11From John Adams Smith to Jeremy Bentham, 14 May 1822 (Adams Papers)
I will be with you, at the potatoes & water, on Thursday at the Hermitage table— Yours very sincerely GBLUc : Jeremy Bentham Papers.
12From John Adams Smith to Jeremy Bentham, 6 February 1822 (Adams Papers)
I beg leave to enclose you the letter for Mr Laurence from Mr Rush to Mr Appleton at Rio—I would gladly add others but neither Mr Rush nor myself have any other acquaintance at Rio— I am yours Dr Sir / very Sincerely GBLUc : Jeremy Bentham Papers.
13From John Adams Smith to Jeremy Bentham, 21 January 1822 (Adams Papers)
I enclose the Amended Constitution of the State of New York which if you have not before received I beg of you to accept—If you already have a copy, I will request you to have the goodness to send this back to me, as I have not yet got another. I am very / sincerely & faithfully / yr obt Servt. GBLUc : Jeremy Bentham Papers.
14From John Adams Smith to Jeremy Bentham, 1 August 1821 (Adams Papers)
I pray you to accept my best thanks for the tracts you have sent me. There is something in the American Character—I feel it—that makes us as much interested in “Spanish and Portuguese Affairs” approaching to freedom as in our own affairs. I will say almost as much interested—for sake of the Sceptics under despotic governments & Monarchies—who believe it not possible that a town, a country, a...
15From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 9 July 1821 (Adams Papers)
I take pleasure in introducing to your acquaintance, and recommending specially to your kind attentions, the bearer, Mr. Waldburg, a Gentleman of highly respectable character and connections, who visits Europe with views of instruction and amusement. I understand it would be agreeable to him to be attached to one of the legations of the United States in Europe, as other young Men have...
16From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 5 June 1821 (Adams Papers)
Mr. William Beach Lawrence of New York, the Bearer of this letter may already be personally known to you, in which case, it will be superfluous for me to add, that he is a Gentleman of highly respectable character. His Lady who accompanies him on his visit to Europe is a daughter of Mr. Gracie with whose character and person you are well acquainted—I recommend them to any kindness of attention...
17From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 28 May 1821 (Adams Papers)
The Bearer of this letter, a Mr W. E. Horner Professor of Anatomy in the University of Pennsylvania visits Europe with views having reference to his profession. Recommended by the respectability of his own character and by the friendship of his relative, Mr Moore, a Member of Congress from the state of Virginia, of which Mr Horner is a Native, I take pleasure in the opportunity of introducing...
18From John Adams to John Adams Smith, 12 May 1821 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your kind letter of the 7th. December last. The subject of it is of great and ominous importance—That our National and statistical Constitutions are susceptable of Ameliorations, I agree with you. But Constitutions are unweildy Things and of very difficult management— One of the most intricate and difficult question is that which you mention universal suffrage. Indeed I cannot...
19From John Adams Smith to Jeremy Bentham, 9 April 1821 (Adams Papers)
I have read with infinite satisfaction, your observations on the restrictive & prohibitory Commercial system, and thank you kindly for having sent me the pamphlet; and I could wish, that it were possible to open the eyes of the blind, to heal the sick, and relieve the oppressed, under your liberal and generous ideas—With much esteem very Respectfully I am / yr: ob: Servt GBLUc : Jeremy Bentham...
20From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 20 March 1821 (Adams Papers)
The Bearer Dr Charles Caldwell visits Europe for purposes connected with the promotion of Literature and Science in the Western Regions of our Country. The cause claims the helping hand of every patriotic American, and the well known and distinguished merit of the person, will be his most effectual introduction, wherever he may be named. I recommend him and the objects upon which he will visit...