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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07489 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | John Jay to Alexander McDougall regarding seamen's wages |
| Date | 13 March 1776 |
| Author | Jay, John (1745-1829) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Encloses articles (not present) in reply to McDougall's questions about Seamans wages. Informs that a model of a pike will be sent to him. Hopes that he has received word of the resolution of Congress restraining military officers from offering oaths to inhabitants as a test. Remarks, " ... to impose a Test is a sovereign Act of Legislation - and when the Army becomes our Legislators, the People that moment become Slaves." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War American Statesmen Military History Oath Navy Soldier's Pay Maritime Continental Congress Congress Slavery Government and Civics |
| People | Jay, John (1745-1829) McDougall, Alexander (1732-1786) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | At this time, John Jay was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. McDougall was an American seaman, merchant, and leader from New York City during the Revolutionary War. He served as a Major General in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. After the war he was the president of the first bank in the state and served a term in the New York state senate. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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