201Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 6 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you a post or two Ago, of being informd Mr. Gearey had wrote his brother to procure a...
202To John Adams from Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, 6 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I arrived here last Evening in a very indifferent State of Health and shall return or not return...
203Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I Received two Letters from you this week one of the 13 and the other the 19 of March. I know not...
204To John Adams from Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, 11 – 12 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
Your late worthy Governor Hutchinson used to mark some of his Letters confidential . You will...
205Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I have misst my Good Friend Col. W arre n from Watertown in the conveyance of my Letters; you...
206From George Washington to John Adams, 15 April 1776 (Washington Papers)
This Morning your polite Letter of the 1st Instt, was delivered to me by Mr Dana. I am much...
207To John Adams from Isaac Smith Sr., 16 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
Yours of the 4t. Instant, I have received which I received by Via Watertown but As the post is...
208To John Adams from John Penn, 17 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
After a Tedious Journey, (occasion by bad roads and wet weather I arrived here in good health,)...
209Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I cannot omit so good an opportunity as offers by Mr. Church of telling you that we are all well....
210To John Adams from Samuel Chase, 18 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I left Saratoga last Tuesday and arrived at this place the same afternoon. I expected to find the...
211To John Adams from Jeduthun Baldwin, 20 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
Soon after I came to this place I took the freedom to write you. I once more ask leave to inform...
212Abigail Adams to John Adams, 21 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I have to acknowledg the Recept of a very few lines dated the 12 of April. You make no mention of...
213To John Adams from Samuel Chase, 21 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I left Fort George on last Fryday afternoon and arrived at this place yesday Evening. I have just...
214To John Adams from William Tudor, 21 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I arriv’d in this City last Monday 15th. Instant. I left Boston with much Regret, not so much...
215To John Adams from Samuel Cooper, 22 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I wrote last Thursday Morning by the Post to our Friend Mr. S. Adams—to which I refer you on some...
216To John Adams from Isaac Smith Sr., 22 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you, by last Weeks post, and am confirmd in my Opinion As to what I wrote you, with...
217To John Adams from Horatio Gates, 23 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
Your Excellent Letter of the 23d: of March, and one by Mr. Dana, are now before me. How any...
218To John Adams from Benjamin Kent, 24 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
When I had the last pleasure of your company at Watertown I told you, I would write you when Our...
219Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 26 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
Soon after the Removal of our Enemies from Boston, I sat myself down to write You the Proceedings...
220To John Adams from Samuel Chase, 28 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
I left Ticonderoga last Wesdnesday and arrived at this Fort yesday afternoon. Our Troops were to...
221To John Adams from James Warren, 30 April – 1 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Were I as Ceremonious as I suppose the Ladies will be about their Tea visits, after the late...
222To John Adams from Joseph Greenleaf, 30 April 1776 (Adams Papers)
It gives me no pleasure to meddle with departments not my own. But necessity is laid upon me to...
223To John Adams from Archibald Bulloch, 1 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
As a Multiplicity of public Business prevents my revisiting Philadelphia, I have embraced an...
224To John Adams from William Gordon, 1 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
It is almost too late to congratulate you upon our regaining Boston; but I may give you joy of...
225To John Adams from William Stearns, 1 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
The Necessity of the present address must be my apology for making it. I am engaged as Counsel...
226To John Adams from Isaac Smith Sr., 4 – 8 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I suppose there were some dispatches went of f yesterday to your body respecting the late News of...
227To John Adams from Horatio Gates, 4 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Your Favour of the 27th: of April was put into my hands by Colonel Clinton, we had much...
228To John Adams from John Sullivan, 4 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your agreeable favour of the 15th ultimo. I Delayed answering it...
229To John Adams from William Tudor, 4 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I was much oblig’d by the little Essay you sent me and more so by the Letter which accompanied...
230To John Adams from Joseph Ward, 5 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I have the honour of your Favour of the sixteenth of April. You observe, Sir, very justly, that...
231Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
How many are the solitary hours I spend, ruminating upon the past, and anticipating the future,...
232To John Adams from James Warren, 8 – 9 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Since my last we have the formidable Accounts of the Exertion of the powers and Malice of Britain...
233The General Court to the Massachusetts Delegates, 9 – 10 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed you have an Account of Powder supplyed the Army lately before Boston, by this Colony. We...
234Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I this day Received yours of the 20 of April accompanied with a Letter upon Goverment. Upon...
235To John Adams from James Sullivan, 9 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
To intrude on one who in the greatest Political Tempest is Tyed to the helm of the Mighty Vessel...
236Abigail Adams to John Adams, 14 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I set down to write you a Letter wholy Domestick without one word of politicks or any thing of...
237Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 14 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I received last post a letter from Mr. Morris with referance to the fish I wrote to you about,...
238To John Adams from Richard Devens, 16 – 20 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday I was honoured with yours of April 29. It gives me much pleasure that any inteliganc I...
239To John Adams from Henry Knox, 16 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I did myself the honor to address you sometime ago and soon after it I sat out upon a Journey to...
240To John Adams from Richard Lee, 18 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Inclosed you have a printed Resolve which passed our Convention to the infinite joy of our...
241To John Adams from Samuel Cooper, 20 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
By the last Post I received your’s of May 6th. and am not troubled at your Acceptance of the...
242To John Adams from William Cushing, 20 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Amidst the trouble of our times, I have pleasure in the thought of your being on the bench and...
243To John Adams from Patrick Henry, 20 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Your Favor with the pamphlet came safe to hand. I am Exceedingly obliged to you for it, and I’m...
244To John Adams from Benjamin Hichborn, 20 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I have felt a degree of Criminality in my long Silence, which has given me many uneasy...
245To John Adams from Samuel Holden Parsons, 20 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Our former Acquaintance contracted in early Life, and under Circumstances which Experience Shews...
246To John Adams from Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, 20 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I wrote You soon after I arrived here a Letter which I hope You received; but which you have not...
247Isaac Smith Sr. to John Adams, 22 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
Your esteemed favors of the 29th. Ulto. and 6th Inst. now before and in Answer say I shall att...
248To John Adams from Nathanael Greene, 26 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
The peculiar situation of American affairs renders it necessary to adopt every measure that will...
249To John Adams from Benjamin Kent, 26 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
I have written upon Politics, to your Names Sake, upon the grand affair of a Declaration of...
250Abigail Adams to John Adams, 27 May 1776 (Adams Papers)
What can be the reason I have not heard from you since the 20 of April, and now tis the 27 of...