1To John Adams from Mathew Carey, 1 June 1813 (Adams Papers)
Your very polite & friendly favour of the 26th. ult. I duly recd. It is before me, & demand my thanks. I enclose the extracts from John Marston’s Communications, which I have had copied for the new Edition. Agreeably to your directions, I send by this day’s Mail, a copy of the Naval History, & shall send two more by the succeeding mails. Accept the assurances of very sincere respect from /...
2To John Adams from Mathew Carey, 12 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
Your favour of the 28th. ult—is duly recd I believe there is not a copy of the first Volume of the Defence, to be had in the United States, for Sale. This work, revised & corrected, would, I believe, at a future day, bear a small Edition. It is a pity itshould be out of the market I am, very respectfully, / Your obt. hble. servt MHi : Adams Papers.
3To John Adams from Mathew Carey, 18 January 1814 (Adams Papers)
By last Mail, I sent you a copy of the new Edition, & I now send you two, of which I request your acceptance. I hope this Edition will meet with as much approbation from you, as the former. It has cost the editor much pains & trouble. If it answers no other purpose, it will be of considerable service to future historians. Your obt. hble servt MHi : Adams Papers.
4To John Adams from Mathew Carey, 19 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
Dr James Rush, yesterday, put into my hands your letter of the 30th. ult. which came too late to answer the purpose intended. As I propose to publish in one time a new Edition of the Naval History, I shall, if you judge proper, retain this communication; or otherwise return it to you. I remain, with sincere respect, / your obt. hble Servt MHi : Adams Papers.
5To John Adams from Mathew Carey, 14 June 1815 (Adams Papers)
It is a long period since I have been favoured with a line from you—which I much regret. A Continuation of the Correspondence wd. have afforded me high gratification. I enclose two half parts of the different Editions of the Olive Branch, wherein I have borne my testimony in favour of your valuable, but much abused work. I remain, respectfully, / Your obt. hble. Servt MHi : Adams Papers.
6To John Adams from Mathew Carey, 6 August 1813 (Adams Papers)
I enclose a letter for Mr Marston, by his request—& likewise some papers, recd. some months since, under an injunction that they should not leave my house. I return them, in order to ascertain whether it be agreeable to you to have them delivered to Mr Clarke, which, without your permission, it wd. be improper to do. I remain, very respectfully, / your obt. hble. servt MHi : Adams Papers.
7To John Adams from Mathew Carey, 26 January 1814 (Adams Papers)
By this day’s mail I forward you a Set of the Naval History, which I request You will place in your library, as a mark of respect & esteem from / Your obt. hble servt. I send a Copy for Capt Marston P.S. I have much alarmed myself respecting the probability of a separation of the states. My friends generally are tranquil on the subject. This does not allay my fears. Will you be so good to...
8To John Adams from Mathew Carey, 21 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
The enclosed art is, I find, in the Appendix to the Naval History. I therefore return it, & am, / respectfully, / Your obt. hble Servt MHi : Adams Papers.
9Mathew Carey to Thomas Jefferson, 14 January 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
By this day’s mail I send you a copy of the Olive Branch, of which I request Your acceptance, & am, RC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; at head of text: “Hon. Thomas Jefferson , Esq r ”; endorsed by TJ as received 30 Jan. 1815 and so recorded in SJL . The work sent to TJ by this day’s mail was probably the 9 Jan. 1815 second edition of Carey ’s The Olive Branch: or Faults on Both Sides,...
10To James Madison from Mathew Carey, 3 February 1815 (Madison Papers)
Your favour of the 28th. ult. with the approbation of the plan of my work, is peculiarly gratifying. From the concurring opinions of a number of my friends, I have reason to hope, that it will in some degree answer the purpose for which it was intended. I am fearful, however, the disorders of the Country have advanced beyond the power of remedy by reason or argument. The profligate & ambitious...