Romantic days in the early republic . MRS. JOHN JAY. From the painting by Daniel Huntimjton, enlnryed from a miniature in a IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC 99 tioned in her list the names of the Beekmans,the Bronsons, the Chntons, the Clarksons, theCrugers, the SterHngs, the De Peysters, theLivingstons, the Morrises, the Rutherfurds,the Schuylers, the Van Homes, the Van Cort-landts, the Van Rensselaers, the Verplancksand the Watts, constantly occur. The lettersand diaries of the time, too, are full of allusionsto hospitalities enjoyed at the home of theJays, a three-story dwelling of hewn sto
Romantic days in the early republic . MRS. JOHN JAY. From the painting by Daniel Huntimjton, enlnryed from a miniature in a IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC 99 tioned in her list the names of the Beekmans,the Bronsons, the Chntons, the Clarksons, theCrugers, the SterHngs, the De Peysters, theLivingstons, the Morrises, the Rutherfurds,the Schuylers, the Van Homes, the Van Cort-landts, the Van Rensselaers, the Verplancksand the Watts, constantly occur. The lettersand diaries of the time, too, are full of allusionsto hospitalities enjoyed at the home of theJays, a three-story dwelling of hewn stone whichstood at what was then 133 Broadway. In the spring of 1794 Mr. Jay, who for sometime had been Chief Justice, was sent by Wash-ington as special ambassador to England tonegotiate with Lord Grenville the treaty whichbears his name. At Mrs. Jays earnest requesttheir young son, Peter Augustus, then in hisnineteenth year, accompanied his father onthis expedition. But that the wife and motherleft behind was soon suffering sorely from fearsfor the safety of her two beloved ones we seefrom this letter: * Oh, my dear Mr. Jay, how
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