To George Washington from John Jay, 18 April 1779

From John Jay

Philadelphia 18th April 1779

Sir,

I was last evening honored with your Excellency’s Favor of the 15th Inst., and now transmit Copies of two Acts of Congress, One of the 14th Inst., to prevent Persons going within the Enemy’s Lines unless authorized in the manner mentioned in it—The other of the 17th Instant repeals a former Act of the 16th March respecting the Enlistment of Waggoners, & establishing other Regulations on that Subject.1 I have the Honor to be With the greatest Respect & Esteem Your Excellency’s Most Obedient & Humble Servant

John Jay
Presdt

LS, DLC:GW; LB, DNA:PCC, item 14.

1. The enclosed resolutions of 14 and 17 April are in DLC:GW; see also JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. description ends , 13:446–48, 467–68. The act of 16 March that Congress repealed is printed in JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. 34 vols. Washington, D.C., 1904–37. description ends , 13:320–21.

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Title: To George Washington from John Jay, 18 April 1779
Author: Jay, John
Recipient: Washington, George
Date: 18 April 1779

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Cite as: “To George Washington from John Jay, 18 April 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-20-02-0105. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 20, 8 April–31 May 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2010, p. 126.]

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