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1 Adams, John Adams, Charles Francis From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 17 August … 1825-08-17 I thank you for a very pleasant letter, and I supplicate a continuance of them—I have given up...
2 Adams, John Adams, Charles Francis From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 3 December … 1825-12-03 I thank you for your two letters—and I wish you would continue to write to me twice a week—my...
3 Adams, John Adams, Charles Francis From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 12 January … 1820-01-12 I am much pleased with your frankness in relating the manners and customs of your School—talking...
4 Adams, John Adams, Charles Francis From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 21 March 1817 1817-03-21 I now hope to see you, after 8 years Absence. I cannot write you a formal Letter. You have a kind...
5 Adams, John Adams, Charles Francis From John Adams to Charles Francis Adams, 19 December … 1825-12-19 Knowing as I do the whirlwind of business, ceremony, Levee’s Drawing rooms Dinners, Parties, with...
6 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 5 March … 1822-03-05 Did you send me a pritty address of the President of Columbia College, which I received this...
7 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 3 June 1822 1822-06-03 Some of Jobs afflictions and some of Jobs comforts have prevented my answering your letters, as...
8 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 27 October … 1821-10-27 Your kind letter of the 21st. has given me great satisfaction, indeed you have been very good I...
9 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 12 June … 1822-06-12 I am well pleased with your No’s: 31. 32 & hope you will continue the subject. I see nothing on...
10 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 3 February … 1823-02-03 yours of the 26th. January is received. I pray you to attend as much as possible, to every Court,...
11 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 3 November … 1821-11-03 Your letter of the 28th. of October has been received with pleasure—First because it is sprightly...
12 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 31 January … 1821-01-31 I thank you for your letter of the 31st. as well as for that from New York—I have been reduced so...
13 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 27 July … 1822-07-27 I have mislay’d your letter and therefore cannot refer to it. I hope Mr Russell has his fill,...
14 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 12 November … 1821-11-12 I thank you for your letter of the 4 Nov. I am very glad you have got so far through Hallams...
15 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 1 December … 1822-12-01 I have received your letter of the 18th. November—your comparison of the horse race with the...
16 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 25 November … 1821-11-25 Thanks for your No 5. I have now finished reading and hearing read the Four volumes of Hallam’s...
17 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 10 May 1819 1819-05-10 You have expressed a wish—as I am told—that I would write to you—but what shall I say—we are all...
18 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 21 March … 1817-03-21 I have been pleased with your Journal. I envy, or rather I wish, I could have Shared with you,...
19 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 9 December … 1821-12-09 The information in yours of the 30 Nov. & that we have from Susan of the health & spirits of you...
20 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 17 December … 1822-12-17 yours of the 9th. is received, you do not give me any account of your Studies as formerly—Mr....
21 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 13 January … 1822-01-13 I am glad to learn by your No. 12—that you are reading Burlamaqui and as he is sound in...
22 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 12 January … 1823-01-12 I have received your favour of the 5th. instant full of wise reflections philosophical and moral....
23 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 26 February … 1822-02-26 I received this Morning your No 18—It is a universal complaint that the english Language...
24 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 30 May 1822 1822-05-30 Some of Jobs afflictions & some of Jobs comforters have prevented my answering your letters as...
25 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 15 June … 1822-06-15 I am well pleased with your No. 31 & 32 I hope you will continue the subject. I see nothing in...
26 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 22 February … 1822-02-22 Do not the cannon which have thundered this morning in honour of your Namesake, in flame a holy...
27 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 10 March … 1822-03-10 I have received your No 19, 24, Feby. When I recollect the freedom of speech, which I indulged,...
28 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 20 … 1822-09-20 Your beautiful letter of the 8th has given me great pleasure I call it beautiful because the...
29 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 24 June … 1822-06-24 Your No 33. has pleased me much and I beg you to continue your observations on the cavilling and...
30 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 15 November … 1821-11-15 I thank you for your letter of the 4th. November I am very glad to hear that you are so nearly...
31 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 26 March … 1822-03-26 I am delighted with your number 22. It is not too free. It is modest enough. It is wise learned...
32 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 20 February … 1825-02-20 Your letter has given me great pleasure, and so have those of your brother John—they are lively,...
33 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 13 March … 1820-03-13 If you have a desire of a long life and a happy life I advise you to read Cicero. Your Father has...
34 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 27 January … 1822-01-27 The splendid account we receive from you and others of the dinners parties and balls from...
35 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 27 December … 1821-12-27 I have mourned with your mourning in your No. 9 of the 16th Dec. for the loss of Colonel Trimble,...
36 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 11 June … 1821-06-11 I have finished the Sprit of the King. About 3400 pages, as romantick as any of Scotts Novels and...
37 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 14 May 1822 1822-05-14 I will not trouble you, to read a history of my pains and aches, as an apology for neglecting to...
38 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 10 October … 1822-10-10 I have received your letter of the 23d ulto. & your father’s letter & octavo volume mentioned in...
39 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 11 July … 1822-07-11 I agree with you in your number 34. that the quarterly is guilty of damning Stuart, and Reid,...
40 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 6 January … 1822-01-06 A cold frosty snowy morning. I have received your No 11. I am glad you have got through the...
41 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 8 June 1821 1821-06-08 Though the theory of Government is a nice and dangerous Study as I have found by experience; Yet...
42 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 15 May 1822 1822-05-15 I will not trouble you to read a history of my pains and aches, as an apology for neglecting to...
43 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...
44 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 10 February … 1822-02-10 Thanks for your No 15—Your Father advised wisely to the Abbe Condilla. I knew him personally. He...
45 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 3 April … 1820-04-03 If you can obtain leave of absence I wish for the pleasure of your Company here on the twelfth of...
46 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 12 January … 1820-01-12 I thank you for your letter of new-years-day, and congratulate you on your arrival in the great...
47 Adams, John Adams, George Washington From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 23 June … 1821-06-23 I have received a very pleasant letter from you of the 21st. of the month; your close attention...
48 Adams, John Adams, John From John Adams to John Adams, 18 November 1823 1823-11-18 Your account of the first part of your journey, is quite as entertaining and instructive as is...
49 Adams, John Adams, John From John Adams to John Adams, 16 October 1824 1824-10-16 Your frolicsome letter of the 10th of October has come to hand this morning and amidst the...
50 Adams, John Adams, John From John Adams to John Adams, 25 October 1822 1822-10-25 In the reign of Charles 1st of England, Henry Adams came to America from Devonshire and settled...