1To John Adams from Richard O’Bryen, Zaccheus Coffin, Isaac Stephens, Andrew Montgomery, and Alexander Forsyth, 13 … (Adams Papers)
Your three Letters to us, dated London the 29 th. September, we received the 7 th. Instant, and is exceeding Sorry to find by the Tenor of your Letters to us that you can give us no comfortable Hopes or Assurances of speedy Relief. Respecting the erroneous Report you suppose we might have heard of what M r: Lamb said to the Dey, and that it is not likely that he made any Promises to the Dey,...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Zaccheus Coffin, 26 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Algiers, 26 Oct. 1787. Asks that TJ forward the enclosed letter and that it be sent to Boston, if convenient. RC ( MHi ); 2 p.; at foot of text, in Coffin’s hand: “American Slave in algier”; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 20 Nov. 1787. The enclosed letter has not been identified.
3To John Adams from Richard O’Bryen, Isaac Stephens, and Zaccheus Coffin, 27 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
We The Subjects of the United States having the misfortune of Being taken by the Cruisers of Algires and has Been made Slaves of take the Liberty of Informing you of oure present Situation the Severities of which is Beyond youre Immaginition— The Honourble Charles Logie Esq r. British Couns l. Has taken three masters of Vessells of us Out & c. keep us at his house paying to The King of This...