571To John Adams from Timothy Pickering, 8 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed letter from Huberd Rees of Claremont County, So. Carolina, I received to-day, and with great pleasure forward it, with the address from the people of that county to You and both Houses of Congress expressing such just sentiments of the “perfidious” French Republic, and of duty towards their own country. I have the honor to be / most respectfully / sir, your obt. servant MHi :...
572To John Adams from Timothy Pickering, 8 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
I recollect your once expressing to me your uneasiness that nothing had then been effected towards raising the additional corps of Artillery. Since that time Congress have authorized the raising forthwith twelve additional regiments of Infantry and six troops of horse. Little seems to be done in this business; which excites real uneasiness in the minds of those who know the fact and consider...
573To John Adams from Samuel Dexter, 8 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
To have the best government in the world, and that government administered in the best manner, is the distinguished lot of our happy nation. Ever since the adoption of the constitution we have felt its benign effects; but in an increased, and increasing degree of late; since all have now learned the important lesson, to respect themselves, and despise foreign influence. This we owe, in a high...
574To John Adams from Thomas Dawes, 9 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have been informed in a respectful tho’ not official manner that the President of the United States had appointed me one of the Commissioners for Assessing the Direct Tax. Could any thing induce me to accept the appointment it would be the consideration of its coming from the most elevated citizen of my country and from a character whom I hope to be indulged in saying I have venerated for...
575To John Adams from Stephen Jones, 10 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
The subscribers, inhabitants of the town of Machias, in the district of Maine, tho’ residing in a remote corner of the United States, have not been inattentive and indifferent spectators to the dangerous encroachments of a foreign nation, and the impending evils which threaten our Country.—We have waited with anxious concern for the result of the extraordinary mission to the French...
576To John Adams from Timothy Pickering, 10 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed recd. Augt. 10. 1798. and forwarded by the President’s most obt. servant MHi : Adams Papers.
577To John Adams from David Leonard Barnes, 11 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
The original, of which the inclosed is a copy, was sent by mail to the Secretary of State last Tuesday—but hearing of your being at Quincy, I take the liberty to trouble you with this directly, in order that you may have the earliest information, of the arrival and object of Victor Hughes’, partner and Agent— To the inclosed I would add, that being at Newport this week, I found that the same...
578To John Adams from Abigail Fellows Cunningham, 11 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
I beg leave to congratulate you on your safe Return to your peaceful Retreat. may nothing disturb you. I think, it is almost, an unpardonable sin, for any one to trouble you, with unnecessary addresses, or impertinance when you are overwhelmed, with the Ardous cares and perplexities, of saving, States and Nations and Empires, which is enough to Set any King becide him self, if he had not God,...
579To John Adams from Stephen Higginson, 12 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
The Bearer hereof, William Gray Esqr an eminent merchant of Salem, desirous of making some representation respecting the Commerce of our Country, has requested of me an introduction to you— Mr. Grays character you are probably in some good measure, at least acquainted with, it is certainly very respectable in the mercantile line.— With great respect I have the honor to be / Sir your most hum...
580To John Adams from James Jackson, 12 August 1798 (Adams Papers)
Since my address to you of the 8th instant, a duplicate of which this accompanies, I have received information from the Collector of the Customs for the Port of Savannah, of a very disagreeable occurrence, which took place there, in the night of the 4th instant. The destruction of a Spanish Schooner by some persons unknown— As I have not heard of any existing hostility between the United...