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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 31 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 19 May 1799 | 1799-05-19 | I thank you for your favor of the 13th & the copies of Murrays letters, with the perusal of... |
| 32 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 21 May 1799 | 1799-05-21 | I last night received yours of the 15th & have read your letter to Capt. Nicholson, inclosed in... |
| 33 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 25 May 1799 | 1799-05-25 | I should be obliged to you if you will give leave to Joseph Beale, a midshipman on board the... |
| 34 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 27 May 1799 | 1799-05-27 | I have signed the warrants inclosed in your letter of the 15th & sent them to J.C. Jones. His... |
| 35 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 27 May 1799 | 1799-05-27 | I enclose you some papers from Mr. Bradford Marshall of this district & a letter from some French... |
| 36 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 28 May 1799 | 1799-05-28 | Inclosed is a letter from Lieut Cordis which I recommend to your consideration MHi : Adams Family... |
| 37 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 30 May 1799 | 1799-05-30 | I return signed all the blank commissions sent me with your letter of the 25th and am content you... |
| 38 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 31 May 1799 | 1799-05-31 | I have received your other letter of the 25th and think with you that there are too many of our... |
| 39 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 31 May 1799 | 1799-05-31 | I return you the papers inclosed in your letter of the 24th. My knowledge of the Spanish language... |
| 40 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 31 May 1799 | 1799-05-31 | Inclosed is a recommendation from Col. Leonard, lately a member of congress of his nephew Charles... |
| 41 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 2 June 1799 | 1799-06-02 | I received last night yours of the 28th. On the 21st I wrote you approving of Talbot to command... |
| 42 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 5 June 1799 | 1799-06-05 | Inclosed are recommendations of Joseph Williston & Habijah Savage, to be midshipman to whom I... |
| 43 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 7 June 1799 | 1799-06-07 | I thank you for the details in your favor of the 29th May Captain Truxton has deserved well of... |
| 44 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 June 1799 | 1799-06-08 | I have just received your favors of 30th May & 3d of June. The commissions shall be bestowed as... |
| 45 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 June 1799 | 1799-06-08 | The plan of operation in the naval service projected in your second favor of the third of June I... |
| 46 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 12 June 1799 | 1799-06-12 | Inclosed are recommendations of Henry Jackson Knox to be a lieutenant in the Navy & a petition... |
| 47 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 15 June 1799 | 1799-06-15 | Inclosed is a letter from Cotton Thayer, who is well recommended for a commission as lieutenant... |
| 48 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 19 June 1799 | 1799-06-19 | Inclosed are recommendations of Cotton Thayer to be a lieutenant of marines on board the... |
| 49 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 24 June 1799 | 1799-06-24 | I have received your letters of 17 & 18th. Lieutenant Beale it is true is a young man of 26 or... |
| 50 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 28 June 1799 | 1799-06-28 | I have read with pleasure your favor of the 19th. I yesterday sent to the post office your letter... |
| 51 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 1 July 1799 | 1799-07-01 | I am much pleased with your project for the employment of the United States and Constitution... |
| 52 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 1 July 1799 | 1799-07-01 | According to your request in your favor of 24th June, I return to you the commission for Timothy... |
| 53 | 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... |
| 54 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 1 July 1799 | 1799-07-01 | I have sent your letter, with the commission inclosed, signed to Capt Talbot as you proposed in... |
| 55 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 3 July 1799 | 1799-07-03 | Inclosed is a letter from the president & professor of divinity of our university recommending... |
| 56 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 3 July 1799 | 1799-07-03 | I have signed the commission for Saunders, to be a lieutenant in the Navy, & sent the letter to... |
| 57 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 3 July 1799 | 1799-07-03 | Capt Nicholson having a desire to converse with the Secretary of the Navy, concerning several... |
| 58 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 5 July 1799 | 1799-07-05 | We shall never get the constitution to sea, by any means that I know of. After much enquiry I... |
| 59 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 July 1799 | 1799-07-08 | The constitution employs my thoughts by day & my dreams by night. Capt. Talbot has written to you... |
| 60 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 10 July 1799 | 1799-07-10 | I have received your two favors of the 3d. The constitution shall not be delayed by me. If Talbot... |
| 61 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 19 July 1799 | 1799-07-19 | I received your letter of July fourth by Mr. Hudson, & immediately signed & delivered his... |
| 62 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 20 July 1799 | 1799-07-20 | I have received your two favors of the 13th & 15th, & thank you for the very satisfactory... |
| 63 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 22 July 1799 | 1799-07-22 | Inclosed is a recommendation from the Mayor & Alderman of New Haven of David Phipps Esqr to be a... |
| 64 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 23 July 1799 | 1799-07-23 | It always gives me pain, when I find myself obliged to differ in opinion from any of the heads of... |
| 65 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 23 July 1799 | 1799-07-23 | I thank you for the regulations of the navy & your report on the naval establishment, received in... |
| 66 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 5 August 1799 | 1799-08-05 | Your two letters of the 29th & one of the 30th of July are before me. I know not who are meant by... |
| 67 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 August 1799 | 1799-08-08 | I received last night your favor of the 2d of this month. I am sincerely sorry for the... |
| 68 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 8 August 1799 | 1799-08-08 | I enclose you copies of letters this moment received from Mr. McNeil brought up to me by Dr... |
| 69 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 9 August 1799 | 1799-08-09 | Inclosed are the original letters copies of which I sent you yesterday—one from Turell Tufts... |
| 70 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 12 August 1799 | 1799-08-12 | I have signed the commission for Dr. Edward Field of Enfield & sent it on in your letter to him.... |
| 71 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 13 August 1799 | 1799-08-13 | The inclosed recommendation of George Barrel from his uncle Joseph Barrel Esqr. to be a... |
| 72 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 14 August 1799 | 1799-08-14 | I have sent your letters to Jonathan P. Hitchcock & William H Williams, with their commissions... |
| 73 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 15 August 1799 | 1799-08-15 | I have transmitted a commission to Mr. Lemuel Little to be a sailing master & a warrant to Mr.... |
| 74 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 16 August 1799 | 1799-08-16 | Inclosed is a request of Dr Amos Windship to be a surgeon in one of our vessels of war. I was in... |
| 75 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 22 August 1799 | 1799-08-22 | I thank you for your favor of the 14th. I am very well satisfied to send Capt. Barry with the... |
| 76 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 22 August 1799 | 1799-08-22 | Inclosed is a letter from Mr Senator Foster, recommending Dr Mason of Newport. Another from Mr... |
| 77 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 23 August 1799 | 1799-08-23 | I have signed the warrant for Mr. George Barrell to be a midshipman & inclosed it to his uncle... |
| 78 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 23 August 1799 | 1799-08-23 | My thoughts and feelings are exactly in union with yours, expressed in your favor of the 17th. I... |
| 79 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 28 August 1799 | 1799-08-28 | I have signed the commission for Joseph Whitmore, to be sailing master in the navy & have sent it... |
| 80 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 30 August 1799 | 1799-08-30 | Talbots arrival at Hampton road on the 15 & his determination to sail for Cayenne in two or three... |