Book/Printed Material Memorials of Peter A. Jay;
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Image 251 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; J. I. KC)( )SI\ !i;|-, JR.. TO MR. JAV London. Jiil\ i i. 1S31. .1/ V iU\ir Sir: \\)uv kiiul Ktltr \\a n »i rcccix l)y mc until a tew ilays aj;u; it liad made a lour to Rome, tlu iicc hack to I ari^. and from I aris to London. riic discussion, in Conuniticc of llic W hole, on the Reform Ihll, commenced…- Contributor: Jay, John
- Date: 1905
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Image 252 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY they act wisely in making little or no provision for the accommodation of spectators. Wednesday noon My brother-in-law Mr. Ouseley has just come in. He was in the House of Commons last night. He says they did not adjourn till after seven this morning. The Bill will, no doubt, pass that Body, but its fate in the House of Lords is…- Contributor: Jay, John
- Date: 1905
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Image 253 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; n\K\ \Iv I) WlJ LULLMliiA Dil l.OMAS 1 lAia \ui» L NiVKRsn V. .\.mhkiik;k. Sci)tcinlKT J4, 1^31. My dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit a 1 diploma of the (k j^rcc tf Doctor of Laws, conferred at the last ineetiiii^ of tlie I resident and I \*llo\vs of llarwird I iii\ ersity. and avail myself of the occasion to express the happiness…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 254 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY a committee, representing the mercantile in- terests of New York, to attend a convention, to be held in Philadelphia on September 30, 1831, which had in view the revision and reduction of the tariff. The gentlemen who composed the committee were Mr. Preserved Fish and Mr. Jonathan Goodhue. On the 8th of November, 1831, a little more than two years after…- Contributor: Jay, John
- Date: 1905
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Image 255 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; MR. J.W TO J. FKNIMOKI-: 0)()PKI Ni:\v \(»KK. l \-l)ru;ir\ _ i, 1S32. .U V lii tir Sir: I have jiisl r(. Ct ivc l your IctUT n\ llit- J(\ Jaiiuarv. It ha made inc so licartily asliaincd t)l luy^cll thai I sil down inuuctlialcly to an- swer ii. N ou are mistaken abtnil Mrs. Jay s opinion of llie i)ai)er, ihouj^^li I confess…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 256 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY to try no causes in August, that we might have one month in the year for relaxation. The first year I went to Niagara and returned through upper Canada, and the next year to Boston. Last summer Mrs. Jay, Sarah and I went to Quebec. Basil Hall s prejudices never ap- peared to me more ridiculous than when I passed through…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 257 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; \iK I I I 1 I MMURL CUUi LK ciuciiaiii a .sovereign ctJiitcmpt for the Cana- dians and arc at no pains U) conceal it. In our domestic politics there is nothinj^ re- niarkal)Ie. ieneral Jackson s re-election is con- sidered as nearly certain. It is mooted whether the rejection of Mr. an lUiren s appointment will do him more i^ood or harm. 1…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 258 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY horizon. When, or where, the storm will break I cannot foresee. But it would be wonderful if the sky should clear up without a storm. A spirit of discontent seems to pervade a great part of that quarter of the world, and it is min- gled with so much rancor and malevolence that I look for its effects with as much…- Contributor: Jay, John
- Date: 1905
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Image 259 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; MK. r( j. ii:.\iM()Ki coof^hk licallli lias often been driiiik anionj^ us, and I promise you it shall uol i)e !or_i(otlen when every .i, lass will remind us of you. ()ur r.ravo is threat ly admired amonp^ us as well as in lun-oi)e. N our new novels and your travels will all he looked for anxiously and read with j)leasure. Toor Sir Walter Scott…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 260 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY seems desirous in the least to lessen your fame —unless, perhaps, some of your brother au- thors who are jealous. They write reviews. But the public read your books and are pleased, and you need not trouble yourself about re- views you are above them. I hope that, long before this reaches you, Mrs. Cooper will be restored to health. Be…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 261 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; AtTl\ITll-, (Hl KCIIMAX and I-lin Slrcct, of which ihc Kcv. Maiiton Masihiini. afterwards I ishopof Massachusetts, was rector. 1 Icrc also Mr. Jay wiis vestryman. Indeed, tlie estal)hshnient oi lliis church— for it formed a new i)arish was the resuU, in no small dcL^ ^ree. oi the influence exerted hy Mr. jay and hy his relatives and friends, all of wh« m promoted its…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 262 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY Towards the end of his life, in 1842, Mr. Jay was again elected to the Vestry of Trinity Church. In the autumn of 1832, New York was for the first time visited by the Asiatic cholera. From June 25 until the middle of September of the same year, there were 5,835 cases in the city, and 2,996 deaths. On the 7th…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 263 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; Till-: \i:\V YORK Ilosri lAL as niuliiuulcs will liavc cxiJcndcd llicir ill, there will, I k .ir. l)c a great deal of .sutlering next winter. W e have enj(n ed so much prosperity, and ha\e. I I ear, al)U ed it ^o much, that tliis chastisemeiU may he as useful as it is deserved. Many will despi c it, l)ut 1 trust that many…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 264 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY office as president, and Mr. Jay s successor was Mr. George Newbold. As a member of the board of governors, Mr. Jay had served the hospital since 1809, a period of twenty-four years. Soon after his resignation, Mr. New- bold sent him the letters and resolution which are given below New York Hospital, June 8, 1833. Peter A. Jay, Esq. Dear…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 265 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; TIIK .\i:\V V( )KK IK )SI ir.\L At a iiionihly mcclinj^ »f the governors of the New NOrk I lospii.il held »n Tuesday, llic 41I1 day ol juiK i ^.vv it was Rcsoh cd, tliat tlic tlianks »l tliis lioard l)c presented to Peter A. Jay, ICs(|., tor his loiij^ and laitlil ul services as President of tlie Society of the Xcw ork Hos|)ital.…- Contributor: Jay, John
- Date: 1905
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Image 266 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY for the manner in which you have been pleased to communicate their resolution. With great respect and regard, I am, dear Sir, Your obed t serv t, Peter Augustus Jay. Geo. Newbold, Esq. New York, June ii, 1833. Dear Sir: I am pleased to believe that you will afford the governors of the New York Hospital the opportunity to obtain your…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 267 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; MRS. BANYKR TO MR. j W On accoiiiil ol cniiiiiuR-(l iiuliruTcnl hc.illli and to escape the incleniencv of the chniate at linnR .Mrs. IJanver and her sister Miss Ann Jay spent tlie winter of iS^j^ at Santa Cruz. Mrs. P.anycr writes to lu-r l)rotlR-r: S.wiA Ckiz, January j-^, 1S33. My rcry dear Hrothcr: We were truly rejoiced to receive so many letters by the…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 268 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY sincerely pity the minority in that unhappy State. The Governor here gives a grand ball next week in honor of the King s birthday. The Governor is a perfect Viceroy, and I am told the Government House vies with the Pal- ace at Copenhagen. Every one wonders that we can decline his invitation to the ball. An in- vitation to one…- Contributor: Jay, John
- Date: 1905
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Image 269 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; AS BOUNDARY COMMISSIONER Albany, March 5. iS^^^^. r.y ail Aci passctl al ihc present session ul llie Lej^islalure il is made my duly to ajjpoint three Commissioners to meet a similar number from the State of New Jersey to settle the con- troversy between that State and New York in relation to the boundary and jurisdiction (A them, riie importance of the duty to…- Contributor: Jay, John
- Date: 1905
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Image 270 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY I should be pleased to be informed of your determination on this subject at as early a day as it will be convenient for you to make it known to me. I am, with great respect, Your obed t serv t, W. L. Marcy. Peter A. Jay, Esq. Mr. Jay replied with the following letter of acceptance New York, March 9,…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 271 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; AS MOUXDARY COMMISSIONKR poinliiiciU. Mr. ilciijamin Ilulkr wroic U Mr. Jay in rct^ard to tlic various mailers lo be discussed l)y tlic coiiiinissjon. and concluded l)y sayinp^: In arranginj.^ ihese delails, we shall very greatly rely on your sui)erior knowledge of what is ilue lo the commerce, health, police and improvemenls of your city, all which are to be carefully considered in tlu- propositions…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 272 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY New York, March 31, 1833. My dear Sir: With this you will receive a copy of the Memoir of Governor Livingston. Allow me once more to thank you for the assistance you have so obligingly furnished me in this under- taking, and to assure you of the respect. and re- gard with which, I am your most faithful servant, Theodore Sedgwick,…- Contributor: Jay, John
- Date: 1905
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Image 273 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; MR. J,\^ l J. I*I-:XIM()RE COOPER N kw )l K. Mav 14. i- ^.^3. Dear Sir: I laving- rci)calc(lly heard \nii were cnminj^ home this Si)rin I have duuljled wlielher let- ters would reach you; but Miss Martha dc Laucey, who was here tiiis eveninic. tells nic that your return will he delayed till autumn. My brother William has just published a Life of…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 274 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; PETER A. JAY in Europe; its population cannot, I think, be less than 220,000, besides Brooklyn, which con- tains 12,000. If we can but remain united for another generation, this country will become a power which the Europeans will cease to sneer at, though they may not cease to dislike us. The storm from Carolina has passed over with much thunder, but little damage.…- Contributor: Jay, John
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Image 275 of Memorials of Peter A. Jay; MR. TO I. FKNIMORE COOPKR j^l« l)o. .111(1 )Ui;lit ti l»c .ilmndaiuly iiumc lliank- lul than \vc- arc f »r ihc blcssinj^s wo receive from a bencticent rrovidence. Mrs. Jay l)C}^s you lo accept her lliaiik^ lor llie l)eautifiil box you sent her l)y Mr. I horne. She ami all the family hej;^ to be remembered to you. Mrs. L ctopcr and llie \Muni^…- Contributor: Jay, John
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About this Item
Title
- Memorials of Peter A. Jay;
Names
- Jay, John, 1875-1928.
Created / Published
- [New York] Printed for private circulation [The De Vinne press] 1905.
Headings
- - Jay, Peter Augustus,--1776-1843
Notes
- - "Sixty copies printed for private circulation."
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- 308 p. illus. 22 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- F123 .J42
Library of Congress Control Number
- 05041605
OCLC Number
- 568421
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