491To John Adams from C. Dubuc, August 1793 (Adams Papers)
j’ay eté deux fois chez vous sans vous avoir trouvé mon cher adams; je suis ce matin en impossibilité de sortir par un derangement d’estomac qui m’a tenû Eveillé toute la nuit. Cooper m’a dit vous avoir parlé de mon Sujet de Naturalisation. Mandés moi Ce que j’ay a faire et faites assigner Le jour auquel je preteray le serment d’allegeance; arrangés les choses de maniere que je ne suis pas...
492To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 3 August 1793 (Adams Papers)
Though I can not find a pretext, valid enough to exculpate me, in interrupting your Excellency’s serious occupations, however I am inclined to believe, that ÿou will excuse it after a silence of seven months, in the persuasion, that a due sense, of what everÿ American owes to your merits and character, with which since more than a dozen years I have been acquainted, being a witness of a great...
493To John Adams from Mr. Ames, 15 August 1793 (Adams Papers)
Mr Ames presents his most respectful Compliments to the Vice President, and will have the honour of dining with him on Thursday next— MHi : Adams Papers.
494To John Adams from Joseph Priestley, 20 August 1793 (Adams Papers)
This will be delivered to you by my eldest son, who, together with my youngest, is following their brother from France. They are to look out for a settlement for themselves; and when that is effected, I propose to join them, and end my days with you. You are mistaken if you imagine that I expect anything more than security from open violence, and persecution in other forms, which all who...
495Charles Adams to John Adams, 25 August 1793 (Adams Papers)
By Colonel Smith who setts out for Boston tomorrow I have the pleasure of addressing a few lines to you. If you procure the Newspapers from New York you will observe by them that events of some importance have passed lately in this City with an almost incredible rapidity. Though much has been feared, from the turbulence of some and much apprehended from the inactivity of others yet happily for...
496To John Adams from Benjamin Lincoln, 11 September 1793 (Adams Papers)
Before this can reach you, you will be informed that our attempts to establish a peace with the hostiles tribes of Indians North of the Ohio has been ineffectual; and lest you should be perplexed with vague and uncertain accounts of the state of the business I have now taken up my pen to give you a short detail of the matter.— On my arrival at Niagra the 25th. of May I was informed by the...
497To John Adams from Monsieur de Salimbeni, 18 September 1793 (Adams Papers)
je suis un francois refugié dans ce pays depuis Le mois de mars dernier avec ma femme. nous sommes arivés ici fuyant la Gouadeloupe et toutes les scênes dhorreur qui y sont arivés depuis et quil etoit facile de prevoir. le peu de temp que nous avons eu a nous ne nous a pas laissé celui d’emporter une somme d’argent suffisante a nos besoins pendant bien longtemp. le peu de sucre que nous avons...
498To John Adams from Tobias Lear, 3 October 1793 (Adams Papers)
I am at this place on my way to New York, from whence I expect to sail for Europe.—I promised myself the pleasure of waiting upon and taking leave of you at Quincy; but a detention of some days in Portsmouth, longer than I had calculated upon, and previous arrangements to be in New York at a fixed time, make it necessary for me to hasten on to that City—which I shall do by the Stage of...
499Thomas Boylston Adams to John Adams, 9 October 1793 (Adams Papers)
After repeated, tho’ unsuccessful attempts to procure the letters, which I was informed by my Mothers letter, must be in the Post Office at Philad a: this night’s Post has brought me six : four from Boston and Quincy, & two from my other friends; I feel no little gratitude to my friends in General, & my Parents in particular for the anxious solicitude they have expressed for my wellfare, upon...
500To John Adams from Samuel Adams, Sr., 10 October 1793 (Adams Papers)
The Lieut. Governour presents his respects to the Vice President of the United States, and requests his attendance at the funeral of the late Governour Hancock, which will proceed from his Mansion House on Monday next at 2 oClock P.M.— MHi : Adams Papers.