1From John Adams to the Comtesse de Quadt Wykeradt, 5 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
I am sorry it is not in my Power to agree to your Request in your Letter of this Days Date. But it is absolutely out of my Power, as I am obliged to remove from my House at Amsterdam, on the first of May. I have the Honour to be very respectfully Madam your most obedient and humble servant Dft ( Adams Papers ). The draft is written on the reverse of the Comtesse’s letter of 5 April, above.