361To John Adams from the Comtesse de Quadt Wykeradt, 5 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
Comme votre excellance, a asschetté notre Maison au fruell-Burgwal, ou je demeure le-quèl je dois sedder et transporter le premier de maÿ, et qu’ils me sont [aux]-vennée des affaires, qui demende ma pressence ici plus longtems, je vien La Prier, de voulloir maccorder d’y rèster un mois, ou quinzaine de jours plus-tar, et joffre, en mème temps d’y donner des chambres pour ÿ plasser des Meubles...
362To John Adams from the Abbé Raynal, 18 January 1782 (Adams Papers)
Monsieur jennings ma venus votre lettre du 5 janvier avec la traduction hollandoise de la revolution de lamerique. Je suis tres aise que le peu que jai dit de vous, monsieur, ne vous ait pas deplu. Mieux instruit, je me serois etendu davantage; mais je nen sçavois pas asses pour sortir des generalites. Si vos occupations vous permetoient de lire avec attention ce que jai ecrit sur lamerique...
363Abbé Raynal to John Adams: A Translation, 18 January 1782 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Jenings forwarded your letter of 5 January to me with the Dutch translation of the Révolution de l’Amérique . I am relieved that you were not displeased with the little I said about you. Better informed, I would have been more elaborate, but I did not know enough to state anything more than general points. If your time allows you to read carefully what I wrote about North America, perhaps...
364To John Adams from Joseph Stephens, 6 February 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have now Served your excellency more then four year as faithfully as was in my power and have done as much to take care of your intrest at all times as though it had Been my own; and with as much fidelity—now if your excelly. will be kind enough to pass your word for me to Mr Hodshon I can soon get into a good way of busness with success can Soon get advanst a little in the world; and while...
365To John Adams from John Thaxter, 22 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
I was duly honor’d with your favor of the 20th, and its Contents gave me sincere pleasure, and its Injunctions shall be observed. Mr. J. Van Staphorst has called upon me this Afternoon, and acquainted me with his great distress respecting the House engaged for the Loan: that the Man is an Anglomane or at least very lately converted: that he has within these six Weeks indulged himself in very...
366To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 26 November 1781 (Adams Papers)
If anÿ man rejoice in the prosperity of the united States i wil hope that me shal not be denied a place amongst them, and I think it mÿ dutÿ to congratulate your Excellencÿ with the complete victorÿ of your arms in the chesapeak-baÿ and the Burgoynishing of that mighty Lord with his many thousand Slaves. Now wil the proud of the British nation be humiliated—now shal a venal and corrupt...
367To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 25 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
Althoug I am not So happÿ to be the first in making mÿ Compliments to your Excellencÿ; I am however persuaded that not one of mÿ countrÿmen is more addicted to the cause of America and more attached to your Excellencÿ than I am. I congratulate mÿself with the favour of your Excellency’s acquaintance—with a part of the friendship of your Excellencÿ, and I flatter mÿself, that the aknowledgment...
368To John Adams from John van de Velde, 9 January 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have the honour of writing you these few Lines trusting on your natural Kindness, to Excuse the Liberty I make bold to take, to inquire from you, Iff y can Safely purchase on reasonable terms the Two Inclosed Congres bills on Nottes of 8 february 1779 No 2348 Letter L } due 8e february 1782, with 6 pC Intrest per 2349 Letter M annum each value Dollars one thousand payable to samuel Curson or...
369To John Adams from William Vernon Sr., 26 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
You have long since known, that the American Navy is reduced to Two Ships only, viz The Alliance John Barry Commander, now in France and the Deane Samll Nicholson Comr. that sailed on a Cruise to the Southward, about seven weeks past, no intelligence from her since her departure. This low state of our Navy, has caused the dissolution of the Admiralty and Navy boards, by resolve of Congress on...
370To John Adams from Thomas Vinton, 20 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
I am Sorry to Acquant you that I am Now Confined in this Prison I was taken the 10th of June Last by the Queen Charlotte Priveteer Belonging to London and was Striped of all my Cloaths And Left Nothing only what I had on. Excuse my Freedom in Writeing to you for alitle Cash to Supply my Pesent Wants as I Reayly Stand in Great Need for it and if it should be my Lot to Come to france I make no...
371To John Adams from Thomas Vinton, 5 February 1782 (Adams Papers)
Allthough I am Uncertain wheather you Retain The Youth that now Adresses You Yet I am Certain of Your Honours Being Aquaintd. with my parents Which Embouldens me to Take the liberty of laying My Distressd. Situation Before your Honour. Sir My Fathers name is Thoms. Vinton and lives in Brantree. So as it was my Misfortune to be Capturd Att Sea on the 10th Day of June last on Board the Esex...
372To John Adams from George Washington, 22 October 1781 (Adams Papers)
As the Transmission of the inclosed paper through the usual Channel of the Department of foreign Affairs would, on the present Occasion, probably be attended with great Delay—and recent Intelligence of Military Transactions must be important to our Ministers in Europe at the present period of Affairs—I have thought it would be agreeable both to Congress and your Excellency, that the Matter...
373Bartholomé Wild to John Adams: A Translation, 31 March 1782 (Adams Papers)
Being born a free man in Switzerland and living in this free republic for more than 40 years, it should not surprise you that I am interested in a new free people, and that, with God’s help, they will escape British tyranny by surmounting this enslavement. Our province, especially the inhabitants of this city, has learned with great joy that the states of Holland have finally recognized their...
374To John Adams from Bartholomé Wild, 31 March 1782 (Adams Papers)
Etant Neé Libre en Suisse et plus que 40. Année dans cette Libre Republique, on ne doit pas S’ètonner que je m’interesse pour un nouveaux Peuple Libre, qui avec l’aide de Dieu à S’en Se Soustraire de la tiranie Brittanique, en S’en franchissant de l’adieu ésclavage. Nôtre Province et Surtout les habittant de cette Ville ont apris avec un Joix extraordinaire que Les Etat d’hollande les onts...
375To John Adams from John Foster Williams, 15 February 1782 (Adams Papers)
From a personal Knoledge of your Excellency’s Sencere Attachment to the true intrest of your Country and those individuals who have Distinguish’d themselves theirin, leades me to address you at this time, I was Capturd in May last, and haveing ben Honnourd with the Command of the State Ship protector, was Transported from New York to these Disagreable Mansons, and Commited to Mill prison 22d...
376Jan Wynzouw to John Adams: A Translation, 26 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
Jan Wynzouw, citizen and native to this province, presently schoolmaster here, formerly in trade, informs you that he, having a good knowledge of draperies and fabrics, as well as of bookkeeping and a precise sort of accounting, both in French and English goods, but who can speak nothing but the Dutch language, because of which I have not been able to succeed in any business, now really would...
377To John Adams from Jan Wynzouw, 26 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
Geeft Te kennen Jan Wynzouw, Burger en Ingebooren in deeze Provintie, Thans Schoolmeester alhier Voorheen By de ningotie, hebbende eene Goede kennis Van Laakenen en Stoffen ook Van Boekhouden en een nauwkeurige Trant Van Reekenen, zoo in France als Engelsche Goederen, maar kan niet dan Hollandsche Taal Spreeken, Waardoor ik Geen affaire Veel heb konne Slaage, en nu Wel Gaarne Wilde iets anders...
378Editorial Note (Adams Papers)
Disturbed by errors in the Abbé Raynal’s Révolution de l’Amérique , London, 1781, and encouraged by the abbé himself, John Adams set about composing a point by point rebuttal of Raynal’s work (to Raynal, 5 Jan. ; from Raynal, 18 Jan. , both above). Adams clearly intended to publish the following series of letters in Le politique hollandais . The fourth installment ( No. IV , below), however,...