1John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 22 July 1797 (Adams Papers)
Three or four days after the date of my last Letter, which was from Maassluys, and while I was yet wind bound there, M r: Murray, informed me that by private Letters from a friend he understood that my destination was changed from Lisbon to Berlin. On the 9 th: inst t: I sailed from Maassluys, and arrived here at the Adelphi, on the 12 th: Soon after, M r: King delivered to me your Letter of...
2John Quincy Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams to Abigail Adams and John Adams, 28 July 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have now the happiness of presenting to you another daughter, worthy as I fully believe of adding one to the number of those who already endear that relation to you.— The day before yesterday united us for life. My recommendation of her to your kindness and affection I know will be unnecessary. My sentiment of her merit, will not at this moment especially boast its impartiality , but if...
3To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 18 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I received last Evening your favour of 1. March, together with one from my mother of the 7th: of the same month, but no dispatches—I am in hopes however that I shall now soon receive my new credentials, though unless they arrive in the course of a week, I cannot present them untill the kings return from Prussia—He is to leave Berlin on the 25th. and will be gone about 6 weeks. There were no...
4To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 25 September 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have not for some weeks, perhaps for some months, written directly to yourself.—The current information in this part of the world, which could prove interesting, I have however communicated from time to time in letters which though not directed to yourself, were intended for your perusal—and amidst the numerous dangers of capture which every letter must be exposed to, on its passage, I could...
5To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 10 February 1799 (Adams Papers)
I received a few days ago, your letter of 16. Octr: last, written from Quincy.—With respect to the renewal of the Treaties with Sweden and Prussia, I have kept the Secretary of State regularly informed of my proceedings, and the answers given by the respective Courts, which therefore there is no occasion of repeating to you.—I have likewise given him a general sketch of the occurrences of...
6To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 30 October 1799 (Adams Papers)
The fortune of War, has at all times been proverbial for its versatility, but perhaps there never was an instance in which it proved itself more strongly so, than in the Events which it has produced within the last six weeks in Europe—No longer ago than the middle of last month, the affairs of France appeared to be a State nearly desperate—Externally she had for several months suffered a...
7To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 19 June 1800 (Adams Papers)
Your letter by Mr: Paleske of 28 Feby: though short gave me great pleasure as it was so long since I had enjoyed that of seeing your hand-writing—I have indeed no right to expect that you should have leisure to write me at large upon any subject, and know that a free communication of your sentiments cannot be indulged, upon public topics—With regard to private concerns it more properly belongs...
8To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 25 November 1800 (Adams Papers)
Many months have pass’d since I received a line from you, or from my dear mother. From my brother Thomas I have no letter of a later date than July, and from the department of State I have but one dated since last February.—Perhaps I am to impute the greater part of this seeming oblivion of my american correspondents to my own remissness during the last winter—For six months however I have...