1To John Adams from Pieter Johan van Berckel, 5 March 1783 (Adams Papers)
Púisqúe J’ai la satisfaction d’être elú par Leúrs H: Puissances poúr aller resider aúpres dú congres dés Etats únis de L’Ameriqúe en qúalité de ministre Plenipotentiaire de notre Repúbliqúe Je n’ai pú me dispenser de voús en informer. Mais encore je me fai cette occasion de voús ecrire a profit, et je la saisis poúr voús temoigner, qúe L’honneúr de cette commission me flatte extrémement, parce...
2From John Adams to Pieter Johan van Berckel, 11 March 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have rec d. the Letter, which you did me the honor to write me on the 5 th. of this Month, & am happy to recieve this Confirmation of the News of your Appointment as Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America.— Your Name, Connections & Character are Sufficient Pledges of your Attachment to your own Country as well as ours, and cannot fail to be as pleasing in America as they...