291From Thomas Boylston Adams to William Sullivan, 6 May 1809 (Adams Papers)
Mr: Thomas Greenleaf, who read law in my Office, for the space of Two years and nine months, and who is now under your professional guidance and direction, pursued, while with me, as near as I recollect, the following course of study. Viz: Robertson’s History of Ch: 5th: 1 Vol: Blackstone’s Commentaries Cook Litt: Wood’s Institute—Woodeson’s lectures—Espinasse N P. Fearne on Remainders &...
292From Thomas Boylston Adams to Ebenezer Francis Thayer, 28 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
Your friendly note of this day is not unexpected. I am ready to meet my antagonist, on my own element. But as a brave General is always magnanimous, in the hour of victory, I will cheerfully display the heroism, which this occasion demands. Mr Lemuel Hall, who has after, suit brought paid to my Attorney, four or five Dollars more than he was under a necessity of paying, by reason of Costs &ca:...
293From Thomas Boylston Adams to Ebenezer Francis Thayer, 12 November 1818 (Adams Papers)
I have received a few more returns from the war Department, of Certificates for pension. Among others, one for old Mr Amos Thayer and one for Mr Solomon Thayer; I saw Dr Wild—one of your Selectmen on Tuesday and informed him as to Mr: Amos Thayer. He promised to call and take the Certificate, and when he does, I wish to know what compensation I shall demand for your services, in taking his...
294From Thomas Boylston Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 31 January 1823 (Adams Papers)
By request of My Father I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Instant and the Essay on the Whooping Cough presented to the “Adams Library of the Town of Quincy.” As this is the first occasion, by donation , to that Library, I may be permitted, as one of the Trustees , to thank you in their behalf, for this valuable Treatise, upon a disorder, which I have always...
295Thomas Boylston Adams, anecdotes, 1811 (Adams Papers)
Thomas Adams, brother of John Quincy Adams, was one of the Circuit Judges of Masstts Court very able Man & learned lawyer—but very intemperate.—He was obliged to resign his office—being threatened with Impeachment. Upon one occasion, there was an action of Trover on trial before him for a gun which had been borrowed, but which the borrower refused to return. Adams—in Charging the Jury,...
296From Thomas Boylston Adams, 2 October 1821 (Adams Papers)
1. U.S. Register—for 1822— 1824/102 Memo—Thomas Boylston Adams—Junr, To be entered as a Candidate for admission as a Cadet at West Point— DNA : RG 94—Records Relating to the U.S. Military Academy.