2261To John Adams from Herman van Bracht, 12 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have now the honour to hand you the Second volum of the translated constitutions of America, Inscribed to Your Excell : by the publisher Mr. F: wanner. According to your desire, every expression is avoided that could tend to give offense to any person in times to critical as these. A due tribute of applause, however, has been given, tho the persons who So well deserved it in the true...
2262To John Adams from Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 13 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed we have the honour of sending to your Excellency an Account, which your Bookseller has given us Some days ago, please to tell us if we are to pay the Same. We also take the liberty of troubling your Excellency with a more interesting matter, the Rafaction on the Tobaccos, having observed with much pleasure, that your Excellency hinted this point in the Conferences about the Treaty,...
2263To John Adams from Antoine Marie Cerisier, 18 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
J’ai vu ici Mr le Comte de Sharsfield qui m’a fait l’honneur de me rendre visite; il m’a parlé du manuscrit qu’il vous avait communiqué et m’a paru même desirer que j’en eusse aussi communication; il m’a renvoyé au tens où il aurait terminé son voyage qu’il ne fait disait-il, que pour mettre la derniére main à cet ouvrage; je ne doute cependant que, s’il était à la Haye, il fit la moindre...
2264Antoine Marie Cerisier to John Adams: A Translation, 18 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
I had the honor of a visit from Mr. Sarsfield here. He spoke to me about a manuscript that he sent to you, and he seemed to want me to see a copy of it also. He deferred giving me a copy until after his trip, which, he said, he was only making to put final touches on this work. I doubt that he had the least bit of difficulty in getting it for me for a few days while he was at The Hague. There...
2265To John Adams from Pieter van Bleiswyck, 19 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
Le Conseiller Pensionnaire d’Hollande Sera tres ravi Si Son Excellence Monsieur Adams veut bien lui faire l’honneur de passer chèz Lui ce Soir vers les 7 heures, ou Demain matin a 9 heures suivant La plus grande Commodité &c. Sr. Exe:
2266Pieter van Bleiswyck to John Adams: A Translation, 19 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
The Counsellor Pensionary of Holland will be delighted if his excellency Mr. Adams would do him the honor of meeting with him this evening at about 7 o’clock or tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock, whichever is more convenient for his excellency RC ( DSI : Hull Coll., on loan); endorsed: “Grand Pensionaire.”
2267To John Adams from Henry Grand, 20 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have had the honour of your last Letter to which the least return was a quiker aknowledgement of thanks for its particular civil contents; and I should certainly not have been deficient in that respect had it not been for the Settlement of a part of your Madeira Wine which I let a friend have, for you may well suppose that no man in the World, lett him have been ever so sincere a Wel Wisher...
2268To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 22 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
I Have received your Excellencys Letter of the 12th Instant. I am rejoiced that your Excellency has Got Satisfactory news from Paris and Petersbourgh. I shall Know what it is in good Time, in the mean while confiding myself on your Excellencys Contentment, I am Easy. I wish the measure recommended in the Leiden Papers was adopted the Effect upon England and other Powers would be Obvious....
2269Dutch Translation of John Adams’ Draft of a Dutch-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce and Proposals for Revisions, 23 … (Adams Papers)
Een Tractaat Van Vriendschap en Commercie, tusschen haar Hoog Mogende, de Staaten Generaal (1) van de zeven vereenigde Nederlandsche Provincien, en de vereenigde Staaten (2) van America, te weeten New-Hampshire , (3) Massachu-setts, Rhode Island , Connecti-cutt, New-York, New-Jersey, Pensylvania , (4) Delaware, Mary-land, Virginia, Noord-Carolina, Znid-Carolina en Georgia . Haar Hoog Mogende...
2270John Adams’ Reconstructed Draft and Translation of the Dutch Proposals, 23 April 1782; 22 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
A Treaty of Amity and Commerce between their High Mightinesses, the States General (1) of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands and the United States (2) of America, to wit, New Hampshire , (3) Massachusetts, Rhode Island , Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania , (4) Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia . Their High Mightinesses, the...
2271V. Proposed Amendment to Article 24, 22 – 29 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
Het 24e: Artikel zoude in deezer voege veranderd konnen worden. By aldien de Vereenigde Staaten van America t’eeniger tyd nodig mogten vinden, om by den Koning of Keizer van Marocco of Fez, mitsgaders by de Regeeringen van Algiers, Tunis of Tripoli, of by eenige van dezelve, Negotiatien te entameeren tot het verkrygen van Paspoorten ter beveiliging van hunne Navigatie op de Middelandsche Zee,...
2272V. Proposed Amendment to Article 24: A Translation, 22 – 29 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
Article 24 would be changed in the following manner. If at any time the United States of America shall judge necessary to commence negotiations with the King or Emperor of Morocco and Fez and with the Regencies of Algiers, Tunis, or Tripoli or with any of them to obtain passports for the security of their navigation in the Mediterranean Sea, their High Mightinesses promise that upon the...
2273VI. Amendment to Article 4, 29 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
De byvoeging in het Slot van Artikel 4 zoude in diervoegen gesteld konnen worden. En zullen de beide contracteeren de Mogenheeden iederonder hun gebied de nodige voorziening doen, ten einde de respective Onderdaanen en Ingezeetenen van behoorlyke bewysen van Sterfge vallen, waar by dezelve zyn geinteresseerd, voortaan zullen konnen werden gedient.
2274VI. Amendment to Article 4: A Translation, 29 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
The addition at the end of Article 4 should be done in the following manner. And the two contracting parties shall provide, each one in his jurisdiction, that their respective subjects and inhabitants may henceforward obtain the requisite certificates in cases of deaths in which they shall be interested. Consenti. MS ( Adams Papers ); endorsed: “Amendment of the 4. Article proposed to me, by...
2275VII. Proposed Amendment to Article 9, 29 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
Het 9e: Artikel zoude tot wegneeming van alle difficulteiten op deeze wy se verandert konnen werden. Voorts is overeengekomen en beslooten, dat het volkomen vry zal staan aan alle kooplieden, bevelhebbers van Scheepen en andere Onderdaanen of Ingezeetenen der beide contracteerende Mogendheeden in alle plaatsen, respectivelyk gehoorende onder het gebied en de jurisdictie der welderzyd se...
2276VII. Proposed Amendment to Article 9: A Translation, 29 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
Article 9, in order to remove all difficulty, should be changed in the following manner. It is further agreed and concluded that it shall be wholly free for all merchants, commanders of ships, and other subjects and inhabitants of the contracting parties in every place, subjected to the jurisdiction of the two powers respectively, to manage themselves, their own business. And moreover, as to...
2277Resolution of the States General Authorizing the Signature of the Dutch-American Treaty and Convention on Recaptures, 17 … (Adams Papers)
De Heeren van Randwijk, en andere Haer Hoog Moge: Gedeputeerden tot de buijtenlandsche Saaken, ingevolge en ter Voldoeninge van derserlver Resolutie Commissoriael van den 23 April deezes jaers, in conferentie getreeden Synde met den Heere Adams Minister Plenipotentiaris der Vereenigde Staten van America over het aangaan van een Tractaat van Vriendschap en Commercie met wel gem: Staaten,...
2278X. Resolution of the States General Authorizing the Signature of the Dutch-American Treaty and Convention on Recaptures … (Adams Papers)
The Lord van Randwyk and others, Deputies of their High Mightinesses for the Department of foreign Affairs, in Obedience to and in Compliance with their Resolution of the 23d. April of this present Year, having conferred with Mr. Adams, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America, respecting the entering into a Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the said States, reported to this...
2279To John Adams from Henry Laurens, 25 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
The anonymos Bill, alluded to, My Dear Sir, in your favor of the 15th. which I was honored with yesterday, I had dismissed at Sight, by a most contemptuos protest, notwithstanding it had been usher’d with great solemnity, boasting a derivation from as good a friend to America as any in Europe and as honest a Man. My friend who said all this, or in terms equal, I know merits that Character in...
2280To John Adams from Henry Laurens, 27 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
Soon after I had dispatched a Letter to you this Morning, under the 25th. Inst. I was honor’d by yours of the 18th. but too late for an answer by this days Mail. You inclosed Copy of an old Letter from Mr. Valltravers, which had without doubt been sent to you merely for information that I had given no answer to the original which had cost 5/. in London. The Copy bears the heaviest part of nine...
2281To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 29 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
I Am honoured with the Receipt of your Excellencys Letter of the last Post. The Letter of which I gave your Excellency an Extract about a fortnight Ago made me very Uneasy, as it shewed me there was a misunderstanding somewhere—I could wish your Excellency would clear it up by a Letter to our Friend at Nantes. I fancy He imagines that His name is joined with yours in the Different Commissions,...
2282To John Adams from Robert R. Livingston, 29 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
Near five months have elapsed since I have been favoured with a line from you. Your letter of the 4th. of March is the last that has as yet found its way to America. Let me entreat you, Sir, to reflect on the disgrace and discredit it brings upon this department to be kept thus in the dark relative to matters of the utmost moment, and how impossible it is without better information to declare...
2283To John Adams from Francis Dana, 30 August 1782 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter of Aug: 7th. yesterday afternoon, and at the same time the packet you mention. I thank you most cordially for your sentiments upon “something of consequence”: but I am no longer at liberty to pursue a course like that you point out. My la st dispatches, which I presume you did not read, tho they came open under your Cover, are clear and decided upon that affair. I am...
2284To John Adams from John Jay, 1 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I am this moment informed of a safe opportunity of conveying you a Letter, and as such another may not soon offer, I must not omit it. My opinion coincides with yours as to the Impropriety of treating with our Enemies on any other than an equal footing. We have told mr Oswald so, and he has sent an Express to London to communicate it, and to require further Instructions. He has not yet recd....
2285To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 1 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have not heard from Mr Lawrens since He sent me the Letter of a part of which I have sent your Excellency a Copy but Mr Lee tells me that He has written to London demanding a Passport to go from thence to America as He finds a difficulty in getting a safe Passage there from France. My Friend in London writes me that the Passport is granted at the request of Lord Cornwallis. I Know not...
2286To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 4 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Since my arrival here I received the packet which I inclose to you from M Livingston with particular instructions relative to it. I send it by the bearer Mr. Frazer of Boston under Cover to Mess: Ingraham & Bromfield who will take proper Care of it. Doctor Franklin has been a good deal indisposed with the Gout and gravel, he is somewhat better, and went abroad in a Carriage on sunday; I have...
2287To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 5 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have receivd Your Excellencys Letter of the 30th Ult., together with three Papers inclosed therewith. The last shall be sent as directed, and I trust they will give full Satisfaction. I informed your Excellency in my last, that Mr L. Proposed to return to America by the way of England, having Sollicitd a Passport for that purpose, which has been granted at the request of Lord Cornwallis. I...
2288To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink, 5 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Honoured with your Excellency’s Confidence, we think it our duty to inform you in our privy, that a motion is made to dispose our Regency, to subscribe for account of our City, a certain Sum at the Loan whch. is proposed to be made for the States of Maryland; whch. if succeeding, Should prove a mark of confidence, proper to encourage particular Subscriptions, whch. the Continental Loan doth...
2289To John Adams from Francis Dana, 6 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I do not ask you to consider this as a letter to you. I have writen so much for several days that I am absolutely beat out; and my health besides begins to fail me. A most constant head ach hangs upon me, and almost stupifies me: Consider this therefore only as a cover of the enclosed letters. I shall probably trouble you more frequently in this way than I have ever done; but it must be upon...
2290To John Adams from William Gordon, 7 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Last evening I heard that a vessel was arrived from Amsterdam. Was up early and went to Boston in the morning after letters, could meet with none, and returned home to dinner. Between four and five Deacon Mason called and brought me one from . My good old Friend, who I began to fear from his long silence, had nearly forgotten me, through the multitude of more capital European figures...
2291To John Adams from Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 7 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
We take the liberty to inform your Excellency that about a Month ago, when Mr. Ridly, agent of the State of Maryland was here, we agreed with Said Gentleman, in virtue of his Powers and Commissions, which were certified by your Excellency, to open a Loan of Six hundred thousand Guilders, in behalf of the Said State for ten Years and at 5 pco. Interest, which shall be paid out of the Amount of...
2292To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink, 11 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Not being favoured with an answer on our letter of 5 inst, we comprehend the receipt by your Excellency’s writing of 8th. inst: to us, Messrs. van Staphorst and de La Lande & Fynje; but Mr. N. van Staphorst being gone to the hague, has taken without preventing any of the Houses said letter with him, so we take the liberty to pray Your Excellency for the Copy thereof, because we are frustrated...
2293To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 12 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour of receiving your Excellencys Letter of the 7th Instant, the Shrewed Man mentioned therein is now in this Town. He talks I am told of residing here. I have a Letter from my Freind at Paris. He seems to be much satisfied with Mr J Firmness, who has declared He will treat with no Powers where Our Independance becomes a Question and is disputed. “He has no great Confidence in...
2294To John Adams from Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 12 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
We duly received your most esteem’d favour of the 10th. of this month to us in particular, and to our Society with Messrs. Willinks and de La Lande & fynje. About the latter we’ll have a conversation this evening, and give your Exce. a proper answer probably to morrow. In the mean time we most humbly thank your Excellency in our particular for the kind assurances, which you are pleased to give...
2295To John Adams from Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 13 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Mess. W. & J. Willink and De La Lande & fynje have sent your Exce. by the Post waggon of this day an answer to the letters, which we received from your Excellency this week. We could not sign said answer, since it contains two inferences, in which we don’t agree with said Gentlemen. 1o. That the Loan for Maryland will injure the Loan of the united state. We are just of the opposite opinion, as...
2296To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and De la Lande & Fynje, 13 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Mr van Staphorst having taken along with him Your Excellency’s favour of the 8th: Inst: prevented it’s reply. Since being favoured with your Excellency’s of the 10th:, We have conversed with Said Gentlemen, who told us to have informed Your Excellency, about their Sentiments in respect of the motion in behalf of the Continental Loan, and desired us, as we are of some different Opinion to give...
2297To John Adams from Robert R. Livingston, 15 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have been favoured with your Letters from the 19th: April to the 5th: July, by the Heer Adams. How impatiently they have been expected you will be able to judge by mine of the 29th: Ulto: which you will receive with this. The events they announce are considered as of the utmost importance here, and have been directed to be officially communicated to the different States. Your loan is...
2298To John Adams from Francis Dana, 16 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Your letter for recalling your son was unfortunately so long on its way that the season for sending him as you proposed is passed. It is almost now an equal chance that he might remain the winter in Norway. I am discouraged about the other course to Lubec also, and am on the whole advised to send him on by Land altogether. It is possible he might have a road voyage even to Holland, but I...
2299To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 19 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I inclose herewith some Slips which came to Hand by the last Mail. A Letter from Mr L of the 7th Instant has the following Paragraph. I have had the Honour of corresponding with Mr Adams, All is well, it could not be otherwise it cannot be otherwise, when Men are not determined to be Knaves or Fools. I am Happy to find Mr L satisfied with your Excellencys Conduct towards Him. I have sent the...
2300To John Adams from Matthew Ridley, 20 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I doubt not you have e’er this thought me slow in keeping the promise I made of writing to you. I have had many Reasons for defering it; but amongst others the desire of writing you with some certainty of the Tempers of People here. I have had one very serious Conversation with, J. He appears to me very desirous of seeing you—were it only for a few Hours—he says he has some Things to consult...
2301To John Adams from Matthew Ridley, 20 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
The present Letter is on a Subject, which, tho’ in itself little interesting to others, is, to me, as desiring to retain your good opinion, much so. The Subject I allude to, is that of the Loan negotiated by me in Holland for the state of Maryland. I should be sorry, after the repeated proofs I received of confidence and politeness from you, that you should conceive me reserved and close—yet...
2302To John Adams from Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 21 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
The 13th. Instt. we had the honour of waiting on your Excellency last, which we do confirm, and have now to acquaint your Excellency that our Petition to the Regency of this Town, relative to the Maryland Loan, notwithstanding the favourable Report of the Committee, has been declined by the majority of a few Voices in the Council, who unhappily has not been very numerous. Your Excellency will...
2303To John Adams from the Trustees of Dartmouth College, 24 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Though we have not the honor to be personally acquainted with you, yet, from your extensive character, we have the happiness to know your Excellency to be a friend to knowledge, as well as freedom. Your abelities being so adequate to the gratefication of your benevolence, is a consideration attended with a very sensable pleasure, while we address you on a subject, that comprehends much of the...
2304To John Adams from Edmund Jenings, 25 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I did not receive any Slips by the two last Posts. I am particularly obliged to your Excellency for your Favor of the 16th. Instant. The Dutchman Compliment was really polite the Sentiments of certain public Characters relative to the American Independance lead to something Substantial. I find it is the wish of some to see the letters now publishing in the news papers collected in a Pamphlet....
2305To John Adams from Benjamin Lincoln, 25 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Congress, a few days since, received your letter of the 19 of April last which announced to them that you had been received by the States General of the United provinces in the quality of Minister plenipotentiary of the United States of America—an event interesting and important—besides a participation in the general joy occasioned hereby my private feelings are perfectly gratified that...
2306To John Adams from Robert Morris, 25 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I do myself the Honor to enclose for your Perusal Acts of Congress of the twenty seventh of November and third of December 1781, and the fourteenth and twenty third Instant. In Consequence I have to request that all Bills hitherto drawn by Authority of Congress be paid, and the Accounts of those Transactions closed. After this is done, and I hope and beleive that while I am writing this Letter...
2307To John Adams from Robert Morris, 25 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Your letter of the 22nd April has been delivered to me by Mr. Peter Paulus to whom I shall most chearfully Afford such advice or countenance as he may stand in need of. But it seems this Gentlemans wants are not confined to those Points, he applies to me for a Supply of Money to set up his Trade, I have explained that your desires in his favor do not extend to the advance of Money, and I am...
2308To John Adams from Rodolph Valltravers, 25 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
Just returned from a Tour through Hungaria, I have the Satisfaction of recieving your very Kind Favor of Augt. the 18th. inclosed in Mr. Bosset’s Letter, the Resident of two german Courts at the Hague, whose ill-grounded Scruples have been the Cause of the long Detention of mÿ preceding application to Your Excellency, of april 11th. from Münich. I am happy to hear from your own honored Self,...
2309To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 27 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you from Paris inclosing you a packet of great Consequence which I received from Mr Livingston, but for want of a Conveyance to please me, I put it into the hands of Mr. Jay who will take proper Care of it. I wish you had it, and if Mr. Jay had, when I was at Paris, any thing of much Consequence that he wou’d put on paper, I wou’d have sent the whole by Express. I am anxious about it,...
2310To John Adams from Robert Morris, 27 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
I do myself the Pleasure to congratulate you on the Success of your patriotic Labors in Holland. The general Tribute paid to your Abilities on this Occasion will so well dispense with the Addition of my feeble Voice that I shall spare your Delicacy the Pain of expressing my Sentiments. The enclosed Resolutions and Copies of Letters will convey to you so fully the Views of Congress, and explain...