351From John Marshall to John Quincy Adams, 27 February 1826 (Adams Papers)
Mr. Marshall accepts with great pleasure the invitation of Mr and Mrs. Adams to dine with them on friday the 3d. of March at five MHi : Endicott Family Autograph Collection.
The Master of the Ceremonies is commanded by His Royal Highness The Prince Regent to invite The American Minister and Mrs. Adams to The Queen’s Palace on Monday next the 22d. Instant between Eight and half past Eight O’clock in the Evening, to be present at the Ceremony of the Marriage of Her Royal Highness The Princess Mary with His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester.— MHi : Adams Papers.
353From James Mease to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 14 February 1825 (Adams Papers)
I cannot help it! I can no longer resist the pleasure of expressing to my dear Mrs Adams my joy on the success of the election & my heart-felt congratulations on the signal triumph your husband has obtained over such plotting & treachery & malice & falshood! None of your friends have been more deeply interested than I—& not one more sincerely rejoices at this just & upright termination of our...
354From Meyer & Bruxner to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 27 January 1815 (Adams Papers)
Meyer & Bruxner have the honor to send Mrs. Adams the balance of the account transmitted of Four Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Rubles BA. by the bearer sealed up & by desire of M Harris they will send the same man on Friday morning to fetch the Trunks which they are to take under their care—. MHi : Adams Papers.
355From Meyer & Bruxner to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 30 January 1815 (Adams Papers)
Received of Mrs. Adams through the hands of Levett Harris Esq: Two Silver Loan Obligations of 5000 R Silver each Seven do. do. of 1000 R: do: Twelve do. do: of 500 R: do. with the Interest Coupons belonging to them, making in the whole Twenty Three Thousand Rubles Silver as Capital further Five Thousand Rubles BA. which we shall hold subject to the orders & at the disposal of His Excellency...
356From Grand Master of Ceremonies of the Russian Court Narischkin to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 11 December 1814 (Adams Papers)
Mr Narischkin Grand Maître des Cérémonies a l’honneur d’annoncer à Madame d’Adams qu’ Elle est invitée au bal qui aura lieu chez Sa Majesté l’Impératrice Mère demain Samedi 12. du Courant à huit hures & un quart du Soir. On arrive à la Cour par le grand Perron du coté de la Neva. Le Grand Maître des Cérémonies Saisit cette Occasion avec empressement pour prier Madame d’Adams d’agréer...
il m’a été bien pénible Madame de partir sans vous revoir et sans scavoir si Je pouvois vous être bonne à quelque chose sûr cet ancien continent que vous aimez et où l’on aimeroit tant a vous revoir, Je viens donc vous demandez vos commitions qu’il me seroit si agréable de remplir puisque ce seroit un Moyen de me rapeller au Souvenir d’une des personnes que Je regrette le plûs d’avoir quitées...
Je viens d’apprendre avec bien du plaisir bonne et aimable dame que nous vous verrions bientôt ici, et j’espère pour vous un temps un peu moins accáblant que celui qu’il a fait durant notre voyage, dont l’itinéraire seroit, nous avons grillé tant de jours à Philadelphie, tant à Baltimore, et tant sûr les chemins, cette manière d’aller m’a un peu fatiguée et tellement que Je ne suis pas fâchée...
359From Antoine Claude Juste de Noailles to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 24 November 1814 (Adams Papers)
Le soussigné reconnait avoir reçu de Madame Adams deux malles renfermant des papiers de l’ambassade française à St. Petersbourg, qui avaient été déposées chez elle par Mr. Le General Comte de Lauriston. MHi : Adams Papers.
360From Antoine Claude Juste de Noailles to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 23 November 1814 (Adams Papers)
J’ai appris, Madame, qu’une malle renfermant des papiers appertenants à l’ambassade Française avoit été deposée chez vous par le Genéral Loriston lors de son départ de Petersbourg. Veuillez, Madame, donner order que cette malle me doit remise, & recevoir à la fois mes excuses de mon importunité & mes respectueux hommages. MHi : Adams Papers.
361From Antoine Claude Juste de Noailles to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 7 February 1815 (Adams Papers)
AU NOM DU ROI. Nous Ambassadeur de S. M. le Roi de France près S. M. l’Empereur de toutes les Russies prions les Officiers Civils et Militaires, chargés de maintenir l’ordre public dans tous les Pays amis ou alliés de la France, de laisser librement passer Madame Louise Catherine Adams et Monsieur charles Francois Adams son fils, se rendant à Paris avec leurs domestiques. et de leur donner...
362From M. A. Patterson to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 10 June 1824 (Adams Papers)
Allow Me To present To you Mr Steuart Wortley, and Mr Stanly—They are Gentlemen of high rank, who are visiting America, and are anxious not To run through The County, but To become acquainted with our Society;—and I cannot with The pride of An American resist The gratification of Making Them known To Mr Adams, and yourself—Wortley is the Nephew of Lord Bristol, and Ld Liverpool—Mr Stanley of...
363From Maria Pavlovna to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 20 July 1814 (Adams Papers)
Le Grand Maître des Cérémonies a l’honneur deprévenir Madame d’Adams, que le 22. de ce mois pour celebrer la fête de Sa Majesté L’Impératrice Mère et celle de Son Altesse Impériale Madame la Grande Duchesse Marie Pavlovna il y aura au Palais de Peterhoff Bal masqué, Souper et Illumination. Madame d’Adams est invitée à venir descendre & diner dans le Pavillon destiné à reçevoir le Corps...
364From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 24 March 1808 (Adams Papers)
Your Letter did not reach me untill several Weeks after it was written, & as I had a few days before addressed a letter to Mr Adams, I presumed upon the reception of that, your minds would be rendered less anxious, but notwithstanding this, I should immediately have replied to your polite friendly letter, & to your questions, respecting Master George, if we had not been so unhappy as to have a...
365From Mary Y. Pearson to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 25 April 1825 (Adams Papers)
You will no doubt my dear Mrs. Adams, be much surprised at receiving a letter from one of whom you have seen and known so little as myself; but the kind, and I may almost say affectionate manner that you have always shown towards me in our occasional meetings at Mr. Hopkinson’s, has emboldened me to sue for a favour which perhaps I should not otherwise have thought of— My brother has been for...
366From William Pinkney to John Quincy Adams, 27 January 1820 (Adams Papers)
Mr Pinkney presents his Complements to Mr & Mrs Adams and will have the Honour to wait on them at Dinner on Thursday the 3d of February.— MHi : Adams Papers.
367From Count Romanzoff to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 10 February 1811 (Adams Papers)
Le Comte de Romanzoff, Chancelier de l’Empire, prie Madame d’Adams de lui faire l’honneur de venir souper chez lui, le Vendredi 10 Fevrier à 10 heures. R. S. L. P. MHi : Adams Papers.
368From Harriet Welsh to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 23 October 1818 (Adams Papers)
Your mother was pronounced so much better this morning that your father has resumed his book—or rather he is at ease enough to be read to—Mrs Greenleaf has come in to amuse him with the news of the day which gives me a few moments to write to you, Caroline, & to your children—As Mrs Adams gains a little strength she continues to interest herself in her affairs again—to day she desired I might...
369From Harriet Welsh to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 13 July 1826 (Adams Papers)
The President, and your son, arrived last night my dear Mrs. Adams; well, and not more fatigued than was to be expected from so hasty a journey—or than he is usually—they go to Quincy this morn’g—. It is about three weeks since I passed two or three days at Quincy and then felt a conviction that it would not be possible to preserve your Fathers life much longer—without the greatest & most...
370From Harriet Welsh to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 18 November 1818 (Adams Papers)
Your letters dear Mrs Adams have been very much neglected apparently by me—but my confidence in your knowledge of the cause of it has prevented any uneasiness on my part on this account—My mind & heart have formed constant occupation for the last month at Quincy & it—is yet difficult for me to fall into the train of the common & ordinary occurences of life— I too have met with a loss—which...
371From Harriet Welsh to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, July 1826 (Adams Papers)
You could not have asked my dear Mrs. Adams a happier a more glorious transition from earth to Heaven—on that day fifty years since consecrated to his blessed memory—I was not there at the moment but he left the world as I expected a tranquil calm sunset—when I had the ever to be remembered happiness of passing three days with him a short time since He could at times only give utterance to his...
372From Harriet Welsh to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 22 October 1818 (Adams Papers)
On monday my dear Mrs. Adams I came here as was my intention when my note to you was finished on that day—Your mother was lower than I had expected—on tuesday She was better—I sat the night of that day by her side it was a restless one—Mrs. Dexter remain’d in the room till 12 o’clock after that the hours passed off more favorably & the Dr. prounced her—better but told me the struggle was great...
373From Harriet Welsh to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 26 October 1818 (Adams Papers)
Mrs. Adams remains very much the same not worse than the two days past—we have still hopes Another letter on Wednesday— MHi : Adams Papers.
374From Harriet Welsh to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 16 January 1819 (Adams Papers)
My negligence about writing to you has arisen not so much from the want of something to say as from the number of materials which I found in my mind for a long letter—. in despair of ever finding time to say all that I have at various times wish’d to—it is my conclusion to give you only the thoughts of the passing moment—the minister of State can scarcely number up— more daily employments than...