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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00013 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1785 |
| Title | John Jay to Richard Price about future institutions of government |
| Date | 24 August 1785 |
| Author | Jay, John (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Price, Richard |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Jay as Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Confederation government to Price, a dissenting minister and moralistic pamphleteer in Britain who supported American independence. Apologizes to Price for being tardy in responding and thanks him for sending Pamphlet (Price wrote several pro-American Pamphlet in Britain, the most famous of which was "Observations on Civil Liberty and the Justice and Policy of the War with America," which was published in 1776). Echoing the weaknesses of the Confederation and foreshadowing the creation of the Constitution in 1787, Jay says "I am not without Hopes that Time and Experience will yet bring our political system to that Degree of Perfection, which may reasonably be expected in human Institutions." Says his character, integrity, and abilities are well respected in America. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Global History and Civics Government and Civics Literature and Language Arts |
| People | Jay, John (1745-1829) Price, Richard (1723-1791) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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