1From John Adams to William Thomas, 10 August 1822 (Adams Papers)
The grounds and principles on which the “3third article of the Treaty of 83. was contended for on our part and finally yielded on the part of the British” were these. First, that the Americans and the adventurers to America were the first discoverers and the first practisers of the fisheries. 2dly That New England and especially Massachusetts, had done more in defence of them, than all the...
2From John Adams to William Thomas, 11 August 1822 (Adams Papers)
Let me add a few hints to my former letter. Please to search in the publications after the treaty of peace for a letter of monsieur de Marbois, secretary of the legation, to the Chevalier de la Luzerne, and records and files of congress during that period; and an ’octavo volume in French, entitled, "Politique de tous les cabinets de 1’ Europe," published by the French government during the...
3From John Adams to William Thomas, 12 August 1822 (Adams Papers)
Let me add a few hints to my former letter. Please to search in the publications after the Treaty of Peace for a letter of Monsieur de Marbois, Secretary of Legation to the Chevalier de la Luzern—and records and files of Congress during that period; and an Octavo Volume in french entitled, “Politique de touf les Cabineto del Europe” published by the French Government during the Revolution; in...
4From John Adams to William Thomas, 26 September 1822 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed papers are old Colony Memorials and therefore very proper to be inserted in your Paper, in which if you will be so good as to insert them word for word, / you will oblige your friend and / humble Servant MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.