [ torn... |
| 28 | Jay, John | Livingston, Robert R. | From John Jay to Robert R. Livingston, 31 October 1765 | 1765-10-31 | Never my Dear Friend have I been more at a Loss in answering a Letter than I now am, and never... |
| 29 | Jay, John | Livingston, Robert R. | From John Jay to Robert R. Livingston, 4 March 1766 | 1766-03-04 | I received Yours of the 1 st . March Yesterday. altho I did not suspect any Part of my Letter to... |
| 30 | Kissam, Benjamin | Jay, John | To John Jay from Benjamin Kissam, 25 April 1766 | 1766-04-25 | I have been strongly sollicited to take a Jaunt with Mr. Inglis to Philadelphia, and he proposes... |
| 31 | Kissam, Benjamin | Jay, John | To John Jay from Benjamin Kissam, 26 April 1766 | 1766-04-26 | We were last Night strangely deluded with a mistaken account of the Repeal of the Stamp Act; and... |
| 32 | Jay, John | Kissam, Benjamin | From John Jay to Benjamin Kissam, 12 August 1766 | 1766-08-12 | To tell you that I often find myself at a loss for something to say, would be telling you nothing... |
| 33 | Kissam, Benjamin | Jay, John | To John Jay from Benjamin Kissam, 25 August 1766 | 1766-08-25 | I just now received your long Letter of the 8 ^ 12th ^ Inst: and am not a little pleasd with the... |
| 34 | Account of the King’s College Commencement, 28 May 1767 | 1767-05-28 | On Tuesday (last Week) was held our Annual Commencement, at St. Paul’s-Chapel, in this City. His... | ||
| 35 | The Debating Society Editorial Note | A group of young men, most of whom were King’s College graduates, met on Thursday evenings during... | |||
| 36 | Van Schaack, Peter | Rules of the Debating Society, 1768 | ≈1768-01-01 | AD , in the hand of Peter Van Schaack, NHi : Peter Van Schaack. These notes come from the... | |
| 37 | Notes on Debate: Was Virginius Morally Justified in … | ≈1768-01-01 | The Matter was opened by M r D L who read the Story from the universal History— The Facts being... | ||
| 38 | Legal Practice Editorial Note | Admitted to the bar in October 1768, John Jay entered into partnership with Robert R. Livingston... | |||
| 39 | Moore, Henry | Jay, John | License to Practice Law in New York, 26 October 1768 | 1768-10-26 | By His Excellency, Sir Henry Moore Baronet Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the... |
| 40 | Jay, John | Livingston, Robert R. | From John Jay to Robert R. Livingston, January 1769 | ≈1769-01-01 | The letter you mention to have wrote the week before last, has never come to Hand and I cant... |
| 41 | Kissam, Benjamin | Jay, John | To John Jay from Benjamin Kissam, 6 November 1769 | 1769-11-06 | When you consider that all the Causes you have hither to tried, have been by a kind of... |
| 42 | Jay, John | Kissam, Samuel | From John Jay to Samuel Kissam, 1 March 1770 | 1770-03-01 | The manner in which you tell your brother that you expected a letter from me contains a reproof... |
| 43 | The Moot Editorial Note | An elite group of New York lawyers systematically continued their legal education by organizing... | |||
| 44 | Jay, John | The Rules and Members of the Moot Club, 23 November … | 1770-11-23 | The Subscribers being desirous of forming a club for social conversation & the mutual improv t .... | |
| 45 | The Vermont Lands Editorial Note | The petition printed below documents John Jay’s unsuccessful attempt to speculate in land in the... | |||
| 46 | Jay, John | Petition to the Earl of Dunmore, 12 June 1771 | 1771-06-12 | To his Excellency the Right honourable John Earl of Dunmore Captain General and Governor in Chief... | |
| 47 | John Tabor Kempe Editorial Note | Despite his youth, John Jay was not averse to controversy in his practice. In several instances,... | |||
| 48 | Jay, John | Kempe, John Tabor | From John Jay to John Tabor Kempe, 27 December 1771 | 1771-12-27 | Your Doubts respecting Faulkners Declaration appear well founded, and the Remarks contained in... |
| 49 | Kempe, John Tabor | Jay, John | To John Jay from John Tabor Kempe, 27 December 1771 | 1771-12-27 | I have delayed an Answer to your Letter for some Hours, least I should forget what I owe to... |
| 50 | Jay, John | Kempe, John Tabor | From John Jay to John Tabor Kempe, 2 January 1772 | 1772-01-02 | The Receipt of your Letter should have been acknowledged before had I not been out of Town when... |