261From John Adams to the Chevalier de Pinto, 10 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter, which you did me the honour to write me, on the 7 th. of this month, and have observed with great satisfaction; the assurances of her most faithfull Majesty’s desire, to conclude with the united states of america, a treaty of Commerce upon convenient Conditions. I am very well convinced sir, of the utility and Convenience, which would be found in the nomination of...
262To John Adams from the Chevalier de Pinto, 7 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
J’ai eû ordre de ma Coûr de faire parvenir à votre connoissance, que quoique on ait differé jusqu’ici de repondre au project d’un Traité de Commerce, sur le quel nous êtions concertés à Londres, ne a moins, Monsieur, les desirs de Sa Majesté Trés Fidelle ne sont ni moins vifs, ni moins efficâces pour Conclure avec Les Etâts Unis d’Amerique ce même Traité, a des Terms et a des Conditions...
263From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 6 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
I am Sorry to give you the trouble of this Commission: but I fear it will not be effectually done but by you—and therefore let me beg the favour of you to send for M r de La Blancherie and withdraw my Subscription to the Society of whose affairs he has the direction, and put a stop to his sending me the Nouvelles de la Republique des Lettres et Des Arts.— he persuaded me at the Hague to...
264To John Adams from Thomas Brand Hollis, 6 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive your favor this morning shall be very happy to receive you & m rs Adams your own day tuesday 11 th: pray tell Col Smith I will not say one word about the conditions of his visit but shall be glad to see him & his Lady on his own terms. these Americans will have their own way and so let them. if it was possible I should be glad to see Jennings with you. however we...
265To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 6 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I am Sorry to give you the trouble of this Commission: but I fear it will not be effectually done but by you, and therefore let me beg the favour of you to send for Mr. de La Blancherie and withdraw my Subscription to the Society of whose affairs he has the direction, and put a stop to his sending me the Nouvelles de la Republique des Lettres et Des Arts. He persuaded me at the Hague to...
266From John Adams to C. W. F. Dumas, 5 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
I am very much concerned that an absence in the Country should have So long delayed My Answer to your Letter of the tenth of July. There is no Act of Congress which authorizes me expressly, to order the Payment of your Salary,: But the Representation in your Letter Supported by the Extract from that of M r Jefferson to you of the 14. of June last, Show Such an Absolute necessity of it that I...
267From John Adams to Thomas Brand Hollis, 5 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
I have received with much Pleasure your Letter without a date— nothing can ever give me more satisfaction than the reflection that I may have been instrumental of doing Justice in any degree to injured Innocence, especially in the Case of a friend— The 2 persons you allude to were once friendly to me, as I most certainly ever was to them, & I have no reason to think that either of them was...
268To John Adams from Count Semon Romanovich Vorontsov, 5 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
Le C te de Woronzow à I’honneur de remercier Monsieur Adams pour deux exemplaires d’un poeme sur l’Amerique qu’il a eu la bonté de lui envoyer, il le prie de vouloir bien se charger de transmettre ses remercimens à l’Auteur. Il aura soin de faire parvenir à Sa Majesté l’exemplaire que Mons r. Barlow lui a destiné; quoique Sa Majesté s’occupe peu de poesie et ne lise pas l’anglois, Il est...
269From John Adams to Count Semon Romanovich Vorontsov, 4 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
M r Adams presents his Compliments to the Ambassador from Russia, and does himself the Honour of conveying to his Excellency, a Small Packet. There are in it, two Volumes, which may be reckoned among the First Fruits of the Arts, in the United States of America, as they were there, written, printed and bound. one of the Books is intended for his Excellency, and the other for the August...
270To John Adams from Richard Henry Lee, 3 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
Since my letter to you of december 1785 from Chantilly in Virginia in answer to the letters that you were pleased to write me on the 26 th. of August, 6 th. & 7 th. of September 1785; I have not been honored with any letter from you. On my arrival here I met with, and read with great pleasure your book on the American governments— The judicious collection that you have made, with your just...