31To John Jay from Benjamin Kissam, 26 April 1766 (Jay Papers)
We were last Night strangely deluded with a mistaken account of the Repeal of the Stamp Act; and...
32From John Jay to Benjamin Kissam, 12 August 1766 (Jay Papers)
To tell you that I often find myself at a loss for something to say, would be telling you nothing...
33To John Jay from Benjamin Kissam, 25 August 1766 (Jay Papers)
I just now received your long Letter of the 8 ^ 12th ^ Inst: and am not a little pleasd with the...
34Account of the King’s College Commencement, 28 May 1767 (Jay Papers)
On Tuesday (last Week) was held our Annual Commencement, at St. Paul’s-Chapel, in this City. His...
35The Debating Society Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
A group of young men, most of whom were King’s College graduates, met on Thursday evenings during...
36Rules of the Debating Society, 1768 (Jay Papers)
AD , in the hand of Peter Van Schaack, NHi : Peter Van Schaack. These notes come from the...
37Notes on Debate: Was Virginius Morally Justified in Putting His Daughter Virginia to Death? [1768] (Jay Papers)
The Matter was opened by M r D L who read the Story from the universal History— The Facts being...
38Legal Practice Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
Admitted to the bar in October 1768, John Jay entered into partnership with Robert R. Livingston...
39License to Practice Law in New York, 26 October 1768 (Jay Papers)
By His Excellency, Sir Henry Moore Baronet Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the...
40From John Jay to Robert R. Livingston, January 1769 (Jay Papers)
The letter you mention to have wrote the week before last, has never come to Hand and I cant...
41To John Jay from Benjamin Kissam, 6 November 1769 (Jay Papers)
When you consider that all the Causes you have hither to tried, have been by a kind of...
42From John Jay to Samuel Kissam, 1 March 1770 (Jay Papers)
The manner in which you tell your brother that you expected a letter from me contains a reproof...
43The Moot Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
An elite group of New York lawyers systematically continued their legal education by organizing...
44The Rules and Members of the Moot Club, 23 November 1770 (Jay Papers)
The Subscribers being desirous of forming a club for social conversation & the mutual improv t ....
45The Vermont Lands Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
The petition printed below documents John Jay’s unsuccessful attempt to speculate in land in the...
46Petition to the Earl of Dunmore, 12 June 1771 (Jay Papers)
To his Excellency the Right honourable John Earl of Dunmore Captain General and Governor in Chief...
47John Tabor Kempe Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
Despite his youth, John Jay was not averse to controversy in his practice. In several instances,...
48From John Jay to John Tabor Kempe, 27 December 1771 (Jay Papers)
Your Doubts respecting Faulkners Declaration appear well founded, and the Remarks contained in...
49To John Jay from John Tabor Kempe, 27 December 1771 (Jay Papers)
I have delayed an Answer to your Letter for some Hours, least I should forget what I owe to...
50From John Jay to John Tabor Kempe, 2 January 1772 (Jay Papers)
The Receipt of your Letter should have been acknowledged before had I not been out of Town when...
51The Social Club Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
Among the many clubs that flourished in New York City was the Social Club, referred to in the...
52To John Jay from Philip Schuyler, 1772 (Jay Papers)
Permit me to remind you that the Social Club commences this evening at this place, and that I...
53To John Jay from Samuel Kissam, 22 July 1772 (Jay Papers)
In the name of the Gods my Dear Jay! what can have made you the Subject of Diseases? I thought...
54The Dancing Assembly: An Invitation to a Duel Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
Dancing assemblies, which were generally held every two weeks during the fall and winter, had...
55From John Jay to Robert Randall, 2 February 1773 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . and should have answered your Letter immediately, had I not found myself more...
56From John Jay to Robert Randall, 3 February 1773 (Jay Papers)
Permit me to assure you, that you are exceedingly mistaken if you suppose me desirous of hushing...
57The New York-New Jersey Boundary Commission Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
On 21 July 1769, John Jay was appointed clerk to the boundary commission created to ascertain the...
I John Jay of the City of New York Esqr. Clerk of the Commissioners lately appointed under the...
59From John Jay to the Earl of Dartmouth, 25 March 1773 (Jay Papers)
Tho a Stranger to your Lordship, I take the Liberty of troubling you with the inclosed Petition...
60Marriage Editorial Note (Jay Papers)
In the spring of 1774, John Jay married and entered politics. At least one contemporary New...