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51 Adams, John Mason, George Jr. From John Adams to George Mason Jr., 4 July 1789 1789-07-04 With great pleasure, I received your kind letter of the twenty fifth of last month, give me leave...
52 Adams, John Rush, Benjamin From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 5 July 1789 1789-07-05 Without waiting for an Answer to my last, I will take a little more notice of a Sentiment in one...
53 Adams, John Adams, John Quincy John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 July 1789 1789-07-09 I thank you my dear Son, for your dutiful Letter of the 28 th. of June, and rejoice, with...
54 Adams, John Dana, Francis From John Adams to Francis Dana, [10 July 1789] 1789-07-10 I have received the letter you did me the honor to write on the 26 th of last month and am much...
55 Adams, John Higginson, Stephen From John Adams to Stephen Higginson, 14 July 1789 1789-07-14 I received your favor of the 4 th of this month, but not till the impost bill was enacted and...
56 Adams, John Mifflin, Thomas From John Adams to Thomas Mifflin, 14 July 1789 1789-07-14 I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me on the third of this month, and I...
57 Adams, John Sullivan, James From John Adams to James Sullivan, 14 July 1789 1789-07-14 I have received your favor of the second of this month. The report I mentioned to you in a former...
58 Adams, John [John Adams’ Diary resumes.] 1789-07-15 Mr. Carrol. The Executive Power is commensurate with the Legislative and Judicial Powers. The...
59 Adams, John [Notes of Debates in the United States Senate] July 15. … 1789-07-15 Mr. Carrol. The Executive Power is commensurate with the Legislative and Judicial Powers. The...
60 Adams, John Jenks, John From John Adams to John Jenks, 15 July 1789 1789-07-15 I received your letter of the first of this month and thank you for you kind congratulations. The...
61 Adams, John Rush, Benjamin From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 15 July 1789 1789-07-15 I have read D r Rush, de moribus Germanorum, with pleasure. As I am a great lover of paradoxes,...
62 Adams, John Thompson, William From John Adams to William Thompson, [15 July 1789] 1789-07-15 I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me on the fifth of this month, and am...
63 Adams, John Lovell, James From John Adams to James Lovell, 16 July 1789 1789-07-16 There is no such point in dispute, as that you mention in your favour of the 9 th. The only...
64 Adams, John Parsons, Theophilus From John Adams to Theophilus Parsons, 16 July 1789 1789-07-16 I have received your favor of the eigth of this month, and am much obliged to you for the frank...
65 Adams, John Washington, George To George Washington from John Adams, 16 July 1789 1789-07-16 The inclosed letters are from two as respectable characters as any in Massachusetts, containing...
66 Adams, John Sherman, Roger From John Adams to Roger Sherman, 17 July 1789 1789-07-17 I have read over with Pleasure, your Observations on the new federal Constitution, and am glad of...
67 Adams, John Sherman, Roger From John Adams to Roger Sherman, 18 July 1789 1789-07-18 In my Letter of Yesterday, I think it was demonstrated that the English Constitution is a...
68 Adams, John Sherman, Roger From John Adams to Roger Sherman, 20 July 1789 1789-07-20 There is a Sense, and a degree, in which the Executive, in our Constitution, is blended with the...
69 Adams, John Cunningham, Peter From John Adams to Peter Cunningham, 21 July 1789 1789-07-21 I have received your favor of the thirteenth of this month, from the hand of M r M c Guire, and...
70 Adams, John Hamilton, Alexander From John Adams to Alexander Hamilton, 21 July 1789 1789-07-21 M r Charles Adams, my Second son, the Bearer of this Letter, I beg leave to introduce to you.— He...
71 Adams, John Hamilton, Alexander To Alexander Hamilton from John Adams, [21 July 1789] 1789-07-21 Mr Charles Adams, my second son, the Bearer of this Letter, I beg leave to introduce to you. He...
72 Adams, John Sherman, Roger From John Adams to Roger Sherman, 22 July 1789 1789-07-22 As the Citizens of these States, are all Legislators, or Creators of Legislators, it is, as you...
73 Adams, John Belknap, Jeremy From John Adams to Jeremy Belknap, 24 July 1789 1789-07-24 I have, this morning received your Letter of the 18 th. , George Chalmers, I have Seen in London....
74 Adams, John Rush, Benjamin From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 24 July 1789 1789-07-24 I have persecuted you, too much with my Letters.— I beg you would give yourself no trouble to...
75 Adams, John Rush, Benjamin From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 28 July 1789 1789-07-28 “The Characters, I So much admire among the ancients,” were not “formed wholly by Republican...
76 Adams, John Hardy, Joseph From John Adams to Joseph Hardy, 6 August 1789 1789-08-06 In 1779 at Bilbao I was solicited for releif by a number of American seamen who had been captured...
77 Adams, John Marchant, Henry From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 18 August 1789 1789-08-18 I have received your kind and obliging letter of the 16 of July, and am sorry that the extream...
78 Adams, John Bourne, Sylvanus From John Adams to Sylvanus Bourne, 30 August 1789 1789-08-30 I have received your letter of the 18 th of this month and have communicated that to the...
79 Adams, John Lovell, James From John Adams to James Lovell, 1 September 1789 1789-09-01 I have not yet answered your letter of the 26 of July. You guess well—I find that I shall have...
80 Adams, John Adams, Thomas Boylston John Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 2 September 1789 1789-09-02 I have this morning received your manly letter of 25 th Ult.— I had long intended to write you...
81 Adams, John Cushing, William From John Adams to William Cushing, 14 September 1789 1789-09-14 I have not yet acknowledged my obligation to you for your favor of Aug t 22. if my hasty scrawls...
82 Adams, John Lowell, John From John Adams to John Lowell, 14 September 1789 1789-09-14 I received your Letter of the 7 th in due Season and have delayed my Answer, in hopes it might be...
83 Adams, John Brown, John From John Adams to John Brown, 15 September 1789 1789-09-15 I received in due time your favor of August 24, the subject of which has since been under the...
84 Adams, John [September 1789] 1789-09-16 Mr. Elsworth informed me That Governor Randolph of Virginia, opened the Convention at...
85 Adams, John 1789 Septr. 16. Wednesday. 1789-09-16 Mr. Elsworth informed me That Governor Randolph of Virginia, opened the Convention at...
86 Adams, John Bondfield, John From John Adams to John Bondfield, 16 September 1789 1789-09-16 I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me on the 15 of May. and take this...
87 Adams, John Sarsfield, Guy Claude, Comte de From John Adams to the Comte de Sarsfield, 16 September … 1789-09-16 Your friendly letter of the 23 of April, has laid me under obligations to you which it shall be...
88 Adams, John Tufts, Cotton From John Adams to Cotton Tufts, 16 September 1789 1789-09-16 I have rec d all your Letters, and the Post Office is very faithful. The Heat has been excessive...
89 Adams, John Marchant, Henry From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 17 September 1789 1789-09-17 Your kind Letter of Aug. 29, gave me much pleasure. There is more Confinement, in my present...
90 Adams, John Sullivan, James From John Adams to James Sullivan, 17 September 1789 1789-09-17 In your letter of the 18 th of August, you ask why we may not have as much paper in circulation...
91 Adams, John Bowen, Jabez From John Adams to Jabez Bowen, 18 September 1789 1789-09-18 I am honored with your letter of 31 of August. Your complaint against our laws was well founded...
92 Adams, John Tudor, William From John Adams to William Tudor, 18 September 1789 1789-09-18 Yours of July 9 & 27 are unanswered. I cannot reconcile myself to the Idea of a Division of this...
93 Adams, John Laurance, John From John Adams to John Laurance, 19 September 1789 1789-09-19 My second son the bearer of this letter as soon as he was out of College was entered as a student...
94 Adams, John Higginson, Stephen From John Adams to Stephen Higginson, 21 September 1789 1789-09-21 Your favor of August 10 th was duly received and immediately communicated with several other...
95 Adams, John Sullivan, James From John Adams to James Sullivan, 21 September 1789 1789-09-21 Your letter of the 23 of July remains unanswered. There is in the United States and the regions...
96 Adams, John [Notes of Debates in the Senate on the Residence Bill] … 1789-09-22 Mr. Grayson. No Census yet taken, by which the Center of Population— We have Markets, Archives,...
97 Adams, John [Notes of Debates on the Residence Bill, continued] … 1789-09-23 Mr. Lee. Navigation of the Susquehannah. Mr. Grayson. Antwerp and the Scheld. Reasons of State...
98 Adams, John [Notes of Debates on the Residence Bill, continued] … 1789-09-24 Mr. Grayson. moves to strike out the Words, “in the State of Pensilvania.” Mr. Butler. The Center...
99 Adams, John Walton, George From John Adams to George Walton, 25 September 1789 1789-09-25 The duplicate via Charlestown of your letter of the thirtieth of August, never reached my hand...
100 Adams, John Belknap, Jeremy To John Adams from John Adams To Jeremy Belknap, 26 … 1789-09-26 Yesterday I received your favour of the 19 th. and learn with Pleasure your design to pursue your...