1From John Adams to George McClelland, 13 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your Excellent Address. The patriotic Sentiments and Spirited resolutions contained in it have Seldom if ever been exceeded. The Rulers of the French have evidently flattered themselves, or been flattered by their Emissaries and Instruments into too Sanguine an opinion of their Influence in this Country, and of the Attachment of the People to them and their Cause. The fondness...