11From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 5 November 1817 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Ogle Tayloe, son of colonel Tayloe one of the most respectable citizens of Virginia, and of this district, goes out as private secretary, and with the president’s approbation attached to the legation of mr. Rush. It is mr. Tayloe’s intention to give constant attendance at the office, and I am persuaded he will give you useful assistance in the transaction of business.—If he can be...
12From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 11 November 1817 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your several letters, with their respective enclosures, from No 1 to No. 10. inclusively. Mr. Rush, who takes charge of this Despatch, having been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States in England, your office of Charge ‘d affairs will of course cease upon his presenting his letter of Credence to the...
13From Robert Stewart to John Adams Smith, 15 November 1817 (Adams Papers)
The Undersigned, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received the Note which Mr. Smith, Chargé d’Affaires from The United States of America has addressed to him, expressing his earnest desire of manifesting, on the part of his Government, by his personal Attendance at the Funeral of Her late Royal Highness The Princess Charlotte Augusta, a sincere participation...
14From Jeremy Bentham to John Adams Smith, 22 December 1817 (Adams Papers)
Scarce has your prophecy been utterd, which was fulfilled. Your new Master I see is arrived and arrived, and arrived in style . Lay me, I beseech you in all due fear at the feet of his Excellency and with a smile beg for me tell him how proud I shall should feel of learning of the honour of his protection. that done, with that seriousness which your opinion of my a belief as well I hope...
15From J. H. Koe to John Adams Smith, 14 January 1818 (Adams Papers)
I the other day received a Letter from Mr Bentham which contained the following queries & which if you could conveniently I was to request of you to be kind enough to answer— 1. First packet of Letters in the newspaper form to or for what Ships delivered, on what day and whether any intelligence of her arrival at any & what port & on what day has been received— 2 Like question respecting...
16From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 19 April 1818 (Adams Papers)
Mr John Edwards Holbrook the bearer, is a Gentleman recommended to me, as of a highly respectable character, nephew of George Edwards Esqr. of Charleston, South Carolina—He is going to Scotland, and afterwards to London, with the intention of completing a medical education, and other views of liberal improvement and curiosity. I beg leave to recommend him to your kind attentions, and if...
17From John Adams to John Adams Smith, 27 September 1818 (Adams Papers)
Let me introduce, Mr Elliot, the Bearer, and Mr Ticknor both Natives of Boston, both amiable and respectable. Elliot a Son of Samuel Elliot Esqr one of our first Capitalists. Tickenor one of our first Litterary Characters. Neither will betray you. Ben. Guild the Son of your Mothers earliest and Constantly beloved Friend is married to Elliots Sister. With these you may indulge your yankee...
18From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 7 November 1818 (Adams Papers)
It is not for me to complain that the private correspondence between you and me has ceased—for I find upon my files letters from you from N 27. Novr. 27. 1817 to N 32 May 19th 1818. the receipt of which I have not yet acknowledged—As for your letters, they went on brisk and punctual to N31. Feby 7—from which time commenced a hiatus to the 19th of May—on which day two letters filled with the...
19From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 17 May 1819 (Adams Papers)
The enclosed Card has two very coarse drawings of a device, of which I wish to have a Seal engraved—A Ship, under full Sail, or if the Artist can represent her labouring with reefed topsails, under heavier weather than either of those on the Card, it will suit me better. The Motto is “Fortiter occupa Portum”. and I think it will have the best effect, if placed between two concentric circles...
20From John Adams to John Adams Smith, 10 October 1819 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of the 5th of August—and the Cheese by Genel Boyd—for both—which I thank you—I have been for four, or five, and thirty years entirely of your opinion—that the United states have not among any Class of Politicians in England, any sincere friends, and those Millions of People who are not politicians, neither know or care, any more about us, than they do about the...