1To John Adams from William Tudor, Sr., 30 November 1800 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for the Honour of your Letters of the 14. & 19. I hope no Reply that can give Consequence to the Author of the Book written by the Enemy, will be made. Your present Sovereign Station will most probably be holden. And whilst it continues, Acts of Infidelity & Treachery, ought not to make too deep Impressions. You are the Supreme Head of a Nation, in which Suspicion and Aspersion...
2To John Adams from William Tudor, Sr., 5 November 1800 (Adams Papers)
The Celebration of the Birth Day of 30 Oct. was more generally & cheerfully enjoyed & rejoiced in than I ever remember. The Company at Concert Hall was more numerous & respectable than I ever before noticed there. Although there was not any of the Faction there. The best Volunteer Toast was “May every Friend Enemy of the President write a Pamphlet.” That Book has done much Good. It has...
3To John Adams from William Tudor, Sr., 14 December 1800 (Adams Papers)
There are two sets of Persons here who appear particularly anxious to learn the Result of the Presidential Election. The Hamilton Faction shew much Exultation at the Appearance of Mr. Pinckney keeping an equal Pace with the Man they hate, on the Road they constructed for the New England Electors to pursue. Those Electors, at least those of Massachusetts, are desirous to know whether their...
4To John Adams from William Tudor, Sr., 23 July 1798 (Adams Papers)
It was with peculiar Pleasure, I rec’d your kind Letter of the 16th. I could not be dazzled with French Splendour for I saw none. And being a meer Passenger through their Country, Unknowing & unknown, I was not an Object for finesse. I never was disposed to be a Creature to any Faction; & certainly least of all to a foreign one. Detestible, however as I hold the French Government & all their...
5To John Adams from William Tudor, Sr., 5 September 1798 (Adams Papers)
Last Evening at a Meeting of the Boston Marine Society , an address (Copy of which I inclose) to the President of the united States was unanimously & with Enthusiasm, voted to be presented to you, & a Committee of seven Members directed to wait upon you with it. The Committee have desired me to acquaint you that they propose going to Quincy on Friday to execute their Commission provided it...
6To John Adams from William Tudor, Sr., 13 February 1801 (Adams Papers)
When I sported the Idea of an Ambassadorship I meant Nothing more than that it must be a most desirable Thing to the People of the United States to have their forign Affairs Again committed to the Charge of the ablest Minister they ever had in Europe; And that too under Circumstances more dignified & singular than any other Nation ever exhibited. As Farmer of Stonyfield You certainly can unite...
7To John Adams from William Tudor, Sr., 9 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
I took immediate Care to hand the public Papers, as authenticated by Mr. Otis, to the Printers of the Commercial Gazette, & shall lodge the Certificate with the Files of the historical Society. I could not avoid so apt an Occasion of making a few prefatory Observations, designed more for the Republicans of the Southern States, than our New England Citizens. A vast Majority of whom undoubtedly...