1Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 5 October 1785 (Adams Papers)
The Treaty of Fontainebleau, between Joseph II, emperor of Austria, and the United Provinces of the Netherlands, was not concluded until 8 November (
2To John Adams from John Bondfield, 20 November 1789 (Adams Papers)
Beginning in 1781, Joseph II, emperor of Austria, conducted a two-year program of political reforms that stripped away the power of the Roman Catholic Church in the Austrian Netherlands. In a rapid series of edicts, he suppressed monastic orders and reallocated their funds. He cut...
3To James Madison from William Grayson, 28 May 1785 (Madison Papers)
Joseph II, emperor of Austria, was trying his strength against the Dutch, but France had thus far been able to keep the peace. See
4Thomas Jefferson to John Langdon, 5 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Joseph II, emperor of Austria [index entry]