1To John Adams from Philip Mazzei, 2 February 1783 (Adams Papers)
Being not in my power to go & pay my respects in person to your Excellency, on account of an indisposition occasioned by the short, but very hard journey from Rotterdam to this City, I have thought proper to send you here inclosed a packet M r. Dumas gave me for your Excellency at the Hague. I had rec d. in Amsterdam the letter you did me the honour to write me the 28. of December last;...