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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02312 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | John Jay to his wife Sarah Livingston Jay in Madrid |
| Date | 5 September 1780 |
| Author | Jay, John (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Livingston Jay, Sarah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Jay as Minister to Spain to his wife, who he refers to as Sally, in Madrid. Mentions he received her letter of 1 September 1780, as well as the bundle of letters she sent along. Says she did well in opening the bundle of letters. Also mentions "poor Morris" - referring to Gouverneur Morris, who had recently been criticized by his localist opponents in the New York Assembly for his inattention to New York land claims in what would eventually become Vermont. He was removed from Congress on 1 October 1779. Refers to the British capture of Charlestown, South Carolina and says Generals Du Portail, Hogan, and Scott have been captured. Says he has read in the newspapers that Baron Wilhelm Knyphausen's troops were repulsed near Elizabethtown, Sarah's hometown. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Government and Civics Diplomacy Global History and Civics Congress Continental Congress Revolutionary War Military History Prisoner of War |
| People | Jay, John (1745-1829) |
| Place written | St. Idelfonso, Spain |
| Theme | Children & Family; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |