1To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 16 September 1808 (Adams Papers)
Ardent Spirits in strong terms, and in the room of them recommended simple water—molasses and water and small beer. Wise, humane, & patriotic as this law was, it instantly met with great opposition, particularly in those States and Counties in which Spirits were consumed in the greatest quantities. Petitions flooded in upon me from all quarters... ...the water, and small beer law were......beer...
2To John Adams from William Cooper, 13 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
...the belief that your Excellency is willing to receive all information relating to the suitableness of persons for any employment which is vacant—we have taken the liberty of stating our belief that William Pitt Beers Esquire of the City of Albany is a proper person to fill the office of Attorney and that James Dole Esqr—of Troy is a proper person for the office of Marshall of said District...
3To John Adams from Jedediah Huntington, 9 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
The collector’s office at New Haven being vacant, I beg leave to mention to you Mr. Nathan Beers of that city as one who I think will fill that place to satisfaction.—He served in our revolutionary war with reputation as an officer in the line & as paymaster.—he is at present Steward of Yale College...
4To John Adams from Nathan Beers, 5 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
Nathan Beers
5To John Adams from John Trumbull, 2 November 1798 (Adams Papers)
...Excellency will soon have occasion to nominate a Collector for the Port of New Haven in this State, in the room of Mr Austin, the present holder, I take the Liberty of naming to you Mr Nathan Beers of this City, as a Man well calculated to fill that Office when vacant.—He was an Officer in the American Army during the War—& conducted himself well—He is a Man of Property—correct in...
6Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, 5 May 1794 (Adams Papers)
upon fish, caught in the River called Carp, but the House was destitute of Liquor’s except York Beer, which for want of Better was made to answer our purpose The Landlady told us that since there was no market for Flour the waggons had ceased going to Philad
7To John Adams from C. W. F. Dumas, 11 March 1783 (Adams Papers)
2. Bill from an Amsterdam brewer for beer delivered between 18 May 1781 and 12 April 1782 . . . . . . .
5 Beer Glasses.
9John Adams’ Reconstructed Draft and Translation of the Dutch Proposals, 23 April 1782; 22 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
..., iron, lead, copper, brass; as also wheat and barley, and every other kind of corn and pulse, tobacco and likewise all manner of spices, salted and smoked flesh, salted fish, cheese, butter, beer, oils, wines, cider, sugars, syrups, and all sorts of salt; and in general all provisions which serve to the nourishment of mankind and the sustenance of life; furthermore all kinds of cotton, hemp...
10Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
’s problem with prisoners and former prisoners of war became more acute. The nature of this problem is epitomized and illuminated in the case of Thomas Beer and his family, which ...recently had to deal with. Beer was not an American or a prisoner but an Englishman who had “been obliged to flee from England on account of his having assisted the American prisonners to Escape.” So Francis Coffyn...