1To John Adams from Alexander Jardine, 16 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
I cannot resist the desire of writing to you nor the joy of your being elected president of the US:—as I think and hope that much of the peace and happiness of the rest of the world may now come to depend on you and your friends there, who I flatter myself may be well chosen. In short the love of Peace ,—the knowledge of its importance of late predominant in your Counsels give hopes of its...