John Davis
Published: 1778
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Letters of John Davis to his brother Thomas Davis of Plymouth, Mass. The early letters discuss personal and philosophical matters, and were written while John Davis was a student at Harvard and during the first years of his law career (1778-1785). The later letters (1796), written while Davis was Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, concern political affairs in the Capitol, particularly the Treaty of San Lorenzo and the attempt by Congressman Edward Livingston to force President Washington to release papers relating to Jay's treaty with Great Britain.