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Letter from Richard Caswell to John Jay
Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789
August 10, 1785
Volume 17, Page 503

GOV. CASWELL TO THE HON'BLE JOHN JAY.
[From Executive Letter Book.]

North Carolina, NewBern,
10th Augt., 1785.

Sir:

I had the honor to receive your Letter of the 15th of July enclosing an Act of Congress recognizing Jan Booner Graves Consul from the States General of the United Netherlands for the States of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and agreeable thereto have this day issued a Notification of Mr. Graves's quality and shall transmit to him at Charleston the Exequatur required from this State.

I have the honor to be with great respect Sir,
Your most obedient and very humble servt.,
R. CASWELL.