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1 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 3 July 1775 | 1775-07-03 | You have no Doubt long before this heard of the unhappy Fate of Charlestown, its Destruction by... |
2 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 25 July 1775 | 1775-07-25 | Since my last to you, nothing very important has occurd. The Skirmish near Long Island, You have... |
3 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 26 April 1776 | 1776-04-26 | Soon after the Removal of our Enemies from Boston, I sat myself down to write You the Proceedings... |
4 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 17 June 1776 | 1776-06-17 | Our vast Extent of Territory requires a great Land Forrce to defend it. The Spirit of Commerce... |
5 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 5 July 1776 | 1776-07-05 | I wrote to You about the 17 or 18th. of last Month which suppose You have received. Yesterday... |
6 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 25 July 1776 | 1776-07-25 | Yours of the 30th. of June came safe to Hand. A particular Answer to Your several Queries, for... |
7 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 6 August 1776 | 1776-08-06 | Last Week I received Yours of July the 20th. also Dr. Rushs Letter on Inoculation for which You... |
8 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 14 April 1777 | 1777-04-14 | We hear of your being at Philadelphia and wish You a comfortable Session there. The spring is now... |
9 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 24 April 1777 | 1777-04-24 | I wrote to you last Week by Mr. Thos. Russell who was to set out for Philadelphia on Monday last.... |
10 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 18 September 1777 | 1777-09-18 | Our Spring was cold and Wet, Our Summer fruitful and the Fall forbodes a plentiful Harvest. We... |
11 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 21 November 1777 | 1777-11-21 | Sometime in September last I wrote to You, and am not a little anxious to know whether you... |
12 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 5 August 1778 | 1778-08-05 | The News of your Arrival at Paris gave us great Joy. Before your Letters reached America, the... |
13 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 2 November 1778 | 1778-11-02 | I wrote to You the latter End of last July which I hope You have received before this Time, by... |
14 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 12 February 1779 | 1779-02-12 | In the latter End of July and beginning of Novr. last I wrote to You. Am uncertain by whom the... |
15 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 25 July 1780 | 1780-07-25 | My Letter of the 1st. of May last gave You some Account of the Proceedings of the Convention, the... |
16 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Enclosure No. 1: Weather Journal, 1779–1780 | ≈1779-11-17 | The Autumn of 1779 was the most pleasant and agreable for its Fertility and the Mildness of the... |
17 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Enclosure No. 2: Account of the Dark Day in May 1780 | 1780-05-19 | May 19. It thunderd early this Morning and raind about 7 or 8. About 9 a Darkness came on... |
18 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, with a Copy of a Letter … | 1780-11-27 | I wrote to You last March also in June, the former by Capt. McNeil who had the Misfortune to be... |
19 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 20 June 1781 | 1781-06-20 | I am told that a Vessell will this Day sail for Holland. I know not how to neglect so fair an... |
20 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 29 October 1781 | 1781-10-29 | In my last I informed You of the Enemy’s taking a Post in Virginia. At that Time they were in... |
21 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 26 September 1782 | 1782-09-26 | Yours of July 2d. I received being the first, since you left America. I rejoice at the Success of... |
22 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 10 October 1782 | 1782-10-10 | I this day received your Favour of the 17th. Augst. Ultimo. I find that your mind is much... |
23 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 3 July 1784 | 1784-07-03 | Since Mrs. Adams’s Departure I have revolved within myself, whether you would not have an... |
24 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 26 November 1784 | 1784-11-26 | Yours of Sept. 5. I received the 13th. Instant and rejoice to hear that You are in the Enjoyment... |
25 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams | 1785-08-10 | The Want of a sufficient Power in Congress to regulate the national Concerns of the United States... |
26 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 6 October 1785 | 1785-10-06 | On the 6th. Ultimo I drew on You for £100 sterling in Favour of Mr. Samuel Eliot, payable at 30... |
27 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 18 July 1786 | 1786-07-18 | Mrs. Cranch last Evening informed me, That a Mr. Standfast Smith of this Town is empowered to... |
28 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 13 June 1787 | 1787-06-13 | In my Letter to M rs. Adams P r. Cap t. Scott, I mentioned to her, That M r. S. Q. was... |
29 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 30 June 1787 | 1787-06-30 | On conversing with M r. Parsons relative to Your Sons entring into the Study of the Law, I found... |
30 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 28 February 1788 | 1788-02-28 | I rec d. M rs. Adams’s Lett r. of Nov. 6. and had wrote a long Epistle of the 21 t. Ins t. and... |
31 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 6 January 1791 | 1791-01-06 | We begin to feel the good Effects of our national Government— By the Presidents Speech at the... |
32 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 23 January 1797 | 1797-01-23 | Our Newspapers have announced to us the Choice of a President of the United States and that it... |
33 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 25 May 1797 | 1797-05-25 | I hope before this Time M rs. Adams has arriv’d at Philadelphia and recovered from the Fatigues... |
34 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 3 November 1797 | 1797-11-03 | I received Yours of Octob r. 14 h. and have attended to the several Matters mentiond therein. The... |
35 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 27 November 1797 | 1797-11-27 | Since my last to you, Porter has finishd ploughing the Meadow on the back of your House, the... |
36 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 22 January 1798 | 1798-01-22 | Yours of the 8 th. I received the 17 th. Ins t. and broke the Affair to M r. Cranch, who has it... |
37 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 2 March 1798 | 1798-03-02 | I have enclosed a Letter to M r. Webster in Answer to his which you forwarded to me, I have left... |
38 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 2 May 1798 | 1798-05-02 | Your Favour of the 22 d. Ult o. I received the 1 t. Ins t. After a long & severe Winter, a cold &... |
39 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 14 June 1798 | 1798-06-14 | From the 6 th. of May to the 23 d. We had hot dry Weather with scarce any Rain, Our Pastures &... |
40 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 10 December 1799 | 1799-12-10 | Maj r. Penniman sometime since mention’d to me, that upon further Consideration, He would take... |
41 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 20 May 1800 | 1800-05-20 | The several Matters mention’d in your last, have been attended to, so far as Circumstances would... |
42 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 26 June 1783 | 1783-06-26 | If ever Wisdom Fortitude Patience & Perseverance were necessary, they were peculiarly so in the... |
43 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 5 July 1783 | 1783-07-05 | Yesterday Our Independance was celebrated in a decent yet joyful Manner—a solid Joy possessed... |
44 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 5 November 1783 | 1783-11-05 | The Pleliminary Articles of Peace, Cessation of Hostilities &C were not announced here by... |
45 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 11 March 1785 | 1785-03-11 | The Dispute between New York & this State has been referred to Congress, a Federal Court has been... |
46 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 24 November 1785 | 1785-11-24 | I have repeatedly forgot to mention to You That in Sep r. 1783. D r. Holyoke then President of... |
47 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 21 December 1785 | 1785-12-21 | Your Favour of Sep t. 9 t I rec d. and Your Present of Neckar for which I return You Thanks and... |
48 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 15 May 1787 | 1787-05-15 | I rec d. Yours by Capt. Cushing with 50 Vol. of the Defence &c Thirty of which, I put into the... |
49 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 28 November 1787 | 1787-11-28 | On Saturday last, the Gen l Court rose, having sat Five Weeks, but few Matters of Importance were... |
50 | Tufts, Cotton | Adams, John | To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 18 September 1790 | 1790-09-18 | Accounts have been exhibited to me by several Dep y. Sheriffs for Service of Writs committed to... |