1From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 18 August 1789 (Adams Papers)
I have received your kind and obliging letter of the 16 of July, and am sorry that the extream heat of the weather, and a constant attendance on the duties of an office which is somewhat laborious and fatiguing, have prevented my giving it an earlier answer. The approbation you are pleased to express of my public conduct, is a great satisfaction to me. It is true that I have run through a...
2From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 17 September 1789 (Adams Papers)
Your kind Letter of Aug. 29, gave me much pleasure. There is more Confinement, in my present Situation than in any, that I have been in these thirty Years: and another Evil is come upon me, under which I suffered formerly, but from which I have been wholly relieved during my Absence from America.— Publick Speaking ever gave me a Pain in my Breast, which was not only troublesome for the time,...
3From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 20 March 1790 (Adams Papers)
Your favours of 19. Dec r. 18. Jan. and 7. March are all before me.— I am much obliged to you for the accurate and useful Information, in all of them. It is a mortifying Thing to be obliged to take so much Pains with a Man to prevent him from Setting Fire to his own House, when he knows that he must burn the whole Town with it. I can give you no other Advice my Friend than to persevere, with...
4From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 1 June 1790 (Adams Papers)
Your obliging Letter of the 29. Ult. was brought to me Yesterday at my house, and as there happened to be a few Freinds with me, we joined in Wishing Happiness and Prosperity to Rhode Island with great Cordiality. This morning the President did me the honour of a Visit and I had the Pleasure of congratulating him on this pleasing Event and presenting to him your affectionate Respects. Congress...
5From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 25 July 1790 (Adams Papers)
I have rec d your favour of the 19 th — I presume your answer to M r Jefferson will be sufficient: but If you write to the President, it will do no harm— Your letter to the President came to me after your appointment, so that I have never delivered nor mentioned it to any one; and shall keep it and all that came with it till your farther orders.— It is best it should not now be conveyed to the...
6From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 2 March 1791 (Adams Papers)
This morning I received your kind letter of Febry: 19, and I thank you for the handsome charge to the Jury in the Newspaper inclosed. With sincere pleasure I learn from you, that Rhode Island is become in heart as well as voice one of the family again. Nothing gives me so much satisfaction as the prospect of peace and harmony among ourselves. The accession of Vermont & Kentucky are in my...
7From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 3 March 1792 (Adams Papers)
I have received and read with much pleasure your kind letter of the 20th: Ult; Your sympathy with me under the Case effusions of mallice and falshood ought to be converted into shame for your Country, which wanted virtue, sense and spirit to discountenance what will remain a lasting disgrace to America to the Press and to letters. A Brown, a Markoe, & a Finley, suffered to insult for a whole...
8From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 16 January 1795 (Adams Papers)
I received your kind Letter of the 19. Ult. with Pleasure, as I ever have and always shall receive all your Letters. Our Acquaintance and I hope I may say Friendship is almost forty years old, and I am more attached, than the Adage to Old Friendships even than to old Wine. The Questions which now agitate, not only this Country but all Europe, especially France England Holland Switzerland...