11From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 25 May 1817 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your favour of the 19th and the return of the Pamphlet with a Copy. You revive me when you assure me, that the Original “Principles of the revolution are coming again into fashion: and that foreign feelings are opening giving Way to a national Character” As you are “Zealous to help on the latter,” I Should be happy, if I could, to help you. As doubts and questions are easily...
12To John Adams from Hezekiah Niles, July 1817 (Adams Papers)
After revolving upon some suitable apology for intruding myself with the following statement and request, I have thought it most respectful to decline offering any, expect to observe that if ought appears to your better judgement improper in either, that you will attribute it to any thing else than a willingness on my part to act so, in any respect towards you. For six years ending with the...
13To John Adams from Hezekiah Niles, 19 May 1817 (Adams Papers)
I gratefully return to you the little pamphlet, & send with it a copy of the Register in which I have published it. I used the license you gave me, as to your letter in full, as well for an introduction to the sketch itself, as because I thought it might be of advantage to me. Many have been much gratified in reading that sketch—& I, indeed, rejoice at having had the pleasure to disseminate...
14Hezekiah Niles to Thomas Jefferson, 30 June 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
The president ’s messa ge communicating the disclosures of Henry was printed in no 28, page 19, vol 2, of the Reg. But I take pleasure to enclose no 29, which is missing . RC ( DLC ); mutilated at fold; endorsed by TJ as received 5 July 1815. Enclosure: Baltimore Weekly Register 2, no. 29 (21 Mar. 1812). The Baltimore Weekly Register 2, no. 28 (14 Mar. 1812), devoted most of its space to the...
15Thomas Jefferson to Hezekiah Niles, 9 December 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson incloses to mr Niles a five Dollar bill of the bank of Virginia which he believes pays for the Weekly Register till Sep. 18. of the ensuing year , and salutes him with esteem & respect . PoC ( DLC ); on verso of a reused address cover from James Monroe to TJ; dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as a letter to “Niles Henry” and so recorded (with additional bracketed notation...
16From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 5 February 1819 (Adams Papers)
I send you enclosed two pieces of paper. 1st. “Broken Hints to be communicated to the committee of Congress for the Massachusetts.” by Major Joseph Hawley of Northhampton. This is the original paper which I read to Patrick Henry in the fall of the year 1774 which produced his rapturous burst of approbation & his solemn asseveration “ I am of that Man’s mind .” 2d. A letter from Jonathan...
17From Abigail Smith Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 20 January 1818 (Adams Papers)
Upon taking up your Register the other day, a communication respecting drawing rooms, attracted my attention. Your correspondent must have been misinformed when he states, that there was any distinction of party made at the drawing room while I had the honor to preside there; any gentleman or lady, of either party, who chose to visit there, were received with equal civility. And from your...
18To John Adams from Hezekiah Niles, 26 March 1817 (Adams Papers)
I am, indeed, gratified by the receipt of your letter of the 27th ulto. The approbation of those we ourselves reverence for their virtues, is, perhaps, the sweetest reward for our efforts to be useful. Only eleven volumes of the Weekly Register are yet finished. These may be forwarded, if you please, immediately to Boston, & can be easily sent to you, through Mr. Dawes, or by my agent there,...
19To John Adams from Hezekiah Niles, 19 September 1818 (Adams Papers)
My time has latterly been so severely occupied that I fear I have been remiss in sending to you the different numbers of the Register enriched by your communications. But the 13th vol. was duly sent to Mr. Ballard, & the 14th, only completed on the 1st inst—after which the index for it was to be done, is now on its way to you by water—together with a Copy of the General Index for the first...
20Hezekiah Niles to Thomas Jefferson, 5 August 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Feeling myself so sensibly the labor of reading & drudgery of answering long letters, I had almost resolved to retain the enclosed—but really & honestly, I know not well how to dispense with it, if I would effect the design p r oposed. opened after being sealed, by HN RC ( DLC ); one word illegible; endorsed by TJ as received 18 19 Aug. 1817 and so recorded in SJL . RC ( ViU: TJP