1William Stephens Smith to John and Abigail Adams, 8 August 1786 (Adams Papers)
We were pleased by the receipt of yours of the 5th. inst. from Harwich, to find that your jaunt...
2Mary McCann to John Adams and Abigail Adams, 2 July 1785 (Adams Papers)
Having humbly presumed to wait on you to solicit the honor of serving your Excellency’s Family...
3Eliphalet Brush to John Adams, 4 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
Count de Montauto Governor of this City has informed me of the Commissioners having made...
4To John Adams from Mercy Otis Warren, 3 February 1789 (Adams Papers)
Uncertain whither Mrs. Adams has yet returned from her excursion to N-York I enclose to you:...
5To John Adams from the Marquis de Lafayette, 22 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I Have Been Honoured with Your favour By Mr̃ Joy to Whom I Will Readily Render Every Service in...
6From Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 7 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
This will accompany a joint letter inclosing the draught of a treaty, and my private letter of...
7To John Adams from Henry Remsen, Jr., 14 December 1787 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Jay having been, and still continuing too much indisposed to attend to Business, has directed...
8Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 3 July 1784 (Adams Papers)
Since Mrs. Adams’s Departure I have revolved within myself, whether you would not have an...
9To John Adams from Jonathan Jackson, 10 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your Letter from Paris of the 18 th. March just before I embarked...
10From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 10 September 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Massachusetts Historical Society I have received a Letter from a very respectable Person in...
11John Swanwick to John Adams, 18 Jul. 1786 (Adams Papers)
The Lines which you will find under this Cover from his Excell y. Benjamin Franklin Esquire...
12To John Adams from William Gordon, 13 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
Yours by your son was a very agreeable letter. I rec d it last wednesday while at the...
13To John Adams from C. W. F. Dumas, 17 June 1785 (Adams Papers)
V. E. Verra par les copies ci-jointes, qu’il ne s’est agi que de rendre à ces Messieurs...
14John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 3 August 1785 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Church proposes to embark on board the british Packet, which is to sail to-morrow. He has...
15Jonathan Jackson to John Adams, 27 April 1784 (Adams Papers)
To the care of Doct r Parker who I am told will be a safe conveyance, & who has promised to...
16Abigail Adams to John Adams, 11 February 1784 (Adams Papers)
Two days only are wanting to campleat six years since my dearest Friend first crost the...
17To John Adams from Christopher Gadsden, 24 July 1787 (Adams Papers)
I am much obliged to You for your kind remembrance of me, & the very acceptable present You sent...
18To John Adams from Sir Charles Blagden, 25 February 1788 (Adams Papers)
Pursuant to your obliging offer, commd. by the Revd. Dr Price, I take the liberty of troubling...
19David Rittenhouse to John Adams, 26 Jun. 1786 (Adams Papers)
The Bearer D r. Benj n. Barton will deliver to you two Copies of the Second Volume of...
20To John Adams from Isaac Smith Jr., 19 November 1783 (Adams Papers)
The papers having announced y r. public appearance in this kingdom, I take the liberty of...
21Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 11 February 1784 (Adams Papers)
We postponed to answer the honour of your Excellency’s favour of 5 febr, in hope to be able to...
22To John Adams from John Jay, 31 July 1787 (Adams Papers)
Since my last to you of the 4th. Instant I have been honored with yours of the 8th. 14th. & 23d....
23To John Adams from Thomas Coutts, 28 April 1787 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Thomas Coutts, Banker in the Strand, has the honour to deliver this by desire of the Author...
24John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 21 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I am now much more at my disposal, with respect to my Time, than I was at Haverhill, and can...
25Samuel Osgood to John Adams, 14 Nov. 1786 (Adams Papers)
I have taken the Liberty to enclose to you several Papers relative to some private Business I...
26To John Adams from the Abbés Chalut and Arnoux, 26 September 1785 (Adams Papers)
Vous nous avez fait, notre cher ami, un veritable plaisir en nous donnant de vos nouvelles; nous...
27Richard Cranch to John Adams, 19 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have just received the within Letters, and as I hear Capt. Young is to sail tomorrow I take the...
28John Jay to John Adams, 2 Jan. 1786 (Adams Papers)
I have the Honor of transmitting to you herewith enclosed a Copy of a Letter of the 21 st....
29Baron Franz von Reischach to John Adams, 30 June 1784 (Adams Papers)
Cest bien malgré moi, que je n’ay pu repondre tout de Suitte à Votre lettre de ce matin, mais mon...
30Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 17 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
This will be handed you by young Monsieur de Tronchin son to a gentleman of that name here who is...
31Christian Lotter to John Adams, 30 March 1785 (Adams Papers)
The orders I have lately reicived from Your Son M r: J: Q: Adams for packing up his goods, on...
32To John Adams from Antoine Marie Cerisier, 10 August 1786 (Adams Papers)
J’apprends dans l’instant par l’une de nos Gazettes Hollandoises que Votre Excellence est...
33To John Adams from Charles William Frederic Dumas, 19 October 1787 (Adams Papers)
L’incluse, que Votre Excellence voudra bien acheminer après l’avoir lue, me dispense d’entrer...
34Charles Storer to John Adams, 16 Sep. 1786 (Adams Papers)
I wish you would finish your business in London & return home—We want you here more than a...
35To John Adams from John Jay, 19 August 1786 (Adams Papers)
I wrote to you on the 7 th: of last Month, and also on the 18 th: of this enclosing some Papers...
36Isaac Stephens to John Adams, 15 Apr. 1786 (Adams Papers)
Sir, I take the Liberty to enclose a line to you as we receivd one from you, by the hand of M r....
37Charles Storer to John Adams, 26 Sep. 1786 (Adams Papers)
M r: Martin , who will deliver you this, is a Kinsman of ours & therefore I take the liberty of...
38To John Adams from C. W. F. Dumas, 29 November 1785 (Adams Papers)
Je dois réponse aux honorées vôtres des 1 er. & 10 du cour t. J’écris ce fois à Mr. Cerisier afin...
39Isaiah Doane to John Adams, 16 Feb. 1786 (Adams Papers)
Your Excellency’s goodness will excuse my Troubling you at this time, (I am certain) when you...
40To John Adams from Tristram Dalton, 21 July 1785 (Adams Papers)
I am honored with your esteemed Letter of the 5 th March last, and congratulate You on your...
41Paul R. Randall to John Adams, 17 Feb. 1786 (Adams Papers)
I should have paid the highest Respect to your Excellency’s Injunction of writing by every safe...
42David Griffith et al. to John Adams, 28 Jun. 1786 (Adams Papers)
The Condescension your Excellency has shewn in delivering to his Grace the Archbishop of...
43From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 27 June 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society Inclosed I have the Honour of sending to your Excellency...
44Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje to John Adams, 19 March 1784 (Adams Papers)
We have the pleasure to advice your Excellency that the Loan is So far advanced, that all the...
45To John Adams from Arthur Lee, 4 July 1788 (Adams Papers)
Give me leave to congratulate you on your happy arrival in your native Country; & on the...
46To John Adams from Robert Morris, 20 September 1783 (Adams Papers)
I have been duly honored with your Excellency’s favors of the fifth tenth and eleventh of July— I...
47To John Adams from Mercy Otis Warren, 8 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
While in the silent watches of the Last night I was Contemplating the Vicissitudes of Life, the...
48To John Adams from John Churchman, 6 June 1787 (Adams Papers)
I take the liberty of writing on a subject, which as it is interesting to Society I hope will...
49To John Adams from Thomas Brand Hollis, 27 January 1787 (Adams Papers)
I have read over most part of your book with no less satisfaction than pleasure and gained much...
50James Burrow to John Adams, 9 Jun. 1786 (Adams Papers)
I presume to write Your Excellency both upon a Publick and Private Business—The inclosed Simple...