Jay, John, 1745-1829 to Benjamin Lincoln
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03043 Author/Creator: Jay, John, 1745-1829 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 August 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy
States he received a letter from General Henry Knox asking "whose map of the River St. Croix was used as an authority by the ministers who negotiated the Peace." Knox asked that Jay send his answer to General Lincoln. Jay says that the map was one compiled by Mitchel and believes that it only showed one river with the name St. Croix. Concedes that there may be more than one river with that name but thinks the river included in the peace treaty can be answered by this map.
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