841To John Adams from Jan Willink, 24 May 1792 (Adams Papers)
Without any of your excellency’s esteemed favors, we wish to give you in consideration whether it would not be convenient & proper to appoint a Consul here, as we are assured is in Hambg. as your Capns. may here frequent occasions for legal assistance, as Likewise Germans to settle in your Country, if your Government may find it usefull, we should be happy if one of us was appointed thereto as...
842To John Adams from Alexander Hamilton, 25 June 1792 (Adams Papers)
You will find enclosed your account, which I take the liberty to send, lest by not adverting to the state of it, some inconvenience might insue. You are I presume aware, that Mr. Clinton is to be your Competitor at the next election. I trust he could not have succeeded in any event, but the issue of his late election will not help his cause. Alas! Alas! If you have seen some of the last...
843John Adams to Abigail Adams, 28 December 1792 (Adams Papers)
Your Friends who are numerous enquire continually after your health and my answer is that you have not informed me that it is worse, from which my conclusion is that I hope it is better. The Noise of Election is over, and I have the Consolation to find that all the States which are fœderal have been unanimous for me, and all those in which the Antifœderalists were the predominant Party,...
844David Humphreys to John Adams, 8 July 1790 (Washington Papers)
On Saturday next, the President proposes to go, with Mrs Washington and his family, to view the remains of the the old fortifications near Kingsbridge. He has understood from Mrs Washington that Mrs Adams was desirous of gratifying her curiosity on the same subject. If you should find it convenient to make the ride, with Mrs Adams and your family, he will be happy in the pleasure of all your...
845John Adams to Abigail Adams, 21 June 1795 (Adams Papers)
The Sun is so bright and augurs Such heat that I am doubtful whether I shall go out to Landsdowne to dinner. I dined Yesterday at M r Wolcotts the Secretary of The Treasury with King Elsworth Cabot and a few others. The Conversation turn’d upon old times. One of the Company expressed such Inveteracy against my old Friend Gerry that I could not help taking up his Vindication. The future...
846To John Adams from David Jackson, 8 February 1797 (Adams Papers)
The corporation of the first Presbyterian Church in Philada. have directed me, their secretary, to inform you, that they have made such arrangements, as to be enabled to offer you the Pew no 92 in their Church, for the accommodation of your self and family, should you be inclined to join in religious worship there, for & during the term, which you shall be President of the United States & that...
847To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 27 June 1795 (Adams Papers)
I received two or three days since your favours of March 26. April 21. and 26. all together, and I know not how to express the pleasure they gave me. The first and dearest of all my wishes is personally to give satisfaction and obtain the approbation of my parents, and in a public capacity to justify the confidence placed in me by the appointment I now hold. This wish is in both parts so...
848From John Adams to United States Senate, 10 February 1797 (Adams Papers)
In Consequence of the Declaration made yesterday in the Chamber of the H of Representatives of the Election of a President & V. P. of U.S. the Record of which has just now been read from your Journal by your Secretary I think have judged it proper to give Notice, that on the fourth of March next at twelve O Clock, I propose to attend again in the Chamber of the H. of R. in order to take the...
849From John Adams to Richard Varick, 22 July 1790 (Adams Papers)
I received Yesterday the Letter you did me the honour to write me, Soliciting Permission for M r Trumbul, to paint the Portrait of the President in that room of the City Hall, in which the Portraits of the King and Queen of France are placed. This morning I took the Liberty to read your Letter, Sir, in Senate, and have the orders of the members to inform you, that they consent with Pleasure to...
850To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 25 May 1791 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that on a second application of your Steward, I this day paid a second Sum of one hundred Dollars— A letter from the Supervisor of Virginia to a gentleman in this City mentions that the plan of the Bank does not appear to create any uneasiness there, and that he considers the excise or revenue law as likely to be popular on the South side of James River, where it...
851To John Adams from Thomas Brand Hollis, 18 February 1793 (Adams Papers)
The bearer of ths letter is the reverend Mr Toulmyn of Devonshire a worthy dissenting minister & an excellent and good man & of abilities loved & esteemed by his congregation in so much that many of them accompany him, in this banishment from his country, from attachment and regard to his principles & upright conduct. his Situation is render’d disagreeable inconvient & dangerous from the...
852John Adams to Abigail Adams, 5 December 1794 (Adams Papers)
I returned, this Day the Visit of the ci-devant Duke De Liancourt. He is a Sensible Man. He is a Cousin German of the late Duke de la Rochefaucault, and inherited his Estate and for what I know his Titles: but neither the Estate nor Titles are of any Use at present.— What will be, the future destiny of these high Personages is a curious Problem. I endeavoured to impress upon him as I have upon...
853John Adams to Abigail Adams, 12 May 1794 (Adams Papers)
The Weather is here very hot and dry, which renders our daily Service in Congress more irksome and occasions Some Anxiety for the health of the People and more for the growth of the fruits. I hope you have more rain and less warmth. The House of R. have a Committee out, to prepare a Bill for the Ways and means: how Soon they will report I know not: how long it will take the Members after the...
854To John Adams from Henry Knox, 19 December 1792 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States has directed me to submit to the Senate, the extract of a letter from Brigadier General Wilkinson, dated at fort Hamilton, the 6th of November last, with an enclosure from Major Adair, the copy of a letter from John Belli, deputy quartermaster general, dated Lexington, November 17, 1792; and the copy of a letter from James Seagrove, Esq. relatively to the...
855To John Adams from Hendrik Fagel, 30 November 1789 (Adams Papers)
La lettre, dont voús m’avés honoré le 26 de Maÿ m’est bien parvenúe dans son temps, avec le second, et troisieme tome de Votre Oúvrage, qué je desirois beaucoúp d’avoir, a caúse de son contenú interessant. La maniere, dont voús avés developpé vos principes sur̃ la meilleúre forme de gouvernement ne peut etre qu’approuveé generalement, et il seroit a soúhaiter, qu’il pút etre súivi par toút,...
856To John Adams from Jonathan James Maund, 17 August 1794 (Adams Papers)
The inclos’d Letter for my Friend your Son will I trust plead my excuse for addressing you: it is in Answer to a Letter from him in Philadelphia where I experienc’d the pleasure of his Society and as he informs me that he was the Last month to leave America for Holland I at present know of no other Opportunity of assuring him of my Affection than by thus troubling you to take Charge of my...
857From John Adams to Thomas Brand Hollis, 19 February 1792 (Adams Papers)
I ought not to neglect an opportunity by Colo. Smith to assure you by a few lines, of the continuance of my regard. I received last Spring a Box of Books from you, for which I fear I have never before expressed my gratitude. The best apology, I have to make for this seeming negligence is continual ill health, in my own person & all my family. Your friend, my dear Mrs: Adams, is now dangerously...
858John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 April 1794 (Adams Papers)
The Post of the day brought me, your kind Letter of 26. Ult. The more I am charmed with your Bravery and Activity in farming the more I am mortified that my Letters in Answer to yours are so insignificant and insipid. I must leave all your Agriculture to your Judgment and the Advice of your Assitants. I sent you more Grass seeds with the Furniture, which I hope has arrived before now. M r...
859John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 13 February 1795 (Adams Papers)
I heartily congratulate you on your fortunate escape from a dangerous accident. I was so very solicitous for your safety for two or three days, that I had a great mind to go to New-York, to see you: but the next post brought me from your brother the delightful news of your recovery. I have great reason to be thankful to a kind Providence, for the preservation of my children, and for many...
860From John Adams to Sylvanus Bourne, 30 August 1789 (Adams Papers)
I have received your letter of the 18 th of this month and have communicated that to the President, which was inclosed in it. The particular office you sollicit by that letter, will be sought by numbers: and among them probably will be men advanced in life, incumbered with large families, in necessitous circumstances, perhaps occasioned by public services, by depreciated public promises & &—...
861From John Adams to George Washington, 31 October 1791 (Adams Papers)
The Senate of the United States have received with the highest satisfaction the assurance of public prosperity contained in your Speech to both Houses: the multiplied blessings of providence have not escaped our notice or failed to excite our gratitude. The benefits which flow from a restoration of public and private confidence are conspicuous and important and the pleasure with which we...
862To John Adams from Elie Vallette, 9 May 1793 (Adams Papers)
When I had the Honor of presenting you the Voice of Maryland on your late re-election to the Vice Presidency of the United States, I neglected to avail myself of that oppertunity to effect what was a principal inducement to go to Philadelphia. My object Sir was an appointment as Clerk in the Treasury Department. Fate has at an early age given me the Duties of a Son, Brother, Husband, & father...
863To John Adams from Joseph Priestley, January 1795 (Adams Papers)
I take the opportunity of my son’s going to Philadelphia to once more to beg your concurrence in the attempts we are making to remove several disadvantages we at present labour under in this place. A petition to incorporate the town is now I understand before Congress, or perhaps the state of Pennsylvania. This I suppose will pass without difficulty. But what I particuly wish your kind...
864John Adams, Deposition regarding Mitchell’s Map, 1796 (Adams Papers)
Deposition of President Adams—In answer to Interrogatories by the Agent on the part of the United States he deposed, “that Mitchell’s Map was the only Map or Plan which was used by the Commissioners at their public Conferences, tho’ other Maps were occasionally consulted by the American Commissioners at their Lodgings; the British Commissioners at first claimed to Piscataqua River, then to...
865To John Adams from Alexander Hamilton, 18 November 1791 (Adams Papers)
In pursuance of the order of the Senate, I have the honor to transmit a return of the imports of the United States, so modified as to convey a considerable portion of the information which I conceive they require. I beg leave to observe, that this document is a part of a set of papers relative to imports, exports, and tonnage, which have been some time in preparation at the treasury. Some...
866To John Adams from Jan Willink, 15 May 1793 (Adams Papers)
We had the honor to address you on th 10th June, and now agreeable to promise Inclose your account balanced by a Sum of ƒ2122.11—which we have shipped in 831 Spanish Milled Dollars as per said acct will appear, on board the Hope Capt. John Fields for Boston, the same being addressed to Mr. Cotton Tuffts at Weymouth near that place, to whom we have forwarded the Bill of lading with the...
867John Adams to Abigail Adams Smith, 1 January 1796 (Adams Papers)
* * * * * * I have several letters from your mother, who, I thank God, appears to be in good health. Mr. Josiah Quincy is now in this town, and is bound to Savannah in Georgia; whether after the example of his father as a mere traveller to acquire information, or whether with some share of the spirit of his grandfather in pursuit of speculation, I know not. This young man is a rare instance of...
868From John Adams to Arnold Welles, 21 May 1789 (Adams Papers)
I have received the letter you did me the honour to write me, on the fifth of this month and thank you for your obliging congratulation on the event of the votes of the Electors. as far as I am personally concerned in this Event it was not a subject of much congratulation: it was rather a mortification to me to see that in our first great Election, so great a portion of our Fellow Citizens had...
869From John Adams to Benjamin Lincoln, 26 May 1789 (Adams Papers)
I am, this Evening favoured with yours of the 18. In Answer to your Question, I ask another.— Where is the Sovereignty of the Nation lodged? Is it in the national Government, or in the State Governmen[ts?] Are there more Sovereignties than one? if there is more than one there are Eleven. if there are Eleven there is no general Government—for there cannot be eleven Sovereignties against one.—...
870To John Adams from Jan Willink, 2 July 1792 (Adams Papers)
We have received your Excellency’s favor of 20 Apr. inclosing 22 coupons 50ƒ 1100 20 40 800 1900 for whch: we credit yr: Acct in consequence of yr: desire we have purchased 2 Obl: on the United States of the of 1 June at 4 pCt. ƒ2000 ƒ2000 add 1/m intrest due 6:13 ƒ2006:13: for whch: we charge yr / acct: the ballance due with this surplus we shall find by the first coupons. in case you had...