1From John Adams to D.C. Ballard, 27 February 1813 (Adams Papers)
I duely recd. your favour of Jan 10th and Should have Sooner acknowledged it if Indisposition had not confined me to my house for a longer time than I was ever before confined, Since I can remember. In Answer to your request, I inclose a Newspaper, “the Spirit of 1776” in which you will find the Annunciation of a great Work entitled “An Enquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government...
2From John Adams to D.C. Ballard, 25 June 1815 (Adams Papers)
Your quotation from “An Irish publication” in your Saturday’s Paper, under your head of “free Trade” is ingenious and amusing. The Allegory of the Law Suit, is pretty and Supported, through out. But the good humoured Witt was mistaken in a Fact. He characterises Samuel Adams as a “School Master.” This is an Error. Samuel Adams never was a Schoolmaster. He was a Merchant. He was the Son of...