1To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 20 April 1791 (Adams Papers)
Mr T. Coxe has the honor respectfully to enclose to the V. President of the United States a return of the licensed fishing vessels for one year, in which are included above 5000 Tons, which were not reported from the Custom houses, when the Registers abstract was furnished— MHi : Adams Papers.
2To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 8 November 1792 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you a list of the Votes in the city and county of Philadelphia from which it appears that the antifederal people are not as much animated upon this occasion as their leaders, and that we have more than our real proportion of votes in the city, and much more in the County. The Boroughs are generally enlightened and federal, and vote largely in proportion in all...
3To John Adams from Tench Coxe, November 1793 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that I have been engaged thro this week in attempts to provide for you an house fit for the reception of your family but have not yet succeeded. Genl. Knox is also payeing attention to the matter & we shall certainly accommodate you, if in our power. He is of opinion that it will not be proper to refuse £300 per annum for Mrs. Keppelis house at the corner of Arch...
4To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 4 May 1791 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor avail myself of the opportunity preceeded by the honorable R. Morris Esquire of transmitting you a Draught at Sight on the collector of Boston for 500 Drs agreably to the your instructions. I had to you.— The remainder will be paid , as you will pleased to direct, on applications of your Steward. No occurrence worthy of being communicated to you has taken place since you left...
5To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 5 September 1792 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you the concluding Number of the Reflexions on the State of the Union: also a gazette of this Evening with some late accounts from France. The Situation of that Nation and of Poland have become extremely critical, and as there was a long season of operation before the allied crowns and before the Russians, it appears highly probable, that the ensuing Campaign will...
6To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 27 August 1791 (Adams Papers)
I am honored this day with your letter enclosing one for Mr. W. Hamilton, and one for your Steward, both of which I have put into the way of being delivered to them. It will give me very great & sincere pleasure to be instrumental to the accommodation of Mrs. Adams & yourself, for which purpose I shall take all the pains in my power to procure a house, that will be suitable. Rents are much...
7To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 11 November 1793 (Adams Papers)
Since I had the honor to address you last my house and offices having been thoroughly cleaned, I have the pleasure of being again at home & address you from my office table. My family will be in Town this week as I have written for them. Of the seven gentlemen in my office, and the Messenger none have died, tho it was kept open by one of them & the messenger thro the whole time. Five of them...
8To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 18 November 1793 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to assure you of my perfect health after eight days residence in Philada. The Town has filled much since my last. Messrs. Willing, Bingham, Shippen, Burd, Dallas, Delany, Macpherson, Butler, Tilghman, and very many others whom I do not remember, have returned to Town. I expect my family every Moment—I have not heard of any person, even the cleaners of houses, who have been...
9To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 16 April 1793 (Adams Papers)
I had lately the honor to write you a letter on a point, which continues to be interesting. We are now certainly to expect the Arrival of the new french Minister in a very short time, and it is a matter of consequence to our peace , that we should get through the business which he may bring up in consequence of the present State of things in Europe without differences. It would oblige me very...
10To John Adams from Tench Coxe, 14 June 1796 (Adams Papers)
I have the honor to inclose to you a translation of a letter lately received by me from General Rochambeau the younger.—During his late residence in Philadelphia he often manifested to me a concern for the preservation of Harmony between the two countries; and just before his departure he expressed some apprehensions of the reverse, at least so far as feelings were concerned, on the side of...