1From John Quincy Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 21 August 1809 (Adams Papers)
It is related of Augustus Caesar, that being upon his death-bed, he turned just before he expired...
On the 22d. of September, the day upon which I entered on the Execution of the duties of my...
In your letter of 18 January to your Mama, you mentioned that you read to your Aunt Cranch a...
4From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 30 March 1825 (Adams Papers)
I have this day drawn upon you, at sight, for ten thousand Dollars, in favour of Richard Smith,...
On the 5th. of last month I received your letter dated on the first & have been in expectation of...
6From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 4 March 1824 (Adams Papers)
I duly received your Letter of 15. January, with a Statement of your Account of Agency to the...
On examining my books at the Athenarum, I find there are several volumes missing; among...
8From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 13 April 1826 (Adams Papers)
I have received your Letter of the 1st. instt. and am expecting another with your quarterly...
In your letter of 18. January to your Mama, you mentioned that you read to your Aunt Cranch a...
10From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 6 December 1818 (Adams Papers)
I received about a fortnight since a few lines from you so ill written that it was with...
11From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 28 October 1819 (Adams Papers)
Since my return to this City I have received your Letters of the 12th and 21st. instt. the...
12From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 27 November 1826 (Adams Papers)
I enclose herewith the following papers 1. An Order in my favour on the U. S. Branch Bank Boston,...
13From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 4 December 1826 (Adams Papers)
I received yesterday your Letter of the 18th. ulto. enclosing four more copies of Mr Whitney’s...
14From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 17 April 1824 (Adams Papers)
I have duly received your Letters N.7, 8 and 9. with their enclosures; accounts and vouchers—When...
15From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 29 November 1826 (Adams Papers)
On the 18th. instt. I received and duly acknowledged your Short note of the 14th. accompanied...
16From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 15 September 1811 (Adams Papers)
The first point of view, in which I have invited you to consider the Bible, is in the light of a...
17From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 7 December 1826 (Adams Papers)
On the 8th. of last month, I wrote you a Letter enclosing three orders from W. S. Smith, and just...
18From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 6 February 1821 (Adams Papers)
With this Letter I commit to you a power of Attorney to receive for me any dividends, due or...
19From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 9 December 1823 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of the 14th. ulto. N. 4. came duly to hand, but I have not before found time for...
20From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 17 July 1824 (Adams Papers)
I have not replied to your Letter of the 24th. of June, having been in expectation of receiving...
21From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 25 June 1825 (Adams Papers)
I enclose here with the two Policies of Insurance on my two Houses in Nassau Street Boston, which...
22From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 21 October 1825 (Adams Papers)
We had a boisterous passage of 47 hours from Providence to this place—After reaching Newport in 2...
23From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 4 October 1823 (Adams Papers)
I leave with you one thousand Dollars to be deposited in the Bank, and applied to the payment of...
24From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 10 November 1817 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of 14. October N. 2. but Post-marked on the Superscription, “Cambridge 21 Octr. was...
25From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 17 November 1824 (Adams Papers)
I duly received your Letter N. 14. dated the 15th. ulto. with the enclosed account, which appears...
26From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 14 December 1826 (Adams Papers)
The last Letter I have from you is of the 2d. instn. but I have also received Mrs Clark’s receipt...
27From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 31 December 1826 (Adams Papers)
May the blessing of God, whose justice is remembered at the close of your last Letter rest upon...
28From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 9 July 1814 (Adams Papers)
Upon looking back on the list of my Letters sent to America, I am surprized to find that the last...
29From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 3 May 1824 (Adams Papers)
Abby S. Adams returns home in company with Mr Fuller. I have requested him to pay her expenses on...
30From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 21 October 1823 (Adams Papers)
I received yesterday your Letter N 1. dated the 15th. instt. with its enclosure, and am much...
31From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 24 December 1826 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of the 15th. instt. has been duly received. I s till hope that your Account to the...
32From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 6 October 1811 (Adams Papers)
We were considering the Bible in its historical character, and as the history of a Family—From...
33From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 30 October 1826 (Adams Papers)
I have received with much satisfaction your Letter of the 23d. and 24th. instt. with the enclosed...
34From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 10 August 1818 (Adams Papers)
It is a great affliction to me to be deprived as I am by constant and indispensable...
35From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 15 August 1811 (Adams Papers)
Some time since, your Mama and I received two letters from you at once—the first to your Mama was...
36From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 3 September 1810 (Adams Papers)
Your Mama and I have received your letter dated the 28th: of February last; which gave us much...
37From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 5 July 1826 (Adams Papers)
I have received with pleasure your Letter of the 28th. ulto. and should have been glad to have...
38From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 27 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
I wrote a few days ago to your Grandmama, and desired her to inform you, and your brother John,...
39From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 31 July 1820 (Adams Papers)
If the twenty-five Volumes of the projected compilation of English Poetry, which were published...
40From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 18 June 1812 (Adams Papers)
In the course of the last Autumn and Winter, I wrote you five Letters on a particular, but most...
41From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 16 June 1824 (Adams Papers)
Mr Frink Roberts wrote me that General Jackson’s had made present to all his Sons; and I wrote...
42From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 12 April 1817 (Adams Papers)
The enclosed Letter is from Mr Le Dieu, and was received the day after you left London—As I did...
43From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 8 November 1826 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter numbered 2. dated 30 and 31. October is before me—Enclosed in it was the receipt of...
44From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 30 March 1825 (Adams Papers)
I have this day drawn upon you, at sight, for ten thousand Dollars, in favour of Richard Smith,...
45From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 3 February 1824 (Adams Papers)
On the 5th. of last month I received your Letter dated on the first and have been in expectation...
46From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 1 March 1818 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of the 19th: of Last Month, informing me of your admission to the University gave me...
47From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 18 August 1825 (Adams Papers)
Thomas J. Hellan is to be offered as a Candidate for admission at Harvard University this year—I...
48From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 21 September 1824 (Adams Papers)
I certify that George Washington Adams was a Student of Law under my direction at the City of...
49From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 19 November 1826 (Adams Papers)
Your short note of the 14th. enclosing your Account to the first of July 1826. 4. Copies of Mr...
50From John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, 21 August 1820 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of the 13th: instt. is received and gave me pleasure—It would have been still more...