1From John Adams to Pieter Johan van Berckel, 11 March 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have rec d. the Letter, which you did me the honor to write me on the 5 th. of this Month, & am happy to recieve this Confirmation of the News of your Appointment as Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America.— Your Name, Connections & Character are Sufficient Pledges of your Attachment to your own Country as well as ours, and cannot fail to be as pleasing in America as they...