1To John Adams from George Blake, 29 April 1819 (Adams Papers)
Two Young Gentlemen, fellow Students at Princeton University, the One, Mr S. Clay of Kentucky, a near relative of Mr. Speaker Clay; and the other, Mr. Lee a member of a highly respectable family of Virginia, being here on their first visit to the Eastern States, & having expressed to me their desire of paying their respects to you before their return, I have taken the liberty to offer them...
2To John Adams from George Blake, 1 March 1825 (Adams Papers)
The undersigned, a Committee acting under the authority, and in pursuance of the request of a large number of their fellow-citizens of Boston and the vicinity, beg leave to express to you the high gratification which is felt by them at the result of the recent election of a President of the United States;—to advise you of their intention to celebrate that event, by a Public dinner at Faneuil...