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• Preface.
• Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay.
• 1763.
• To Jay From His Father.
• 1764.
• To Jay From His Father.
• 1766.
• Benjamin Kissam to Jay.
• Jay to Benjamin Kissam.
• Benjamin Kissam to Jay.
• 1769.
• Benjamin Kissam to Jay.
• 1770.
• Jay to Doctor Kissam. 1
• 1774.
• Peter Jay to William Livingston.
• Letter to the Committee of Correspondence, Boston. 1
• Miss Philipse to Mrs. Jay.
• Address to the People of Great Britain. 1
• Letter to the Committee of Mechanics, New York. 1
• 1775.
• Letter From Congress to the “oppressed Inhabitants of Canada.” 1
• Jay to Mrs. Jay.
• Jay to Colonel Woodhull, President New York Provincial Congress.
• Jay to Mrs. Jay.
• Jay to Colonel Mcdougall. 1
• Alexander Hamilton to Jay.
• 1776.
• Jay to Robert R. Livingston. 2
• Jay to Robert R. Livingston.
• Colonel Mcdougall to Jay.
• Frederick Jay 1 to Jay.
• Robert R. Livingston to Jay.
• Jay to Colonel Mcdougall.
• Jay to Committee of Safety, New York.
• Congress and Independence. 1
• Jay to Marinus Willett. 1
• Jay to Colonel Mcdougall.
• Robert R. Livingston to Jay. 1
• James Duane to Jay.
• Robert R. Livingston to Jay.
• Jay to James Duane.
• Jay to Robert R. Livingston.
• General Washington to Jay. 1
• Edward Rutledge 1 to Jay.
• Jay to Edward Rutledge.
• Jay to the President of Congress.
• Resolutions of New York Convention Approving Declaration of Independence. 1
• Jay to Mrs. Jay.
• Jay’s Report On the Purchase of Cannon. 1
• John Morin Scott 1 to Jay.
• Lewis Morris to Jay.
• Robert Morris to Jay.
• Jay to Robert Morris.
• Frederick Jay to Jay. 1
• Jay to the General Court of New Hampshire.
• Jay to Edward Rutledge.
• Edward Rutledge to Jay.
• Colonel Mcdougall to Jay.
• Silas Deane to Jay. 1
• Address of the Convention of the Representatives of the State of New York to Their Constituents. 1
• 1777.
• Robert Morris to Jay.
• General Washington to Jay. [private.]
• Jay to William Livingston.
• From Jay to Mrs. Jay.
• Robert Morris to Jay.
• R. R. Livingston and G. Morris to Jay. 1
• Jay to Livingston and Morris. 1
• Jay to Abraham Yates. 2
• William Duer 1 to Jay.
• Jay to Leonard Gansevoort. 1
• From Jay to Mrs. Jay.
• Jay to General Schuyler.
• General Schuyler to Jay.
• Alexander Hamilton to Jay.
• General Schuyler to Jay.
• Frederick Jay to Jay.
• Jay to General Schuyler.
• To the General Committee of Tryon County. 1 ( In Council of Safety. )
• Jay to General Schuyler.
• Jay to General St. Clair.
• To Jay From His Father.
• Jay’s Charge to the Grand Jury of Ulster County. 1
• Robert Troup 1 to Jay.
• General Schuyler to Jay.
• Jay to General Schuyler.
• 1778.
• Jay to James De Lancey. 1
• James De Lancey to Jay.
• Gouverneur Morris to Jay.
• Jay to General Schuyler.
• Jay to General Schuyler.
• Jay to Gouverneur Morris.
• Gouverneur Morris to Jay.
• Jay to Gouverneur Morris.
• Jay to Peter Van Schaack. 1
• Edward Rutledge to Jay.
• To Jay From Mrs. Jay.
• 1779.
• Jay to General Lafayette.
• Jay to Robert R. Livingston.
• Jay to Robert Morris.
• Jay to Robert R. Livingston.
• Jay to Kitty Livingston. 1
• Alexander Hamilton to Jay.
• Jay to General Schuyler.
• Jay to General Lincoln.
• Jay to General Washington.
• General Washington to Jay. [private.]
• Jay to General Washington.
• General Washington to Jay.
• Jay to General Washington.
• General Washington to Jay.
• Egbert Benson to Jay. 1
• Jay to Governor Clinton.
• Circular-letter From Congress to Their Constituents. 1
• Jay to Frederick Jay.
• Jay to Governor Clinton.
• Jay to the President of Congress. 1
• Robert R. Livingston to Jay.
• General Washington to Jay.
• Edmund Pendleton to Jay.
• Jay to General Washington.
• Instructions to Jay As Minister to Spain. 1
• Mrs. Jay to Her Mother. 1
• Jay to the President of Congress.
• 1780.
• Jay to Benjamin Franklin.
• Jay to Count De Vergennes. 1
• Jay to Don Joseph Galvez. 1
• Jay to the President of Congress.
• Jay’s Instructions to William Carmichael. 1
• William Carmichael to Jay.
• Benjamin Franklin to Jay.
• John Adams to Jay.
• Florida Blanca 1 to Jay. [translation.]
• Jay to the President of Congress.
• Jay to Florida Blanca.
• Florida Blanca to Jay. [translation.]
• Count De Vergennes to Jay.
• Jay to Florida Blanca.
• I.—: The Civil State of North America.
• II.—: The Military State of North America.
• Jay to John Adams.
• Jay to Florida Blanca.
• Extracts of a Letter From Bourdeaux, Dated March the 30th, to Wm. Carmichael, Esq.
• Jay to De Neufville & Son. 1
• Jay to Benjamin Franklin.
• Jay to Florida Blanca.
• Jay to Governor Clinton.
• Jay’s Notes of Conference With Florida Blanca. 1
• Jay On the Navigation of the Mississippi. 1
• John Adams to Jay.
• John Adams to Jay.
• Jay to His Father.
• Jay to Florida Blanca.
• Jay to the President of Congress. 1
• Jay to John Adams.
• Florida Blanca to Jay. 1 [translation.]
• Jay to Florida Blanca.
• Benjamin Franklin to Jay.
• Jay to Lewis Littlepage. 1
• Jay to Florida Blanca.
• Jay to Egbert Benson.
• William Bingham 1 to Jay.
• Jay’s Notes of Conference With Florida Blanca. 1
• Jay to the President of Congress.
• Kitty Livingston to Mrs. Jay.
• Jay to Benjamin Franklin.
• Jay to John Adams.
• Jay to De Neufville & Son. 1
• Robert R. Livingston to Jay.
• Jay’s Account of Conferences With the French Ambassador At Madrid. 1
• Jay’s Account of Conferences With Gardoqui and Del Campo. 1
• Mrs. General Montgomery to Mrs. Jay.
• Jay to Benjamin Franklin.
• Jay to the President of Congress.
• Jay to Egbert Benson.
• Jay to T. Matlack.
• Jay to Kitty Livingston.
• Jay to Count De Vergennes.
• Notes of Conference Between Jay and Florida Blanca. 1
• Benjamin Franklin to Jay.
• Instructions From Congress to Jay.
• The President of Congress to Jay.
• Jay to Le Coulteux & Co. 1
• Jay to Benjamin Franklin. 1
• Jay to James Lovell.
• Jay to Benjamin Franklin.
• Jay to Gouverneur Morris.
• Jay to Robert Morris.
• Jay to Egbert Benson, Esq.
• Jay to General Schuyler.
• Jay to the President of Congress.
• Jay to the Committee of Foreign Affairs.
• Jay to Silas Deane.
• 1781.
• Jay to Elbridge Gerry.
• Instructions From Congress to Jay.

ROBERT MORRIS TO JAY.

Philad^a., Sept^r. 23^rd, 1776.

Dear Sir:

Altho’ your express delivered me your favour last Wednesday or Thursday, yet I did not receive the letter from M^r. Deane untill this day and shall now send after the Express that he may convey this safe to your hands; should he be gone I must find some other safe conveyance. You will find enclosed both M^r. D—nes letters as you desired and I shall thank you for the Copy of the Invisible part. He had communicated so much of this Sceret to me, before his departure as to let me know he had fixed with you a mode of writing that would he invisible to the rest of the World; he also promised to ask you to make a full communication to me, but in this use your pleasure. The secret so far as I do or shall know it will remain so to all other persons. It appears clear to me that we may very soon involve all Europe in a War by managing properly the apparent forwardness of the Court of France; it’s a horrid consideration that our own Safty should call on us to involve other nations in the Calamities of War. Can this be morally right or have Morality & Policy nothing to do with each other? Perhaps it may not be good Policy to investigate the Question at this time. I will therefore only ask you whether General Howe will give us time to cause a diversion favorable to us in Europe. I confess as things now appear to me the prospect is gloomy indeed. Therefore if you can administer Comfort do it; Why are we so long deprived of your abilitys in Congress? Perhaps they are more usefully exerted where you are. That may be the case, but such men as you, in times like these, should be every where. I am with true sentiments of respect & esteem

Dr. Sir
Your Obed^t. hble. Serv^t.

Rob^t. Morris.

John Jay, Esq^r.