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Front Page  Titles (by Subject) SAMUEL VAUGHAN, JR., TO JAY. - The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, vol. 3 (1782-1793)
SAMUEL VAUGHAN, JR., TO JAY. - John Jay, The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, vol. 3 (1782-1793) [1891]Edition used:The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, ed. Henry P. Johnston, A.M. (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1890-93). Vol. 3 (1782-1793).
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SAMUEL VAUGHAN, JR., TO JAY.
Hamstead, Jamaica, 10th Oct., 1788. Dear Sir:
By the date of this letter you will perceive that I have met with unexpected disappointments in this Island, since I told you that my return was to be in June last. Indeed they are the inducements of my troubling you at present; for as I am not able personally to take care of my interest I am under the necessity of requesting a little attention to it on the part of my friends, among whom, from your uniform conduct ever since I had the honor of your acquaintance, I may reckon yourself; and upon every other occasion but the present I should add Mrs. Jay, to whom I beg my particular respects. . . .
The adoption of the New Constitution must have afforded you great satisfaction, as the execution of it will give the first polish to the noble statue formed by the late glorious Revolution. There is no doubt that time will finish it, but the present event gives us reason to expect that the period of its perfection is not so far distant. The progress of reason may be infinitely more rapid than even the increase of money capitals, as represented by your friend Dr. Price’s and Mr. Richard’s calculations. If so, although we have been till this period in gaining the height we have yet attained, our future improvements must be far beyond our wildest imaginations.
I hope Mrs. Jay and yourself enjoy a better state of health than when I had the pleasure of seeing you last. With perfect respect, I remain, Dear Sir,
Your very obedient humble Servant,Samuel Vaughan, Junr.
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