1Inaugural Address, 4 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
When, in early times it was first perceived; in early times that no middle course remained for...
2John Adams to Abigail Adams, 5 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
your dearest Friend never had a more trying day than Yesterday. A Solenm Scene it was indeed and...
3Memorandum, 8 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
drew an order for 2000 Dollars Warrant issud Same day. I indorsed it the 9th. MHi : Adams Family...
4John Adams to Abigail Adams, 9 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have no Letter this Week and begin to fear that your Respect to our late P. has laid a...
5John Adams to Abigail Adams, 11 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday only I rec d yours of March 1.— am surprized you should have rec d none from me from...
6John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I am So constantly engaged in Business most of which is new to me, that it Seems as if it was...
7From John Adams to Pierre Auguste Adet, 13 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter you did me, the honour to write me this morning informing me, that you...
8From John Adams to Jonathan James Maund, 13 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
A few days ago I received your obliging Letter of the 13th of February— It would be a greater...
9From John Adams to James McHenry, 14 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States, requests the Secretary at War to take into his consideration...
10From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 14 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States requests the Secretary of State to take into his...
11John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have yours of the 6 th. by the Post of this day. I have proposed to Brisler to give him 300...
12From John Adams to Elkanah Watson, 17 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have received with Pleasure your polite Letter of the 5th. and thank you for your kind...
13Notes on Pinckney Case, 19 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
There are 3 Cases which may now be supposed. 1. Mr Pinckney may be recd and in a fair and...
14From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, Jr., 20 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States requests The Secretary of State and the Attorney General to...
15From John Adams to Commissioners of Washington City, 20 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter, you did me the honour to write me, on the 22d of this month. Your...
16John Adams to Abigail Adams, 22 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
Last night for the first time I slept in our new House.— But what a Scene! The Furniture...
17John Adams to Abigail Adams, 27 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
You will See by the Proclamation in the Public Papers that I have been obliged to convene...
18From John Adams to Commissioners of Washington City, 28 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have received the Letter you did me, the honour to write me on the 22d. of this month. your...
19From John Adams to Henry Knox, 30 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I received with much pleasure your favor of the 19th. If I Should meet with any “roses” in my...
20From John Adams to Benjamin Lincoln, 30 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I received with much Pleasure your favour of the 19th. If I should meet with any “Roses,” in my...
21John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 31 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
M r Murray of Maryland, your old Friend, with whom you form’d your first acquaintance at the...
22John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 31 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
I am very much concerned, least you as well as your Brother, should think hard of me, for...
23John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
Monday Morning, the most agreable in the Week because it brings me Letters from you, has not...
24From John Adams to Moses Gill, 4 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favor of the 27th of March and Very Kindly thank you, for both the Letter...
25Questions About French Grounds for Dissatisfaction, 5 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
Questions concerning the possible grounds of dissatisfaction on the part of France against the...
26From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 6 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
your favor of the 27th Ult. gave me great pleasure. The proposal of appointing the V.P. to go as...
27From John Adams to Joseph Ward, 6 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I received yesterday your favor of the 27th of March for which I thank you. The strain of Joy at...
28John Adams to Abigail Adams, 7 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I rec d. to day your favour of March 29 th. I write you every Post day and send my Letter to the...
29John Adams to Abigail Adams, 11 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter of the 31. of March made me unhappy because it convinced me that you were so. I...
30John Adams to Charles Adams, 13 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have this day been obliged to take a serious and painful measure in the removal of the...
31John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have this day rec d , in your favours of the 5. 6. and 7 th. of the month the first...
32From John Adams to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 14 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States, requests the Secretary of the Treasury to take into his...
33From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 15 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States requests the Secretary of State, to commit to writing in...
34From John Adams to Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 15 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
The President of the United States requests the Secretary of the Treasury, to commit to writing...
35From John Adams to Commissioners of Washington City, 17 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I am honoured by your Letter of the eleventh. Sensible of the difficulty of obtaining Loans of...
36From John Adams to Commissioners of Washington City, 17 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have received and in due time, your favour of the third of this month. I have looked into the...
37From John Adams to James Drake, 18 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I sent 600 dollars this morning to the Bank to purchase a Postnote and they sent me the inclosed....
38John Adams to Abigail Adams, 19 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
as soon as your Letter informed Us that M rs Brisler could not come without her husband I sent...
39From John Adams to William Heath, 19 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have recd the Letter, you did me the honour to write me on the tenth of this month. The Date of...
40John Adams to Abigail Adams, 22 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
I had no Letter from you Yesterday. As You intended to commence your Journey on the 24 th. it is...
41John Adams to Abigail Adams, 24 April 1797 (Adams Papers)
This day you promis’d me to begin your Journey: but if the Weather is as disagreable with you as...
42From John Adams to David Rawn, 1 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
By the President of the United States. Whereas John Steele Esquire Comptroller of the Treasury of...
43From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 3 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
I have this morning yours of the 25th and as yours are the best Letters I receive I must hasten...
44From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 3 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
There are many parts of your Letter I have omitted, indeed it requires more Leisure than I have...
45John Adams to Abigail Adams, 4 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
Your Letters of the 21. 22. 23. and 26 of April are all before me— They have inspired me with all...
46From John Adams to Samuel Adams, Sr., 11 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
It was but two days ago that I recived your obliging Letter of the Seventeenth of April by Mr...
47From John Adams to United States Congress, 16 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
On addressing myself to the Senators & Representatives of the United States, it would have...
48From John Adams to United States Senate, 19 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Joshua Sands of New york to be Collector of the District of New york, Vice. John Lamb...
49From John Adams to United States Congress, 19 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Joshua Sands of New york to be collector of the District of New york, vice John Lamb...
50From John Adams to United States Senate, 20 May 1797 (Adams Papers)
I nominate John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, to be Minister Plenipotentiary from the United...