1From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 27 November 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have not received a Line, nor heard a Syllable from you Since my Arrival, but I know your...
2From John Adams to William MacCreery, 25 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
Yours from Bordeaux of the 17th I have received—and congratulate you on your agreable Accounts...
3From John Adams to Samuel Adams, 14 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
The Marquiss de la Fayette did me, the Honour of a Visit, Yesterday, and delivered me, your...
4From John Adams to the Comte de Vergennes, 16 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
Last Evening, I had the Honour of your Letter of the thirteenth of this Month, in answer to mine...
I have the Honour to inclose to Congress, the latest Gazettes. We have no other Intelligence than...
6From John Adams to Jonathan Williams, 8 November 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have received your obliging Favour of the 27 of October, and am very much obliged to you for...
7From John Adams to William Vernon Jr., 2 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
This Evening, I received the inclosed in a Letter from your Father. He writes that he has never...
8From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 5 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
It is necessary that you should be minutely informed, of the minutest and most secret Springs of...
9From John Adams to the Marquis de Lafayette, 21 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
The Conversation with which you honoured me last Evening, has induced me, to give you the Trouble...
10From John Adams to Leray de Chaumont, 25 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
I have this Moment the Honour of your kind Billet of this Days Date, and I feel myself under...
11From John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, 30 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
As many Gentlemen may apprehend that one is exposed to a shortage of Provisions, especially of...
12From John Adams to James Lovell, 6 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
Yours of 12 Oct. We have received, by which We learn that foreign affairs were under...
13From John Adams to Thomas Cushing, 24 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
This Evening I had the Honour of your Letter by Mr. Bradford. When that young Gentleman shall...
14From John Adams to the President of the Congress, 27 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
By the new Arrangement, which was brought by the Marquis de la Fayette I find myself restored to...
15From John Adams to Roger Sherman, 6 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
From the long Series of arduous services, in which We have acted together, I have had Experience...
16From John Adams to Ralph Izard, 2 October 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the Pleasure of yours of the 28th, and agree with you in Sentiment that if the Money which...
17From John Adams to Samuel Cooper, 28 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter by the Marquis de la Fayette I have received and it contained So handsome a Testimony...
18From John Adams to James Lovell, 3 January 1779 (Adams Papers)
I Suffer So much Uneasiness, on Account of the State of Things here, that I cannot fail to...
19From John Adams to Robert Treat Paine, 8 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have now been Eight Months in Europe, and have received very few Letters from America, and I...
20From John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, 8 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
I had last Night, very late your Card, respecting Mathews. I cannot recollect that any Thing was...
21From John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, 6 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
It seems to me necessary, that each of Us may understand our affairs, and be able to render a...
22From John Adams to Jonathan Williams, 21 November 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Favour of the 12 and yesterday, the Rum was brought here consisting of forty...
23From John Adams to the President of the Congress, 20 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour to inclose, the latest Gazettes, which contain all the News of Europe. The News...
24From John Adams to the Comte de Vergennes, 11 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
As Your Excellency reads English perfectly well, my first Request is, that you would do me the...
25From John Adams to the President of the Congress, 7 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour to inclose to congress, all the News Papers, I have by me. Enough to shew that...
26From John Adams to Thomas Greenleaf, 8 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter to me from Forton Goal dated in July I have lately received, and altho I most...
27From John Adams to Jonathan Williams, 9 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
Your Favour of the 3d I duely received and am very much obliged to you for the Trouble you have...
28From John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, 22 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
In order that I We may be understand one another, Upon looking over the Account of the...
29From John Adams to James Lovell, 19 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
It is unhappy that So many People in America, should perswade themselves that the Ennemy intend...
30From John Adams to Richard Henry Lee, 13 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
I am much obliged to you for your kind Congratulations on my Arrival, and agreable Accommodation...
31From John Adams to Samuel Adams, 27 November 1778 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday the B. Parliament met. The 2d of Decr., We shall have the Speech. We hope to make...
32I. John Adams’ Draft of the Commissioners to the Comte de Vergennes, 20 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
Certain The Some late Proceedings of the common Ennemy, are of a Nature so extraordinary, and may...
33From John Adams to Arthur Lee, 10 October 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have sometimes complained, that having no Place appointed for the public Papers, nor any Person...
34From John Adams to Gabriel de Sartine, 16 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
By the late Appointment of Dr. Franklin to be a Minister plenipotentiary at this Court, I am left...
35From John Adams to James Lovell, 27 November 1778 (Adams Papers)
It is now a Year, Since I left you, and I have heard very Seldom from you, since that Time. I...
36From John Adams to James Lovell, 26 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
The day before Yesterday, I received yours of June 8. We had before received the Resolve of May...
37From John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, 14 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour to transmit you, three Letters, received by the Marquiss de la Fayette. I send...
38From John Adams to Francis Dana, 25 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
In Some of the latest Letters from England, We are told, that they grow more and more out of...
39From John Adams to William Vernon Sr., 2 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
This Evening I had the Pleasure of yours of the Twenty Second of October, with Duplicate of...
40From John Adams to James Lovell, 20 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
I set down Simply to acknowledge over again the Receipt 1777 Decr I 8 21 1778 Jany. 20. Ap. 29....
41From John Adams to James Warren, 2 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
Last Night, I received your Letter of Octr. 7th by a Special Messenger from M. De Sartine, who...
42From John Adams to James Warren, 25 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
Yours of the I. Jany. was delivered me, by the Marquis de la Fayette. I wish I was as happy as...
43From John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, 30 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
M. Adams is very Sorry, it is not in his Power to Send Monsieur Genet a Copy of the Manifesto of...
44From John Adams to the President of the Congress, 3 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour to inclose to Congress, the latest News Papers: As they contain the Speech at...
45From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 6 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
I had the Pleasure of a Letter from you, a few days before I Sailed from Boston, which I have...
46From John Adams to the Comte de Vergennes, 27 February 1779 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter, which your Excellency did me, the Honour, to write me, on the twenty...
47From John Adams to William Vernon Jr., 15 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
The Correspondence of the Commissioners here is so extensive, that it is impossible for me to do...
48From John Adams to Leray de Chaumont, 16 September 1778 (Adams Papers)
As our Finances, are at present in a Situation, seriously critical, and as I hold myself...
49From John Adams to Samuel Adams, 7 December 1778 (Adams Papers)
On the 21 May, I wrote you a very long Letter, on the Subject of foreign Affairs in general, and...
50From John Adams to the President of the Congress, 2 October 1778 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour to inclose the latest Gazettes by which Congress will perceive, that We have no...