1From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 1809 (Adams Papers)
4. General Washington, the first and constant President of the Society of the Cincinnati was now removed from earthly honours to a Crown of Glory. But before his departure, I will not Say with General Knox that he “..., on the third day of July 1776 for the independence of the United States; than his Treaty with Holland in 1782; or his peace with Great Britain in 1783.—So no more, at...
2From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 10 April 1809 (Adams Papers)
...declared even before the President’s message to Congress, of the 3d Messidore, (21 of
June) last, was known in France. I had written it to Mr.
Gerry, namely, on the 24th Messidore, and the 4th
Messidore. I did repeat it to him before he sat out. A
whole paragraph of my letter to you of the 11th Fructidore, of which Mr. Murry has a copy, is devoted to develope still more the... ...9th July)...
3From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 27 July 1809 (Adams Papers)
On the 27th of July, I sat out from Paris on a journey
to Amsterdam. I left Mr. Dana and Mr. Thaxter at Paris, who will regularly transmit to Congress, whatever
shall occur of importance to the United States to know....The remainder of this letter was filled with the declaration of the king of Sweden, of the 30th of July, and that
of the king of Denmark of the 8th of July, in favor of the...
4From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 31 July 1809 (Adams Papers)
September 4th, wrote to Congress, news that the outward bound West-India fleet of 52 sail, and five East-Indiamen, on the 9th of August, fell in with the combined
French and Spanish fleets, about sixty leagues from Cape......4th, wrote to my correspondent in London, “I have only time to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 25th and 29th ult. which were very acceptable, and to enclose two...
5From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 10 August 1809 (Adams Papers)
1780, November 4—wrote to Dr. Franklin: “Mr. De Neufville brought me this morning, a number of bills of exchange, drawn upon Mr. Laurens in the month of July, amounting to 7 or 800 sterling, and informed me that your excellency had declined becoming responsible for them, and referred him to me. I have enquired of Mr. Searle, who informs me there are about twenty thousand...
6From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 29 September 1809 (Adams Papers)
...in which his Majesty the King of Sweden,
as well as their High Mightinesses the States General of
the United Provinces have taken part and acceded, and
which has been signed respectively at St. Petersburg,
the 21st of July, 1780, and the 5th of January, 1781....and demanded them, in the declaration of the 8th of July, 1780, which he has caused to be presented, as well as that of Russia,...
7From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 14 October 1809 (Adams Papers)
Leyden, March 11, 1781—wrote to Mr. De L’Etombe at Paris: “I received your favours of Feb. 4th and 28th, but to day.—I am much obliged to you, for giving me the opportunity of sending the enclosed letters to you. I am much afraid my letters will not reach Paris before your departure. You......but inexplicable to me by his own cypher. It is some dismal ditty about my letters of the 26th July; I...
8From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 4 November 1809 (Adams Papers)
This immortal declaration, of the 4th of July, 1776,
when America was invaded by an hundred vessels of war, and, according to estimates laid before parliament, by 55,000 of veteran troops, was not the effect of any sudden passion, or enthusiasm; but a...
9From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 25 January 1810 (Adams Papers)
During my absence, which was nearly through the whole month of July, the following state papers were translated by the gentlemen of my family, whom I left in Holland, and transmitted to Congress, or to be kept for me to sign, according to my directions after my return....July, 1781—“The following is an extract from the registry of the Resolutions of their high Mightinesses the States General...
10From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 1 March 1810 (Adams Papers)
...articles, proposed by the mediating courts, and desired me to make such observations upon them, as should occur to me. Accordingly I wrote a number of letters to his excellency, of the following dates: July 13th, inclosing an answer to the articles: 16, 18, 19, and 21st. I would readily send you copies of the articles and of those letters; but there are matters in them which had......July,...