11From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 7 September 1820 (Adams Papers)
Captain Phillips’s letter is a Volume of News to me—That he Sailed without a Commission was never known, heard, or suspected, by me—and not one word of his Conversations with Mr Stoddard, were ever communicated to me—but at this distance of time, what can I do to sooth the feelings of Mr Phillips—Till I received your letter, I have never heard one word about him since his dismission— G. W. A...
12From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 27 July 1820 (Adams Papers)
I will not envy you but congratulate you on the pleasure you have had in your excursion to Washington But I covet the like pleasure so much that if I could do it with out stirring up an uproar, & hurly burly through the Contenent—Old as I am I would get into my Gig, & bend my course thitherward to morrow morning—. I regret most grievously that you did not Visit Cedar Grove—at Fishkill...
13From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 25 July 1820 (Adams Papers)
I will not envy you but congratulate you on the pleasure you have had in your excursion to Washington, but I covet the like pleasure So much that if I could do it without stirring up an uproar and a hurly burly through the Continent, old as I am I would get into my Gig and bend my course thitherward tomorrow morning. I regret most grievously that you did not visit Cedar Grove at Fishkill...
14From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 16 June 1820 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for Dr Ware’s letter to Dr Mc Load which I have read with pleasure, they are worthy of his Father, & his Father in Law—Mc Load’s choice of a Text is in the true Character of a Jesuitical Priest-hood whose maxim is, that it is lawful to lie for pious purposes You must at least have had a pleasant Eevening, on your return from Montezillo—And I rejoice to hear that none of your days...
15From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 27 July 1819 (Adams Papers)
Though my letter to you has the air of a Redimentack Eulogium—on friend Lancasters lecture—yet it was down right honest and sincere for I was really delighted and enlightened by that lecture—my letter is your property—and give you may give the Original, or a Copy to Mr Lancaster if you please I hope soon to hear of your Marriage and to see you—and your elect precious, in our obscure town of...
16From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 19 July 1819 (Adams Papers)
I have heard Friend Lancaster, with pleasure, he is an excellent scholastic and academical disciplinarian—I wish he had the melodious Voice the graceful attitude’s and dignified Motions and gestures of the Revnd George Whitefield, of wonderful memory.— Lancaster formes his company’s into Battalions, Battalions into Regiments, his Regiments into Brigade’s—and teaches them all his Tactics with...
17From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 18 July 1819 (Adams Papers)
I have heard friend Lancaster with pleasure, he is an excellent scholastic and accedemical disciplinarian I wish that he had the melodious voice, the graceful attitudes and dignified motions and gestures, of the Revnd George Whitefield of wonderful memory— Lancaster formes his company’s into Battalions into Regiments Battalions into Regiments, his Regiments into Brigades, and teaches them all...
18From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 23 February 1819 (Adams Papers)
Enclosed is your letter to me of Feb’y 10th wh’ I return to you as you request— I wrote to the President in your favour in as strong terms as I could pen—it is a rule as well established as it is indispensible, that the President shall answer no letters, recommendations, or testimonies, in favour of candidates for office, accordingly, although Mr. Monroe did not answer my letter in your...
19From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 17 February 1819 (Adams Papers)
I sincerely and cordially pity you. But why are you not candid & explicit with me? If you expect me to assist you in your sublime and beautiful projects why do you not let me know what they are? From your enigmatical letter I can conclude nothing but that you are employed in a work to prove Governor Adams and Govr: Hopkins the joint authors of American Independence. If this is your design you...
20From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 14 February 1819 (Adams Papers)
Your letter of 20th: of two sheets of paper would require eight sheets at least to answer it and I cannot write one line. My head is brimfull & running over with observations on Mr Jefferson’s letter but I will not commit one of them to writing. What great work you have in contemplation I know not. I have not even read “Tempus.” Do you suppose I am sleeping on a bed of roses? Samuel Adams many...