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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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4501 | Adams, John | Gerry, Elbridge | From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 25 October 1779 | 1779-10-25 | Yours of the 4. is before me. Mr. Dana, I think will accept. I have no personal Objection to... |
4502 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 March 1777 | 1777-03-14 | Congress has been sitting several Days and proceeding upon Business. I have been in Town above a... |
4503 | Adams, John | Jay, John | From John Adams to John Jay, 24 February 1787 | 1787-02-24 | I do myself the Honour to transmit to Congress, a Letter from M r Harrison, with an Account of... |
4504 | Adams, John | December 4. Wednesday. | 1782-12-04 | It is proper that I should note here, that in the Beginning of the Year 1780, soon after my... | |
4505 | Adams, John | Adams, George Washington | From John Adams to George Washington Adams, April 1813 | ≈1813-04-01 | I sent you by Mr Colman a few latin lines, with a bald translation. Cannot you render that... |
4506 | Adams, John | [April 14. Tuesday 1778.] | 1778-04-14 | April 14. Tuesday 1778. I returned the Visits which had been made me by the American Gentlemen.... | |
4507 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 3–5] July 1813 | ≈1813-07-03 | Correspondences! The Letters of Bernard and Hutchinson , and Oliver and Paxton &c were detected... |
4508 | Adams, John | Tuesday Novr. 18. 1777. | 1777-11-18 | Lodged at Brooks’s, 5 Miles from the North River. Rode to the Continental Ferry, crossed over,... | |
4509 | Adams, John | Quincy, Ma., Citizens of | From John Adams to Ma., Citizens of Quincy, 30 October … | 1802-10-30 | I should rejoice in the prolongation of my life for another year, were it only for the pleasure... |
4510 | Adams, John | [Fryday June 7th. 1776.] | 1776-06-07 | Fryday June 7th. 1776. Certain Resolutions respecting Independency being moved and seconded.... | |
4511 | Adams, John | Madison, James | From John Adams to James Madison, 19 November 1812 | 1812-11-19 | My Election to the Presidents Office was but by a majority of one, or at most of two Votes. Mr... |
4512 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 23 May 1785 | 1785-05-23 | We are just arrived, covered with Dust, and we have hired our Boat, to go over tomorrow at ten.... |
4513 | Adams, John | Fryday July 13. 1770. | 1770-07-13 | Arose and walked with Patten to see the neighbouring Fields of English Grass and Grain and Indian... | |
4514 | Adams, John | 23 [i.e. 24] Saturday. | 1756-04-24 | A cloudy morn. All my Time seems to roll away unnoticed. I long to study sometimes, but have no... | |
4515 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 14 March 1798 | 1798-03-14 | I nominate William Empson Hulings of Pennsylvania to be Vice Consul for the United States at New... |
4516 | Adams, John | King, Rufus | From John Adams to Rufus King, 14 June 1786 | 1786-06-14 | I had heard Sometime ago, of your Marriage with the amiable Daughter of my old Friend, M r Alsop,... |
4517 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail (daughter of JA and AA) | John Adams to Abigail Adams 2d, 17 March 1777 | 1777-03-17 | I hope by this Time, you can write an handsome Hand; but I wish you would, now and then, send a... |
4518 | Adams, John | [1780. January 12. Thursday.] | 1780-01-12 | 1780. January 12. Thursday. We passed through several Villages, rode along the Side of a River;... | |
4519 | Adams, John | Smith, William Stephens | From John Adams to William Stephens Smith, 5 December … | 1812-12-05 | I received yesterday your favour of the 16th of last month. It is of no other use to ruminate... |
4520 | Adams, John | De Windt, Caroline Amelia Smith | From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 22 … | 1824-11-22 | Your letter of the 5th November gave us all great pleasure and certainly none more than me. I was... |
4521 | Adams, John | Adams, Charles | John Adams to Charles Adams, 2 June 1786 | 1786-06-02 | I thank you for your Kind Letter of the 9th. of April, and congratulate you on the admission of... |
4522 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 July 1783 | 1783-07-13 | We have had for a Fortnight or Three Weeks a Succession of Hot Weather, attended with an unusual... |
4523 | Adams, John | Peters, Richard | From John Adams to Richard Peters, 18 June 1789 | 1789-06-18 | Success you say, in yours of the 15 th. stamps a substantial value upon measures, Yet the Motto... |
4524 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 February 1778 | 1778-02-13 | I am favoured with an unexpected Opportunity, by Mr. Woodward the lame Man who once lived at Mr.... |
4525 | Adams, John | Belen, A. | From John Adams to A. Belen, 27 February 1800 | 1800-02-27 | I pray you to present my thanks to the French Lodge held in this city for their obliging present... |
4526 | Adams, John | [April 18. Saturday. 1778.] | 1778-04-18 | April 18. Saturday. 1778. This morning, the Father of General Conway, a venerable Personage from... | |
4527 | Adams, John | Franklin, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, 4 February 1782 | 1782-02-04 | Yesterday was presented to me another Bill of Exchange for 1100 Guilders, drawn on Mr Laurens... |
4528 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 27 April 1799 | 1799-04-27 | I have signed the commission for Lieutenant Parker which was inclosed in your favor of the 19th &... |
4529 | Adams, John | Whipple, Oliver | From John Adams to Oliver Whipple, 18 May 1790 | 1790-05-18 | With much pleasure I received your favour of the 26. of April: it brought fresh to my Memory the... |
4530 | Adams, John | Jay, John | From John Adams to John Jay, 6 June 1785 | 1785-06-06 | Colonel Smith, on the third of this Month informed me, that Col Forrest, had been with him, in... |
4531 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 5 January 1796 | 1796-01-05 | There is a dead calm in the political Atmosphere, which furnishes no Event worth relating. The... |
4532 | Adams, John | [January 1759] | ≈1759-01-01 | Drank Tea at Coll. Quincies. Spent the Evening there, and the next morning. In the afternoon,... | |
4533 | Adams, John | 13 [i.e. 14]. Friday. | 1756-05-14 | Drank Tea at the Colonels.—Not one new Idea this Week. | |
4534 | Adams, John | Gerry, Elbridge | From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 8 September 1783 | 1783-09-08 | Yesterday morning, D r. Franklin produced a Resolution of Congress, that A. F. & J. should be... |
4535 | Adams, John | 1781 January 11. Thursday. | 1781-01-11 | Returned from the Hague to Leyden. Was present from 12. to one O Clock, when the Praeceptor gave... | |
4536 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 18 December 1780 | 1780-12-18 | I have this morning sent Mr. Thaxter, with my two Sons to Leyden, there to take up their... |
4537 | Adams, John | Cincinnati Troop of Horse | From John Adams to Cincinnati Troop of Horse, 31 August … | 1798-08-31 | I had last night the pleasure to receive the Letter your Excellency did me the Honor to write me... |
4538 | Adams, John | Decr. 25th. 1765. Christmas. | 1765-12-25 | At Home. Thinking, reading, searching, concerning Taxation without Consent, concerning the great... | |
4539 | Adams, John | May 30 1760. Friday. | 1760-05-30 | Rose early. Several Country Towns, within my observation, have at least a Dozen Taverns and... | |
4540 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 27 December 1796 | 1796-12-27 | I rec d yours of the 14 on Fryday: but had no Letter on Monday. According to present appearances,... |
4541 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 30 August 1800 | 1800-08-30 | I rejoice that Captain Truxton is gone to Guadaloupe. But what shall we do with Capt Talbot & the... |
4542 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of the Argument: Essex Superior Court … | ≈1772-11-01 | Lowell. 25 days a Chance. Judge Hutchinson. The Underwriters charged Lee with concealing some... | |
4543 | Adams, John | [1780 January 16. Sunday.] | 1780-01-16 | 1780 January 16. Sunday. Reposed and wrote. I have the honour to inform Congress, that last night... | |
4544 | Adams, John | Dearborn, Henry | From John Adams to Henry Dearborn, 17 November 1809 | 1809-11-17 | I received, but yesterday your Letter of the 30th of August. Convinced of the Wisdom and Sound... |
4545 | Adams, John | Memorandum Regarding Appropriations for Presidential … | ≈1800-01-01 | In pursuance to the act of Congress passed on the second day of March 1797, entitled “an Act... | |
4546 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 10 January … | 1799-01-10 | I nominate Turell Tufts of Medford Massachusetts, to be Consul of the United States at Surrinam... |
4547 | Adams, John | 4 Friday. | 1756-06-04 | 4 Friday. | |
4548 | Adams, John | Monroe, James | From John Adams to James Monroe, 21 December 1814 | 1814-12-21 | As you have many Years to live, and are likely to have Buissness enough to do with your... |
4549 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 29 April 1799 | 1799-04-29 | I enclose for your consideration, letters from Mr Reed member of congress, Doc Orr and Doc Dunbar... |
4550 | Adams, John | [Draft Resolves Concerning the Secret Committee of … | ≈1776-02-01 | Resolved that the Committee of Secret Correspondence be directed to lay their Letters before this... |