1801From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 9 June 1813 (Adams Papers)
I enclose you sketches of Naval history and a letter from the Author Make what use of them you...
1802From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 12 December 1811 (Adams Papers)
What is common Law in England has been Subject to disputes enough. In Blackstones Commentaries...
1803From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 9 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
Our Boston Rulers must be acknowledged to be profound Politicians. They appear to have Studied...
1804From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 25 January 1813 (Adams Papers)
I will join with Vice President Gerry and Lt. Governor Gray in any reasonable representation. But...
1805From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 16 March 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have just recd your Favour of Yesterday. It has been a Rule of the Government from 1789 to this...
1806From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 12 July 1811 (Adams Papers)
The Charge of “Change of Politicks” hinted in your Letter of the 8th, deserves no other answer...
1807From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 15 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
You ask my Opinion, (if I understand you) whether Duane or General Hull, be the fittest Man for...
1808From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 25 June 1816 (Adams Papers)
In the style of John and Jonathan Bull, I give you a thousand thanks for your letter of the 18th...
1809From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 2 December 1814 (Adams Papers)
Gerry! Gerry! Gerry! You was the last of my Colleagues! I am left alone! It cannot be long before...
1810From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 31 December 1812 (Adams Papers)
I cannot take leave of the Year, without confession of my fault and begging Pardon, A Letter so...
1811From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 28 May 1813 (Adams Papers)
You know not the Feeling I have for you. I wish Mr Cutts and Mr Seaver, may guess right: but you...
1812From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 19 October 1813 (Adams Papers)
Little did I think when I last wrote you, what a monument was erected to me. I have since...
1813From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 9 April 1813 (Adams Papers)
Since there is nothing in human life but Brimborians, that is maginificent nothings, pompous...
1814From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 17 September 1810 (Adams Papers)
I know that Mother Harvard had Power to make D.D. M.D. and LLD as well as Batchelors and Masters:...
1815From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 25 July 1813 (Adams Papers)
Mine Eyes are better. I am angry with you for calling our Navy little. It is the greatest Navy in...
1816From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 17 September 1813 (Adams Papers)
I receive with pleasure, the News of your removal to Cambridge and establishment in Office, in...
1817From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 10 January 1810 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your favour of Decr 25 And the Extracts inclosed. I regret the loss of your Visit...
1818From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 16 January 1813 (Adams Papers)
I am broke….I am a Bankrupt… Je n’ai rien; Je dois par tout Dans mes affaires Je Suis au but.......
1819From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 5 June 1813 (Adams Papers)
I read, within a few days an Address to General and Governor Gage, from the Barr, and the Name of...
1820From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 3 April 1815 (Adams Papers)
I have written to the President on your Subject. I know not what Weight my opinion has or whether...
1821From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 27 February 1811 (Adams Papers)
As I read the Essays of The elegant Botanist as when they appeared in the Monthly Anthology, with...
1822From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 12 January 1813 (Adams Papers)
No Wonder, that the President has suffered a violent strain. I have spent nine days in the gulph...
1823From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 11 June 1811 (Adams Papers)
In your favour of the 9th of this month, you request a Copy of the first page of your Letter to...
1824From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 3 December 1811 (Adams Papers)
A Visit from you my good Friend, would be a cordial, and if honoured by His Honour would raise my...
1825From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 5 July 1811 (Adams Papers)
The K. of modern Babilon, mentioned in your Letter of the 2d, who was become as a Beast, and...
1826From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 29 March 1811 (Adams Papers)
Your Favour of the 25th is received. I feel much at my Ease under the Lash: as much as Epictetus...
1827From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 17 February 1817 (Adams Papers)
Have you read certain Strictures upon Painters and Paintings, in the Newspapers? what do you...
1828From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 18 December 1809 (Adams Papers)
I have recd your favour of Nov. 20th and regret very much that your Employments would not allow...
1829From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 22 February 1817 (Adams Papers)
Graüs Ingenium dedit Musa. the Greeks refined and polished every thing. The Competition between...
1830From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 11 March 1812 (Adams Papers)
The tumultuous Crowd of Thoughts that rushed into my head as I read your Letter of Yesterday,...
1831From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 23 March 1813 (Adams Papers)
The inclosed letter from Dr Rush will give you good News of your Son. I congratulate you on the...
1832From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 22 May 1815 (Adams Papers)
Your favr is recd. Gallia changefull as a Child at play “now calls in Princes; now drives away,”...
1833From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 26 February 1817 (Adams Papers)
Where the Fine Arts are Studied or practiced there Should be a Trybunal of Criticism always in...
1834From John Adams to John Fothergill Waterhouse, 5 August 1813 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for Dr Slaughtons Eulogium on Dr Rush.—It is indeed “appropriate, learned and...
1835From John Adams to Elkanah Watson, 10 August 1812 (Adams Papers)
Your favour of July 19th is yet unacknowledged. The first page of it, or rather the first part of...
1836From John Adams to Elkanah Watson, 11 August 1812 (Adams Papers)
Our country is in a high fever. So in all Europe—so are the four quarters of the globe. Who first...
1837From John Adams to Elkanah Watson, 6 July 1812 (Adams Papers)
I am favoured with your Letter of the 28th. Ulto. It has received the recollection of our former...
1838From John Adams to Elkanah Watson, 15 July 1812 (Adams Papers)
In answer to your Letter of the 9th. I have only to Say that you may do a s you please with my...
1839From John Adams to Elkanah Watson, 16 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
Inter Arma Silent leges, is what We call an old Saying. I hope that Scientiæ will not be added....
1840From John Adams to Arnold Welles, 5 September 1812 (Adams Papers)
I have received your kind and obliging Letter of the second of this month encloseing a polite...
1841From John Adams to William White, 1 November 1813 (Adams Papers)
Almost at the moment, when I entered my 79th year I recd. your kind letter, and a valuable...
1842From John Adams to William White, 24 September 1813 (Adams Papers)
I rely entirely on the long and agreeable acquaintance between us and the knowledge I have had...
1843From John Adams to William White, 29 October 1814 (Adams Papers)
From your very kind reception of Mr Colman I am encouraged to introduce to you another of our...
1844From John Adams to Kilborn Whitman, 9 October 1811 (Adams Papers)
your kind letter of september 2nd though received in season has not yet been answered or...
1845From John Adams to James Wilkinson, 12 October 1811 (Adams Papers)
On Thursday night I received from the Post Office your favour of October the second. Although it...
1846From John Adams to James Williams, 5 December 1815 (Adams Papers)
I had the honour, this morning to receive your favour from New York of the 30th of November. At...
1847From John Adams to Jonathan Williams, 11 March 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have, just now received your favour of the 6th. Who, pray, has injured the Character of...
1848From John Adams to William D. Williamson, 25 December 1812 (Adams Papers)
When the House of Representatives, under the Charter of Charles I “broke out” as Huchinson...
1849From John Adams to William D. Williamson, 25 February 1812 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of the 12th. was brought to me this Morning from the Post Office. 1 My Answer to the...
1850From John Adams to John Wilson, 7 July 1814 (Adams Papers)
Nothing but sickness would have delayed an acknowledgement of your favour of June 1814 I have...