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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas … | 1785-07-08 | We duly received your letter of the 20 th of June, and now in consequence thereof send you a... |
| 2 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | Franklin and Jefferson to John Adams, 15 June 1785 | 1785-06-15 | Among the instructions given to the Ministers of the United States for treating with foreign... |
| 3 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | Franklin and Jefferson to Adams, with Proposed Treaty … | 1785-07-08 | We duly received your letter of the 20th. of June and now in consequence thereof send you a... |
| 4 | Franklin, Benjamin | Adams, John | To John Adams from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas … | 1785-06-15 | Among the instructions given to the Ministers of the United states for treating with foreign... |
| 5 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 7 July 1785 | 1785-07-07 | This will accompany a joint letter inclosing the draught of a treaty, and my private letter of... |
| 6 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 10 December 1819 | 1819-12-10 | I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of Nov. 23. the banks, bankrupt law, manufactures,... |
| 7 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 14 October 1816 | 1816-10-14 | Your letter, dear Sir, of May 6. had already well explained the Uses of grief, that of Sep. 3.... |
| 8 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 25 February 1823 | 1823-02-25 | I recieved in due time your two favors of Dec. 2. & Feb. 10. and have to acknolege for the ladies... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 7 October 1818 | 1818-10-07 | It is very long, my dear friend, since I have written to you. the fact is that I have was... |
| 10 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1801 | 1801-01-17 | Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President of the US. and will have the honor of... |
| 11 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 8 April 1791 | 1791-04-08 | Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the Vice-president of the U. S. and has the honor to... |
| 12 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 4 September 1785 | 1785-09-04 | On receipt of your favors of Aug. 18. & 23. I conferred with mr̃ Barclay on the measures... |
| 13 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 15 August 1820 | 1820-08-15 | I am a great defaulter, my dear Sir, in our correspondence, but prostrate health rarely permits... |
| 14 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 28 February 1796 | 1796-02-28 | I am to thank you, my dear Sir, for forwarding M. D’Ivernois’ book on the French revolution. I... |
| 15 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 20 February 1787 | 1787-02-20 | I am now to acknoledge the receipt of your favor of Jan. 25. Colo. Franks sailed in the packet of... |
| 16 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1812 | 1812-12-28 | An absence of 5. or 6. weeks, on a journey I take three or four times a year, must apologize for... |
| 17 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 12 January 1786 | 1786-01-12 | I had just closed the preceding letter when M. de Blumendorf the Imperial Secretary of legation... |
| 18 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 1 June 1822 | 1822-06-01 | It is very long, my dear Sir, since I have written to you. my dislocated wrist is now become so... |
| 19 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 22 August 1813 | 1813-08-22 | Since my letter of June 27. I am in your debt for many; all of which I have read with infinite... |
| 20 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 13 November 1818 | 1818-11-13 | The public papers, my dear friend, announce the fatal event of which your letter of Oct. 20. had... |
| 21 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 24 September 1785 | 1785-09-24 | My letter of Sep. 19. written the morning after Mr. Lamb’s arrival here, would inform you of that... |
| 22 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 27 August 1786 | 1786-08-27 | Your favour of July 31. was lately delivered me. the papers inform me you are at the Hague, and,... |
| 23 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 11 January 1816 | 1816-01-11 | Of the last five months I have past four at my other domicil , for such it is in a considerable... |
| 24 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 27 November 1785 | 1785-11-27 | Your favor of the 5th. came to hand yesterday, and Colo. Smith and Colo. Humphries (by whom you... |
| 25 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 27 May 1795 | 1795-05-27 | I inclose you a letter from our friend D’Ivernois according to his request expressed in it. our... |
| 26 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 27 December 1785 | 1785-12-27 | Your favors of the 13th. and 20th. were put into my hands today. This will be delivered you by... |
| 27 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 13 November 1818 | 1818-11-13 | The public papers, my dear friend, announce the fatal event of which your letter of Oct. 20. had... |
| 28 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 1 March 1793 | 1793-03-01 | In consequence of the information I received from you on the first Wednesday in January that the... |
| 29 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 23 July 1787 | 1787-07-23 | Frouillé, the bookseller here who is engaged in having your book translated and printed,... |
| 30 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 11 December 1785 | 1785-12-11 | Baron Polnitz not going off till today enables me to add some information which I receive from... |
| 31 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 23 January 1812 | 1812-01-23 | The messenger who carried my letter of yesterday to the Post-office brought me thence, on his... |
| 32 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 22 June 1785 | 1785-06-22 | My last to you was of the 2 d. inst. since which I have received yours of the 3 d. and 7 th. I... |
| 33 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 15 August 1820 | 1820-08-15 | I am a great defaulter, my dear Sir, in our correspondence, but prostrate health rarely permits... |
| 34 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 26 November 1790 | 1790-11-26 | From a letter received from the President mr̃ Lear is satisfied he cannot be here to-day and... |
| 35 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 15 May 1819 | 1819-05-15 | your letter of Apr. 2. was recieved in due time, and I have used the permission it gave me of... |
| 36 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 27 June 1813 | 1813-06-27 | Ἴδαν ἐς πολύδενδρον ἀνὴρ ὑλητόμος ἐλθὼν, Παπταίνει, παρέοντος ἄδην, ποθεν ἄρξεται ἔργου· Τί... |
| 37 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 13 November 1787 | 1787-11-13 | This will be delivered you by young Mr. Rutledge. Your knowledge of his father will introduce him... |
| 38 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 30 May 1786 | 1786-05-30 | In my letter of the 11 th. instant I had the honour of inclosing you copies of letters relative... |
| 39 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 28 October 1813 | 1813-10-28 | According to the reservation between us, of taking up one of the subjects of our correspondence... |
| 40 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 1 July 1787 | 1787-07-01 | I returned about three weeks ago from a very useless voiage. Useless, I mean, as to the object... |
| 41 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1819 | 1819-12-10 | I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of Nov. 23. the banks, bankrupt law, manufactures,... |
| 42 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 27 October 1786 | 1786-10-27 | I formerly had the honour of mentioning to you the measures I had taken to have our commerce with... |
| 43 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 13 November 1787 | 1787-11-13 | This will be delivered you by young mr̃ Rutledge. your knowledge of his father will introduce him... |
| 44 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 1 August 1816 | 1816-08-01 | Your two philosophical letters of May 4. and 6. have been too long in my Carton of “Letters to be... |
| 45 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 8 September 1817 | 1817-09-08 | A month’s absence from Monticello has added to the delay of acknoleging your last letters; and... |
| 46 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 25 March 1826 | 1826-03-25 | My grandson Th: Jefferson Randolph, being on a visit to Boston, would think he had seen nothing... |
| 47 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 8 April 1816 | 1816-04-08 | I have to acknolege your two favors of Feb. 16. & Mar. 2. and to join sincerely in the sentiment... |
| 48 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 20 April 1790 | 1790-04-20 | Encroachments being made on the Eastern limits of the United States by Settlers under the British... |
| 49 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 11 July 1785 | 1785-07-11 | Doctr. Franklin sets out this morning for Havre from whence he is to cross over to Cowes there to... |
| 50 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 23 February 1787 | 1787-02-23 | The Notables met yesterday. The king opened the assembly with a short speech, wherein he... |