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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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2651 | Adams, John | Cooper, William | From John Adams to William Cooper, 4 January 1776 | 1776-01-04 | As some worthy Members of the Honourable House of Representatives may possibly be desirous of... |
2652 | Adams, John | Adams’ Commonplace Book: Ca. 1759 | ≈1759-01-01 | Assumpsit. Sometimes signifies not only a Promise but an Actual Undertaking of the Business, an... | |
2653 | Adams, John | Tudor, William, Sr. | From John Adams to William Tudor, Sr., 20 January 1801 | 1801-01-20 | I thank you for your favour of the 9th. You ask, if it is true that Hamilton and Burr are on an... |
2654 | Adams, John | United States Congress | From John Adams to United States Congress, 20 January … | 1800-01-20 | In obedience to law, I transmit to Congress my annual account of the contingent fund. Printed... |
2655 | Adams, John | President of Congress | From John Adams to the President of Congress, 31 May … | 1781-05-31 | Amsterdam, 31 May 1781. RC in John Thaxter’s hand PCC , No. 84, III, f. 181–182. printed :... |
2656 | Adams, John | Dumas, C. W. F. | John Adams to C. W. F. Dumas, 25 August 1784 | 1784-08-25 | I had a tedious Passage of two Days from Helvoet and was at last obliged to Land at Leostoff a... |
2657 | Adams, John | Boston Patriot | From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 10 August 1811 | 1811-08-10 | Some honourable gentlemen, from the ardor of their benevolence to me, and their laudable desire... |
2658 | Adams, John | Trumbull, John | From John Adams to John Trumbull, 28 April 1785 | 1785-04-28 | It was with much Pleasure that I received your Letter by M r Humphreys, in whom I have found all... |
2659 | Adams, John | Tuesday. 24th. June. | 1760-06-24 | Arose early, a very beautiful Morning. Zab. seems to make insufficient Distinctions between the... | |
2660 | Adams, John | 7 Saturday. | 1756-08-07 | All this past Week my designs have been interrupted, by the Troubles and Confusion of the House.... | |
2661 | Adams, John | Warren, James | From John Adams to James Warren, 17 August 1776 | 1776-08-17 | I had a Letter from you, by the Post Yesterday. Congratulate you, and your other Self, on your... |
2662 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 22 November 1815 | 1815-11-22 | I thank you for the Memoirs of Doctor Price. Though there is little in this Work which was new to... |
2663 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 May 1821 | 1821-05-10 | My thanks are due to you, and are most joyfully given, for two copies of your Report on Weights... |
2664 | Adams, John | Review of James Hillhouse, Propositions, 12 April 1808 | 1808-04-12 | Review Propositions for amending the Constitution of the United States, Submitted by Mr Hillhouse... | |
2665 | Adams, John | Marshall, John | From John Adams to John Marshall, 11 August 1800 | 1800-08-11 | Mr Frederick Butler of Weathersfield in Connecticutt requests a Patent for the Invention of a Tin... |
2666 | Adams, John | Jackson, Daniel | From John Adams to Daniel Jackson, 1 October 1798 | 1798-10-01 | Whenever you shall receive by the orders of the Gov. of this State the possession and command of... |
2667 | Adams, John | Niles, Hezekiah | From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 25 May 1817 | 1817-05-25 | I thank you for your favour of the 19th and the return of the Pamphlet with a Copy. You revive me... |
2668 | Adams, John | Spafford, Horatio Gates | From John Adams to Horatio Gates Spafford, 7 September … | 1813-09-07 | I have received by the Mail your friendly Letter of 8 Mo. 31. with your Gazetteer of the State of... |
2669 | Adams, John | A Dissertation upon Office-Seekers, 26 December 1765 | 1765-12-26 | 26 December 1765. Printed: JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John Adams ,... | |
2670 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 29 January 1819 | 1819-01-29 | If I am not humble I ought to be, when I find myself under the necessity of borrowing a juvenile... |
2671 | Adams, John | Staphorst, Nicolaas & Jacob van (business) | From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & … | 1782-12-01 | The Preliminaries, to be inserted, in the definitive Treaty of Peace, when the other belligerent... |
2672 | Adams, John | Tudor, William | From John Adams to William Tudor, 12 April 1776 | 1776-04-12 | I wish you Joy, sir, of your new Abode. I hope you found, the Houses, Wharves &c. &c., in the... |
2673 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 7 August 1785 | 1785-08-07 | As to the Cask of Wine at Auteuil, it is not paid for. If you will pay for it and take it, you... |
2674 | Adams, John | Binns, John | From John Adams to John Binns, 20 September 1819 | 1819-09-20 | I thank you for the Copy of your Declaration, which I have just received and will return by the... |
2675 | Adams, John | Smith, John Adams | From John Adams to John Adams Smith, 27 March 1806 | 1806-03-27 | I am much pleased with the temper and spirit of your Letter of February 28th: The subjects of... |
2676 | Adams, John | Gerry, Elbridge | From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 2 May 1785 | 1785-05-02 | The Imputation of a weak Passion has made So much Impression upon me, that it may not be improper... |
2677 | Adams, John | Laurens, Henry | From John Adams to the President of the Congress, 11 … | 1778-09-11 | I have the Honour to inclose to Congress, the latest Gazettes. We have no other Intelligence than... |
2678 | Adams, John | Rush, Richard | From John Adams to Richard Rush, 23 August 1815 | 1815-08-23 | I might perhaps agee with Mr Grattan, that Mr Burke had read more of the Brittish Poets than even... |
2679 | Adams, John | Truxtun, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Truxtun, 13 December 1804 | 1804-12-13 | This morning I had the pleasure of receiving your favour of the 5th. of this month, with its... |
2680 | Adams, John | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from John Adams, 12 December 1782 | 1782-12-12 | L : American Philosophical Society Mr: Adams presents his Compliments to his Excellency Dr:... |
2681 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 12 May 1800 | 1800-05-12 | I nominate Israel Ludlow of the North Western territory to be register of the land office at... |
2682 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 15 November 1824 | 1824-11-15 | Your friend Professor Ticknor is bound upon a Tour in Virginia, though he needs no introduction... |
2683 | Adams, John | Carmarthen, the Marquis of | From John Adams to the Marquis of Carmarthen, 21 … | 1788-01-21 | I do myself the Honour to inclose to your Lordship, for the Consideration of his Majestys... |
2684 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 February 1779 | 1779-02-13 | Yours of 15 Decr. was sent me Yesterday by the Marquiss whose Praises are celebrated in all the... |
2685 | Adams, John | 1780. January 2. Sunday. | 1780-01-02 | Rode from Villa franca de el Bierzo Rio P uen te. We dined at Ponferrada. We passed through... | |
2686 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 14 September 1813 | 1813-09-14 | I owe you a thousand thanks for your favour of Aug. 22 and its Enclosures, and for Dr Priestley’s... |
2687 | Adams, John | Jay, John | From John Adams to John Jay, 13 August 1782 | 1782-08-13 | The public Papers announce Fitzherbert’s Comission to be, to treat “With the four Powers at War... |
2688 | Adams, John | Warren, James | From John Adams to James Warren, 25 October 1775 | 1775-10-25 | Upon the Receipt of the Intelligence of Dr. Church’s Letter, Dr. Morgan was chosen in his Room.... |
2689 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of the Trial: Suffolk Court of General … | ≈1769-05-01 | Mr. Carnes. Simpson. Clark. Of Mrs. Thorntons, I bought them, one Pair. Wm. Simpson. I bought... | |
2690 | Adams, John | Johnson, Alexander Bryan | From John Adams to Alexander Bryan Johnson, 11 January … | 1815-01-11 | For myself and all my Family, I reciprocate to you and yours, the Compliments of the Season. At... |
2691 | Adams, John | Robinson-Morris, Matthew | From John Adams to Matthew Robinson-Morris, 21 February … | 1786-02-21 | My Friend D r Price has kindly permitted me to read his Letter and to inclose mine with it—... |
2692 | Adams, John | Brackett, James | From John Adams to James Brackett, 2 February 1819 | 1819-02-02 | I am informed that Mr. Brackett has cut off one lot of Mr Adams’s land almost half way down from... |
2693 | Adams, John | June 28 Monday. | 1779-06-28 | We have been favoured, in our Voyage hitherto, beyond my utmost Expectations. We have enjoyed a... | |
2694 | Adams, John | Rush, Richard | From John Adams to Richard Rush, 14 September 1814 | 1814-09-14 | There is an height, beyond which the proudest Wave cannot ascend: there is a depth, at least a... |
2695 | Adams, John | Barclay, Thomas | John Adams to Thomas Barclay, 24 May 1784 | 1784-05-24 | I am here to collect together the Bills and Send them to you by Express. When this Express... |
2696 | Adams, John | Adams, Samuel | From John Adams to Samuel Adams, 21 May 1778 | 1778-05-21 | Passy, 21 May 1778. printed : JA, Diary and Autobiography Diary and Autobiography of John Adams ,... |
2697 | Adams, John | Sewall, David | From John Adams to David Sewall, 10 October 1819 | 1819-10-10 | Your favour of the 5th. has given me great pleasure off those which St Paul calls, light... |
2698 | Adams, John | Knox, Henry | From John Adams to Henry Knox, 28 February 1780 | 1780-02-28 | Your Friend the Marquis, with whom I have sometimes had the Honour to drink your Health after... |
2699 | Adams, John | Pickering, Timothy | From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 20 September 1799 | 1799-09-20 | Inclosed is a letter from Joseph Covachich at Barcelona requesting to be consul at Marseilles... |
2700 | Adams, John | Sullivan, James | From John Adams to James Sullivan, 21 September 1789 | 1789-09-21 | Your letter of the 23 of July remains unanswered. There is in the United States and the regions... |