From John Adams to the President of Congress, 17 July 1781

To the President of Congress

Amsterdam, 17 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC, No. 84, III, f. 319–329 printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins Francis Wharton, ed., The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Washington, 1889; 6 vols. description ends , 4:584–588.

John Thaxter wrote this letter during John Adams’ absence at Paris. It contains a full English translation of the memorial that the burgomasters and pensionary of Amsterdam presented to William V on 8 June. It appeared in Dutch newspapers, including the Gazette de Leyde of 17 July. Thaxter also noted that on 6 July the States General had revoked their order requiring merchant ships to remain in whatever port they found themselves upon learning of the war with England.

RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand (PCC, No. 84, III, f. 319–329). printed: (Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins Francis Wharton, ed., The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, Washington, 1889; 6 vols. description ends , 4:584–588).

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Source Project: Adams Papers
Title: From John Adams to the President of Congress, 17 July 1781
Author: Adams, John
Recipients: President of Congress
McKean, Thomas
Date: 17 July 1781

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Cite as: “From John Adams to the President of Congress, 17 July 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-11-02-0315. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, vol. 11, January–September 1781, ed. Gregg L. Lint, Richard Alan Ryerson, Anne Decker Cecere, Celeste Walker, Jennifer Shea, and C. James Taylor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003, pp. 422–423.]