1From John Quincy Adams to John Peter De Windt, 25 January 1823 (Adams Papers)
I send you herewith a copy of the pamphlet lately published by me of which I request your acceptance. I should apologize for having left your Letter of the 5th instt so long unanswered. With my affectionate regards to my niece and best respects to your mother / I remain Dear Sir, your friend and faithful servant, MHi : Adams Family Papers, Letterbooks.
2From John Adams to John Peter De Windt, 8 September 1821 (Adams Papers)
I have this moment received the Joyful News in your Letter of the 3d. Say to Caroline “Macte virtute esto.” Go on and bless the World with as many daughters As Providence will permit. If She educates them to be as good as their Mother Grand Mothers Great Grandmothers Great Great Grand Mothers and Great Great Great Grandmothers They will be the Salt of the Earth. I have known this whole...
3From John Adams to John Peter De Windt, 15 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
We are under great concern here—We have written to Mrs De Wint—I have written to her myself twice, Louisa once—and Harriet several times—and no letters from her, for eight or ten Weeks. We are very apprehensive there is some great Sickness in your familyWe are all pritty well excepting my distemper Old Age—which I will not say with Frankline, is incurable, because the ground will soon cure it....
4From John Adams to John Peter De Windt, 29 November 1819 (Adams Papers)
I beg your pardon for neglecting so long to acknowledge the receipt of your letter—Announcing the pleasing intelligence of the Birth of another Daughter—but you are not so good as to inform me of thier heir name—Blessings on her—and all her Connections—Please to present the family to of Verplanks my Condolence with them—on the departure of the Venerable Dr. Johnson—though at an Age fully ripe,...
5From John Quincy Adams to John Peter De Windt, 9 September 1817 (Adams Papers)
I enclose herewith an order upon the U.S. Branch Bank at New York, for 460. Dollars, with many thanks to you for the loan of the Money. We are to leave Quincy this Morning and Boston tomorrow, for our Journey Southward—Miss Welsh accompanies us New-York, where we hope to arrive by the Steam Boat from New Haven next Saturday Morning.—My intention will be to proceed from New-York next Monday....
6From John Adams to John Peter De Windt, 1 May 1817 (Adams Papers)
You would be pleased to See the pretty Figure your Peach Trees and Cherry Trees make in my Garden. Their buds are at least a fortnight more forward than any of our native Trees. I hope you will contrive to come and see them next fall. Be Sure to bring the Sprightly Elizabeth with you. Tell her never to forget how her great grandfather Smoked his Segar. Tell her, if She will come and See him...
7From John Adams to John Peter De Windt, 8 November 1815 (Adams Papers)
your delightful letter of the 31st of October, has made us all happy, and seems to be a sensible gratification to the whole village. I congratulate you and our dear Caroline, your mother & your whole family on this joyful Event. I am not enough of an Astrologer to conjecture by what conjunction of the planets it happened the child was born on your birth day and on mine. When she shall be...
8From John Adams to John Peter De Windt, 11 January 1815 (Adams Papers)
Thanks for your favour of the 2d. I rejoice in your health and that of all your connections; and am not a little pleased with your situation in New York with your Caroline and especially with your determination to compleat your studies in the Law and be called to the Bar. The Profession is the most liberal in society, let the Priests say what they will. A Man of Integrity Talents and Urbanity,...
9From John Adams to John Peter De Windt, 22 November 1814 (Adams Papers)
Had I known where to direct my aim, I should have shot at you long ago: but hit or miss I will now hazard a . But to quit this nude figure, for which nothing but my connections with Sportsmen, or perhaps the military fashions of the times, could apologize, let me return to simple style. And tell you plainly that I have nothing to write, but what you already know, except as hereafter excepted....