151John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 18 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
); at foot of text: “President Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ as received 28 July 1813 and so recorded in , 4 vols. (London, 1786;
152From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 10 July 1812 (Adams Papers)
A hint for your History. Lincoln and Strong were fellow Students in Major Hawleys Office at Northampton in 1773. 4. 5. Lincoln was the brightest Genius, the most Studious and the most learned, and the most enterprising. He distinguished himself by his Writings
153From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 18 July 1810 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday was brought me one more bill drawn on Mr. Laurens, on the 6th July, 1780, for 550 guilders, No. 145. I have asked time to write to your excellency about this too, and shall wait your answer before I accept it..... 4, 1782, wrote to Dr. Franklin—“Yesterday was presented to me another bill of exchange for eleven hundred guilders, drawn on Mr. Laurens, 25th Feb. 1780. I have as usual...
154From John Adams to Thomas McKean, 6 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
4. That our officers and Men by Land are equal to any from Spain and Portugal
155From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 9 July 1813 (Adams Papers)
...the complaint in the preface to the first volume of my defence. While all other sciences have advanced, that of Government is at a Stand: little better understood; little better practiced now than 3 or 4 thousand Years ago. What is the Reason? I Say Parties and Factions will not Suffer, or permit Improvements to be made. As soon as one Man hints at an improvement his Rival opposes it....
156From John Adams to the Marquis of Carmarthen, 14 July 1785 (Adams Papers)
:FO 4, State Papers, vol. 3, f. 415–419); internal address: “The Right Honhis 27 July 1785 letter to Carmarthen
157From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 19 July 1812 (Adams Papers)
remains of a beautiful Child of my Son Thomas, that died of the whooping Cough. Why was I preserved 3/4 of a Century, and that Rose cropped in the bud? I, almost dead at Top and in all my Limbs, and wholly Useless to myself and the World? Great Teacher tell me.
158From John Adams to Richard Henry Lee, 15 July 1785 (Adams Papers)
”; endorsed: “July 15. 1785. / J Adams.” , and note 4, above.
159From John Adams to William Tudor, Sr., 17 July 1818 (Adams Papers)
4th The people that evacuate from us to Barbadoes, and the other West-India plantations, as was hinted, do commonly work one Englishman to ten blacks; and if we kept the trade of our said plantation entirely to England...
160From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 31 July 1809 (Adams Papers)
September 4th, wrote to Congress, news that the outward bound West-India fleet of 52 sail, and five East-Indiamen, on the 9th of August, fell in with the combined
French and Spanish fleets, about sixty leagues from Cape......4th, wrote to my correspondent in London, “I have only time to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 25th and 29th ult. which were very acceptable, and to enclose two...