1From John Adams to Benjamin Dewitt, 3 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I received yesterday the letter you did me the honor to write me on the 20th of March in the character of Secretary of the society, for the promotion of Agriculture arts and manufactures. I pray you, Sir, to present me with great respect & esteem to the society, and my hearty thanks for the honor they have been pleased to confer upon me by their unanimous election of me, to be an honorary...
2From John Adams to Benjamin Dewitt, 3 April 1800 (Adams Papers)
I have received & read with great pleasure, your ingenious & instructive memoir on the Onondaga salt springs, & salt manufactories in the western part of the S t ate of N York. I thank you for this valuable present which I shall transmit to the American academy of Arts & sciences at Boston I am Sir with great esteem your very humble sert MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.