1To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 17 March 1781 (Adams Papers)
The reason, why I have not called on Your Excellency for seeing together the House I had spoken of, is that it is doubtful, as I have been informed, whether it is yet to be let or not, a Lady being at present in treaty about it with the Proprietary. If they do not agree, I will hear further of it, and have the honor of informing Your Excellency instantly. This time at least I have proved a...
2Jean Luzac to John Adams: A Translation, 24 November 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to enclose two more copies of the Pensées . I am not including more because you can get them more easily in Amsterdam from the booksellers listed in the advertisement appearing in today’s Gazette . I am very glad that you approve of the preface which is, however, far beneath the encomium that you bestow upon it. I agree with you regarding the intentions of the people whom you...
3To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 19 January 1781 (Adams Papers)
I am sorry, there appeared something suspicious to you in the paragraph, mentioned in your last Letter. If it had been send to me by some person or other, perhaps I would make no secret of it: But I can assure you on my word, the whole paragraph is of my own frame and contains my own sentiments on the subject. Nobody whosoever had any part in it nor any notice of it: And, when I shall have...
4Jean Luzac to John Adams: A Translation, 27 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
Our sincere thanks for your kindness in sending us several interesting documents. I have the honor to send you back a few, and of asking your permission to keep the rest for a few more days, because I did not have enough time to copy them all at once, and I intend to use them as space will permit. The two Philadelphia letters have already been copied, but I was unable to publish their...
5To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 22 January 1781 (Adams Papers)
I could not return You the Papers, which Mr. Thaxter was so obliging as to deliver us early this morning, without giving You my best and sincerest thanks for the attention, You had in communicating to us so fresh and so important an intelligence. Our love for truth and liberty induced us, from the very beginning of the American Contest, the first (I dare say) amongst the European News-Writers,...
6To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 19 March 1782 (Adams Papers)
The Committee of the corporate Body of Merchants, Manufacturers and Traders of this City have charged me, as their Counsel, to present Your Excellency with two printed Copies of the Petition, they have put up Monday last to the Great-Council of Leyden, in order to pray for the conclusion of commercial connexions with the United-States of America. They hope, Your Excellency will accept those...
7To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 14 November 1780 (Adams Papers)
J’ai été bien fâché d’avoir vu trainer si longtems l’impression de la Brochure en question, d’abord par le refus du Libraire, auquel je m’étois d’abord adressé, et sur lequel j’avois compte, ensuite par les lenteurs continuelles de l’Imprimeur. Là voilà enfin achevée: J’ai l’honneur de vous en envoyer ci-joint deux Exemplaires: J’en ai demandé une douzaine gratis pour votre usage, et je vous...
8Jean Luzac to John Adams: A Translation, 19 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
Upon returning home, I found the letter that you honored me with of last Monday. Please accept my apologies for thus far being unable to speed up the publication of the pamphlet. Unexpected family matters, particularly the death of a relative, have caused me to make frequent trips out of town and have deprived me of the leisure necessary to address myself to the task as promptly as I had...
9Jean Luzac to John Adams: A Translation, 7 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
I received successively the Massachusetts Constitution, the three American papers, and the manuscript pamphlet that you were kind enough to send me. I am very sensible of the attention and confidence that you have repeatedly shown me and am honored by your approval of my work. The original edition of the constitution, with which you have favored me, I find infinitely agreeable and I plan to...
10Jean Luzac to John Adams: A Translation, 31 August 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to return to you the enclosed papers, which you were kind enough to send me, and you can see from the enclosed gazette of last Tuesday the use that I made of them. I am infinitely obliged for the attention that you have paid to me in this regard and you will always find me ready to consider anything that you may communicate. As to the constitution of Massachusetts Bay, I would...
11To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 24 November 1780 (Adams Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous envoyer ci-joint encore deux Exemplaires sur du Papier à écrire des Pensées : Je n’en ajoute pas un plus grand nombre, parce que vous pouvez l’avoir actuëllement plus facilement à Amsterdam même, chez les Libraires indiqués dans l’Avis, qui se trouve dans notre Gazette d’aujourd’hui. Je suis bien aise, que vous approuviez la Préface, qui néanmoins est audessous de...
12To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 27 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
Vous faisant des remercîmens très-sincères des la communication, que vous avez eu la bonté de nous faire successivement de plusieurs Papiers intéressans, j’ai l’honneur de vous en renvoyer ici une partie, vous priant de permettre que je garde le reste encore quelques jours, parce que le tems ne m’a pas permis de les copier toutes à la fois, et que je me propose de les employer à mesure que la...
13To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 22 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
Altho’ the early part, I have taken in the struggles of America for the rights of Liberty and Mankind, would be a silent witness of my particular happiness at the present moment, when Your Excellency’s steady and prudent conduct in our Republic is crowned with the most glorious success, I should deem myself wanting in my duty, if I did not congratulate Your Excellency most sincerely in the...
14To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 19 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
De retour d’une absence de chez moi j’ai trouvé la Lettre, dont vous m’avez honoré en date de Lundi dernier. Je dois vous demander pardon, que je n’aie pu accélérer jusqu’ici davantage la publication du Pamphlet. Des affaires de Famille imprévuës, qui me sont survenuës depuis ce tems, particulièrement la mort d’une Parente, qui m’a causé de fréquents voyages hors de Ville, m’ont ôté une grande...
15Jean Luzac to John Adams: A Translation, 14 November 1780 (Adams Papers)
I am very sorry that the publication of the pamphlet has been so long delayed, first by the refusal of the bookseller to whom I had sent it and on whom I had counted, and then by the continual delays of the printer. Now it is finally done, and I have the honor to send to you the two enclosed copies. I have requested a dozen free for your use and I will send another ten by the Barque Marchande....
16To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 7 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
J’ai bien reçu successivement la Constitution de Massachusett’s, les trois Feuilles Américaines, et la Brochure manuscrite, que vous avez eu la bonté de m’envoyer. Je suis très-sensible à l’attention et à la confiance, que vous me témoignez itérativement, et je m’honore de l’approbation, que vous donnez à mon travail. L’Edition originale de la Constitution, dont vous m’avez gratifié, m’a été...
17To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 31 August 1780 (Adams Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous renvoyer ci-joint les Papiers, que vous aviez eu la bonté de nous communiquer; et vous verrez par l’Exemplaire ci-joint de notre Gazette de Mardi dernier l’usage que j’en ai fait. Je vous suis infiniment obligé de l’attention, que vous nous avez témoignée à cet égard; et vous me trouverez toujours prêt à vous prouver tout le cas que je fais des Pièces, que vous nous...
18To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 16 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
The corporate Body of Manufacturers and Merchants of this City having presented yesterday to the Honorable Great-Council of Leyden an Address of thanksgiving and further prayer, concerning the future Commerce of our Republic with the United-States of America, I find myself honored with their orders to present Your Excellency with some printed Copies of it. This epoch, Sir, is one of the most...
19Jean Luzac to John Adams: A Translation, 6 September 1781 (Adams Papers)
It was with the greatest satisfaction and gratitude that I received, some time ago from your Excellency, the collection of constitutions and other fundamental acts of the federative Republic formed in the New World. I expressed my gratitude for this to Mr. Thaxter, but it is my duty to express my great and sincere thanks to your Excellency. If this collection is by itself a testament worthy of...
20To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 14 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
Je viens d’achever la lecture de la Brochure, au sujet de laquelle vous avez bien voulu demander mon avis. La partie du style est excellente: Il me paroit seulement, que dans les huit ou dix premiers Feuillets il y a des fautes de langage, faciles à corriger mais néan moins trop remarquables. Quant aux choses, elle est fortement pensée; et, quoiqu’une brillante imagination puisse avoir porté...
21To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 6 September 1781 (Adams Papers)
Ce fut avec la plus grande satisfaction et reconnoissance, que je reçus, il y a quelque tems, de la part de Votre Excellence, le Recueil des Constitutions et autres Actes fondamentaux de la République Fédérative, qui s’est formée dans le Nouveau-Monde. J’en ai témoigné ma gratitude à Mr. Thaxter; mais il est de mon devoir de présenter à Votre Excellence même mes vifs et sincères remercîmens....
22Jean Luzac to John Adams: A Translation, 14 September 1780 (Adams Papers)
I have finished reading the pamphlet, about which you asked my opinion. The style is excellent and it is only in the first eight or ten pages that I found some obvious, but easily correctable errors in language. As to content, it is well reasoned and, although the author’s vivid imagination may have led him to exaggerate somewhat the consequences of the American Revolution, I am nevertheless...
23To John Adams from Jean Luzac, 10 December 1781 (Adams Papers)
When some months past I desired a Copy of the Collection of American Constitutions, it was for the use of a Gentleman of Letters, actually employed in translating the several Acts of American Legislation, but who knew no other Collection of those Acts than a French translation printed at Paris. I wished then to keep for myself and clean the Copy, Your Excellency had made me a present of, as a...