1To John Adams from John Harris, 25 September 1800 (Adams Papers)
The petition of John Harris, humbly sheweth, that he is owner of about seven acres of land lying south on Charles River, with flats before the same, which together with sundry other parcels of land in Charlestown, has lately been chosen by the agent for the United States, as the most eligible spot whereon to establish a Dock &d Navy yard.—That the said agent professing to have exercised...
2To John Adams from Ebenezer Breed, 1 October 1800 (Adams Papers)
Having understood from the Messinger charg’d with the presentation of our address the other day, that your Excellency entertain’d certain sentiments unfavorable, not only to our pretensions, in relation to the particular object in question, but also highly injurious to our Characters, as men of honor, & honnesty, we conceive it not only our priviledge, but our duty to solicit a further...