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1 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 13 March 1809 1809-03-13 When a young man I read Sidney upon government. In one of his Chapters, he agitates the following...
2 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 1 April 1809 1809-04-01 It would be well, if legislators were taught before they begin to legislate, that there are...
3 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 5 May 1809 1809-05-05 I am much pleased with the Specimen you have given of the Use of your Wings upon a certain...
4 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 14 June 1809 1809-06-14 My son Richard who has been a customer for the Aurora ever since he lived at the Jersey College,...
5 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 26 July 1809 1809-07-26 I enclose you three numbers of Duane’s papers that you may see in what manner the late news from...
6 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 5 August 1809 1809-08-05 “salus, honor et bonus Appetitus.” to use the Words of Molière— from Dear sir ever / Yrs MHi :...
7 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 14 August 1809 1809-08-14 I send you herewith some more of Col Duane’s papers. You will perceive in One of them proposals...
8 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 25 August 1809 1809-08-25 I enclose you four numbers of Duane’s paper. They contain a good deal of matter relative to the...
9 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 6 September 1809 1809-09-06 Although for many years past I have read nothing, but books upon medicine on week days, & upon...
10 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 30 September 1809 1809-09-30 “Great men (says Lord Bacon) have neither Ancestors nor posterity.” This, you and I know is not...
11 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 17 October 1809 1809-10-17 Who were the ancestors and posterity of Homer, Demosthenes, Plato and Aristotle? who were the...
12 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 5 December 1809 1809-12-05 Philadelphia Decemr: 5th: 1809 I picked up some time ago a magazine in which I met with a revival...
13 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, January 1810 1810-01-01 Accept of my thanks for your last letter.—I enclose you a few numbers of the Aurora. Shall we...
14 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 1 February 1810 1810-02-01 With this letter you will receive a bundle of Auroras, and another of the same size by the post...
15 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 26 April 1810 1810-04-26 In One of my letters written some time ago, I informed you that my eldest son had killed a...
16 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 12 June 1810 1810-06-12 Every moment of Amusement that I am able to afford you, is an Addition to my happiness, for which...
17 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 20 June 1810 1810-06-20 Wealth, respect and friendship! from your grateful and affectionate friend. War with the “great...
18 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 4 July 1810 1810-07-04 I have no objection to your knowing that by the “great hammer of the earth” I meant Napoleon....
19 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 5 July 1810 1810-07-05 In Contemplating the facility with which our Once chaste & vi mistress “American liberty” admits...
20 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 8 September 1810 1810-09-08 Mr Denny is the principal writer in the portfolio. He is precluded from introducing politicks...
21 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 2 October 1810 1810-10-02 Hate on, & call upon all the pedagouges in Massachussets to assist you with their hatred of me,...
22 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 8 October 1810 1810-10-08 I enclose you a small publication which contains an account of a new auxillary or palliative...
23 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 21 December 1810 1810-12-21 We read of Hurricane Months in the West Indies. Men of business are exposed to them no less than...
24 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 10 January 1811 1811-01-10 I thank you for you son’s pamphlet. Much as I loath political discussions of all kinds, I was...
25 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 4 February 1811 1811-02-04 All the Coins are in readiness; and Subject to your order. At present no Opportunity of sending...
26 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 4 March 1811 1811-03-04 Herewith th r ough the politeness of Mr Quincy you will receive the Coins for your son. I regret...
27 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 13 June 1811 1811-06-13 Act I. Scene I. Mr: Adams’s Study Mr A: Who is there? Dr: R—a friend— A—Walk in.—Ah! Rush is that...
28 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 28 June 1811 1811-06-28 Act 1. Scene 2nd. Mr Adams alone in his Study. Enter B Rush. A: Aye Rush is that you? What is...
29 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 6 July 1811 1811-07-06 Yrs. of June 21st. came safe to hand. I shall reply to it give you the echo of it in a few days....
30 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 20 July 1811 1811-07-20 The 4th of July has been celebrated in Philada: in the manner I expected. The military men, and...
31 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 6 August 1811 1811-08-06 You may tell your friend Mr Cranch that I included my Correspondent among the men who were so...
32 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 19 August 1811 1811-08-19 It is possible Dr Franklins estate, when sold, in Order to be divided, may not produce the Sum...
33 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 20 August 1811 1811-08-20 The time cannot be very distant when you and I must both sleep with our fathers. The...
34 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 4 September 1811 1811-09-04 I am two letters in your debt. To the last I shall reply first. I am not satisfied with any one...
35 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 20 September 1811 1811-09-20 I shall begin my letter by replying to your daughters. I prefer giving my Opinion & Advice in you...
36 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 18 October 1811 1811-10-18 All my family rejoice with yours in the happy issue of the operation performed upon Mrs Smiths...
37 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 11 November 1811 1811-11-11 Alas! What a difference between your last, and former letters!—Instead of being charmed with the...
38 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 9 December 1811 1811-12-09 You have touched me in a sore place in your letter of the 4th instant. My Son Richard has...
39 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 16 December 1811 1811-12-16 Mr Jefferson and I exchange letters Once in six, nine or twelve Months. This day I received a few...
40 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 26 December 1811 1811-12-26 During the time Cobbett was abusing me in his newspaper to the great joy of a number of our tory...
41 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 15 January 1812 1812-01-15 “Arma, Cestusque”, parmamque “repono,” upon the offensive subject of one of my late letters to...
42 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 12 February 1812 1812-02-12 I did not require the anecdote you have communicated to me in your letter of last month to know...
43 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 17 February 1812 1812-02-17 I began a long & confidential letter to you two weeks ago upon the Subject of one of your late...
44 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, April 1812 1812-04-01 In giving the history of the Controversies in which I was engaged in the military hospitals, and...
45 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 14 April 1812 1812-04-14 I once met Mr Sawbridge at the house of his Sister Mrs McCaulay in London. In speaking of some of...
46 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 5 May 1812 1812-05-05 I return you the Copies of your letters to the Messrs Smith and thier Answers, with my Advice (as...
47 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 19 May 1812 1812-05-19 Your two letters of yesterday & to day have made me serious. They discover a profound knowledge...
48 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 22 May 1812 1812-05-22 You remind me by your wish for a copy of all the lyes that were published against you by your...
49 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 2 June 1812 1812-06-02 Stephen Gerard came to Philada from France About thirty years ago in the capacity of a Sailor....
50 Rush, Benjamin Adams, John To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 4 June 1812 1812-06-04 In Spite of a Speech made by my wife a few days Ago, “that you and I corresponded like two young...