Letter to Governor John Jay, 1799 October 25.

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Letter to Governor John Jay, 1799 October 25.

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Letter of resignation as first Judge of Otsego County, N.Y. He gives as his reasons the fact that the job is full of trouble and responsibility for which there is no reward, and the fact that his leaving will make way for others and perhaps solve some of the problems in the party. Written at Albany, N.Y.

2 pages.

American Periodical Series I

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