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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1501 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 18 January … | 1798-01-18 | I nominate William Miller of Pennsilvania to be Commissioner of the Revenue of the United States.... |
1502 | Adams, John | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | From John Adams to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 28 September … | 1798-09-28 | Inclosed is a letter from Kinchen Turner of Virginia requesting to be appointed a commissioner to... |
1503 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 23 January … | 1798-01-23 | The William Miller, whom I nominated some days ago, to be Commissioner of the Revenue is, William... |
1504 | Adams, John | Quincy, Maria Sophia | From John Adams to Maria Sophia Quincy, 14 August 1823 | 1823-08-14 | You have much better advisers than I can be—but I will venture suggest one line. As Nature will... |
1505 | Adams, John | Taylor, John | From John Adams to John Taylor, 9 January 1815 | 1815-01-09 | I am Still upon Birth and my Seventh Argument is. 7. It was a Custom among the Greeks and Romans;... |
1506 | Adams, John | Brackett, James | From John Adams to James Brackett, 15 January 1819 | 1819-01-15 | I am informed that Mr Pratt and Mr Hunt are cutting wood upon my land by your order that they cut... |
1507 | Adams, John | Pickering, Timothy | From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 23 July 1799 | 1799-07-23 | I had last night your favor of 18th. The misapprehension of Dr Steephens is to me altogether... |
1508 | Adams, John | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | From John Adams to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 31 October 1798 | 1798-10-31 | I return you the commissions inclosed in yours of the 22d signed and desire you to fill the... |
1509 | Adams, John | Griswold, Justin | From John Adams to Justin Griswold, 3 May 1818 | 1818-05-03 | I was born on the nineteenth of October 1735, and consequently was eighty two years of age, on... |
1510 | Adams, John | Jay, John | To John Jay from John Adams, 14 February 1788 | 1788-02-14 | I yesterday received M r Remsens Letter of the 14. of December, with the Journals and Gazettes... |
1511 | Adams, John | McHenry, James | From John Adams to James McHenry, 18 September 1799 | 1799-09-18 | In answer to your favor of the 7th. I consent with pleasure to the appointment of Thomas Pinckney... |
1512 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 2 March 1799 | 1799-03-02 | I nominate Robert Ritchie of Pennsylvania to be the Consul of the United States for Port au... |
1513 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 4 October 1800 | 1800-10-04 | Enclosed is a letter from Col. Hunnewell & another from Major Rowe recommending Mr Daniel Bell of... |
1514 | Adams, John | McHenry, James | From John Adams to James McHenry, 22 August 1799 | 1799-08-22 | I consent to the appointment of Mr. William Hosack to be lieutenant in the first regiment of... |
1515 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 7 February 1816 | 1816-02-07 | Among a million of Things I want to Say to you, which Shall I choose. Publick affairs? What are... |
1516 | Adams, John | Taylor, John | From John Adams to John Taylor, 16 April 1814 | 1814-04-16 | It is unnecessary to discuss, the nice distinctions, which follow in the first page of your... |
1517 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 28 April 1800 | 1800-04-28 | I nominate Henry Vandyke—of Delaware, to be a Lieutenant in the Navy. DNA : RG 46—Records of the... |
1518 | Adams, John | Anonymous | From John Adams to Anonymous, April 1825 | ≈1825-04-01 | I am almost most ashamed to acknowledge to you my tardy obligation, for your handsom Edition of... |
1519 | Adams, John | Maury, James | From John Adams to James Maury, 22 September 1816 | 1816-09-22 | I thank you for your kind letter of July 30th, and the Quarterly review enclosed with it, & for... |
1520 | Adams, John | Hamilton, Dr. Joseph | From John Adams to Dr. Joseph Hamilton, 25 October 1799 | 1799-10-25 | I have received your favor of the 15th with the agreeable present of your “occasional reflections... |
1521 | Adams, John | Taylor, John | From John Adams to John Taylor, 19 April 1814 | 1814-04-19 | That Aristocracies, both ancient and modern have been “variable and artificial” as well as... |
1522 | Adams, John | Knox, Henry | From John Adams to Henry Knox, 10 March 1800 | 1800-03-10 | I have recd the favour of your Letter of the 27th. of last month, and feel myself much interested... |
1523 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 26 June 1797 | 1797-06-26 | I nominate George Truet to be Supervisor of the Revenue for the District of Delaware in the Place... |
1524 | Adams, John | Jervey, James | From John Adams to James Jervey, 13 May 1813 | 1813-05-13 | I received yesterday the letter with which you honoured me on the 26 April inclosing Mr Elliots... |
1525 | Adams, John | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | From John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 12 … | 1800-03-12 | I thank you for your favor of 24th Ult. I return the letter with the oration, because they are... |
1526 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 26 August 1816 | 1816-08-26 | Your No. 50. 29th. May is before me. You wisely persevere in your habitual accuracy, and I hope... |
1527 | Adams, John | President of Congress | From John Adams to the President of Congress, No. 4, 24 … | 1780-08-24 | I have only time by this Vessell to inclose the declarations of Sweeden and Denmark; but the... |
1528 | Adams, John | McHenry, James | From John Adams to James McHenry, 1 July 1799 | 1799-07-01 | I have received your two letters of 25 June and return you all the papers inclosed.—If you... |
1529 | Adams, John | McHenry, James | From John Adams to James McHenry, 10 August 1799 | 1799-08-10 | The inclosed certificates from a clergyman & two surgeons of good authority were brought to me... |
1530 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 11 March 1813 | 1813-03-11 | Your favour of Oct. 4 was Sent to me from the Post Office this morning. Although I sincerely... |
1531 | Adams, John | United States Congress | From John Adams to United States Congress, 30 January … | 1801-01-30 | I transmit to Congress for their consideration a letter from William Thornton, Alexander White,... |
1532 | Adams, John | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | From John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 8 … | 1802-03-08 | I now return your remarks on Jefferson and Buffon. If I had your permission I would communicate... |
1533 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 1 July 1799 | 1799-07-01 | I return signed all the blank warrants inclosed in your favor of 25th. June, and pray you to use... |
1534 | Adams, John | McHenry, James | From John Adams to James McHenry, 11 September 1798 | 1798-09-11 | Inclosed are recommendations of Major McFarland, Captain Nathaniel Thwing to be appointed in the... |
1535 | Adams, John | McHenry, James | From John Adams to James McHenry, 12 August 1799 | 1799-08-12 | The Freeport volunteers are so well recommended, that I pray you to send their officers... |
1536 | Adams, John | Adams, George Washington | From John Adams to George Washington Adams, January … | ≈1822-01-01 | Tell your Father that I have found the old circular pedigree which looks like so many wheels... |
1537 | Adams, John | Cranch, Richard | From John Adams to Richard Cranch, 29 March 1802 | 1802-03-29 | For Value received I promise to pay Richard Cranch Esq, o n order, Two thousand two hundred and... |
1538 | Adams, John | Jay, John | To John Jay from John Adams, 9 March 1785 | 1785-03-09 | Permit me to congratulate the United States upon the Acquisition of a Minister of foreign... |
1539 | Adams, John | Russell, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Russell, 10 March 1793 | 1793-03-10 | Vice President United States to Benjamin Russel, Dr. L.s.d. To the Columbian Centinel, from March... |
1540 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 9 July 1798 | 1798-07-09 | I nominate John Smith Brooks Richard Harwood Maryland to be Lieutenant of Marines Francis Harman... |
1541 | Adams, John | Boudinot, Elisha | From John Adams to Elisha Boudinot, 21 September 1798 | 1798-09-21 | I have received your favor of the 15th recommending Mr John Pintard to be my private secretary in... |
1542 | Adams, John | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | From John Adams to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 23 July 1799 | 1799-07-23 | Inclosed is a letter from Mr. Thaxter relative to the light house on Gay head. I shall soon send... |
1543 | Adams, John | Wentworth, John | From John Adams to John Wentworth, September 1756 | ≈1756-09-01 | I brought a few Ideas with me when I first came to this Town, that grew in the luxurious soil of... |
1544 | Adams, John | Wolcott, Oliver, Jr. | From John Adams to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 21 September … | 1798-09-21 | Mr Andrew Halliburton of Portsmouth has called this morning upon me with the inclosed letters,... |
1545 | Adams, John | Carey, Mathew | From John Adams to Mathew Carey, 15 July 1813 | 1813-07-15 | I send you, as I received it, a Packett from Mr Bentley of Salem. You and Mr Clark must digest... |
1546 | Adams, John | Jay, John | From John Adams to John Jay, 24 November 1785 | 1785-11-24 | I Should have added in my Letter of this day, that Shelbourne professes to be steady to the... |
1547 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 23 April 1794 | 1794-04-23 | If the combined Powers are exhausted by their Exertions The French must be no less distressed by... |
1548 | Adams, John | Dewitt, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Dewitt, 3 April 1800 | 1800-04-03 | I have received & read with great pleasure, your ingenious & instructive memoir on the Onondaga... |
1549 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 7 February 1805 | 1805-02-07 | I received your favour of the 24 of Jan. this morning. I must repeat to you that I neither expect... |
1550 | Adams, John | Taylor, John | From John Adams to John Taylor, 5 March 1815 | 1815-03-05 | A few Words more concerning the Characters of litterary Men. What Sort of Men have had the... |