151To John Adams from David Ramsay, 20 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
Your favor of July 14 th with the pamphlet of letters addressed to D r. Calkoen came to hand a few days since. Many thanks to you for that production. Your predictions of the consequences of the British successes in the Southern States have been so exactly realised as to fill me with admiration of that political sagacity which could so accurately foresee the connexions between causes &...
152To John Adams from the Chevalier de Pinto, 7 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
J’ai eû ordre de ma Coûr de faire parvenir à votre connoissance, que quoique on ait differé jusqu’ici de repondre au project d’un Traité de Commerce, sur le quel nous êtions concertés à Londres, ne a moins, Monsieur, les desirs de Sa Majesté Trés Fidelle ne sont ni moins vifs, ni moins efficâces pour Conclure avec Les Etâts Unis d’Amerique ce même Traité, a des Terms et a des Conditions...
153To John Adams from Thomas Brand Hollis, 6 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure to receive your favor this morning shall be very happy to receive you & m rs Adams your own day tuesday 11 th: pray tell Col Smith I will not say one word about the conditions of his visit but shall be glad to see him & his Lady on his own terms. these Americans will have their own way and so let them. if it was possible I should be glad to see Jennings with you. however we...
154To John Adams from Count Semon Romanovich Vorontsov, 5 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
Le C te de Woronzow à I’honneur de remercier Monsieur Adams pour deux exemplaires d’un poeme sur l’Amerique qu’il a eu la bonté de lui envoyer, il le prie de vouloir bien se charger de transmettre ses remercimens à l’Auteur. Il aura soin de faire parvenir à Sa Majesté l’exemplaire que Mons r. Barlow lui a destiné; quoique Sa Majesté s’occupe peu de poesie et ne lise pas l’anglois, Il est...
155To John Adams from Richard Henry Lee, 3 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
Since my letter to you of december 1785 from Chantilly in Virginia in answer to the letters that you were pleased to write me on the 26 th. of August, 6 th. & 7 th. of September 1785; I have not been honored with any letter from you. On my arrival here I met with, and read with great pleasure your book on the American governments— The judicious collection that you have made, with your just...
156To John Adams from Thomas Brand Hollis, [2 September 1787] (Adams Papers)
The conversation you honored me with the last time I dined at your house has affected me most sensibly & made me change my opinion of the person who was the subject of it. for it is impossible for me to entertain a doubt of the facts you assert, and if conviction did not strike so forcibly sooner, it must have been owing to the esteem & regard I had, for two persons, whom I could not think...
157To John Adams from Joseph Willard, 1 September 1787 (Adams Papers)
I feel myself under great obligations to you, for the valuable present of your Defence of the American Constitutions, which was delivered me by Doctor Tufts. I have the honor of enclosing the University’s and American Academy’s vote of thanks, for your present of the same work to them. I hope your learned and benevolent labors, in this political Treatise, will have due weight with your...
158To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 30 August 1787 (Adams Papers)
Since your favor of July 10. mine have been of July 17. 23. & 28. the last inclosed a bill of exchange from mr̃ Grand on Tessier for £46–17–10 sterl. to answer Gen l. Sullivan’s bill for that sum. I hope it got safe to hand, tho’ I have been anxious about it as it went by post and my letters thro’ that channel sometimes miscarry. From the separation of the Notables to the present moment has...
159From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 30 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Since your favor of July 10. mine have been of July 17. 23 and 28. The last inclosed a bill of exchange from Mr. Grand on Tessier for £46–17–10 sterl. to answer Genl. Sullivan’s bill for that sum. I hope it got safe to hand, tho’ I have been anxious about it as it went by post and my letters thro’ that channel sometimes miscarry. From the separation of the Notables to the present moment has...
160To John Adams from the Abbés Chalut and Arnoux, 28 August 1787 (Adams Papers)
Nous aurions desiré, Monsieur, lire dans votre langue l’exemplaire de votre ouvrage, nous avons prié un de nos amis qui sçait l’anglois de nous en faire l’extrait et de nous en dire son sentiment— nous avons vou avec satisfaction que vous prouvez jusqu’à l’evidence tout ce que vous y avancez et nous avons sçu par notre ami que cet ouvrage estimable étoit digne de vous et de votre philosophie....