John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 21 May 1781
John Quincy Adams to John Adams
Leyden May the 21 st 1781
Honour’d Sir
Inclosed are some numbers of the lettres Hollandoises.1I took them out of thier covers, because I knew they were nothing else, and I could not do them up so well when they were in, however, if you please, I will not take out any more; Mr. Luzac’s this day’s paper is also inclos’d.
I wrote to brother Charles by Mr. Thaxter, and to you the night before last,2 but have not yet reciev’d answers to either.
I am, your dutiful Son,
John Quincy Adams
RC (Adams Papers); endorsed in John Thaxter’s hand: “Master John 21st. May 1781.” Enclosures not found, but see note 1.
1. Lettres hollandoises, ou correspondance politique sur l’etat present de l’Europe, notamment de la Republique des Sept Provinces-Unies, a journal or news sheet published in Brussels friendly to the American cause; the author or editor was said by Edmund Jenings to be named Rivales (Jenings to JA, 24 Jan., 18 Feb. 1781; Adams Papers). A set of this work with JQA’s bookplate, vols. 1–3, 5–7, is in MQA; the whole or parts of vols. 3–4 are in MB (, p. 145).