Adams Papers

From John Adams to Christian Lotter, 10 June 1785

To Christian Lotter

Bath. Hotel. Westminster. 10th. June. 1785.

Sir,

I am sorry to have given Mr: or Made: Dumas any trouble about my little affairs at the Hotel.1 Their friendship for me would have induced them to take the trouble upon them; but, as it is not necessary, I am sorry I ever hinted to Mr: Dumas any thing about overseeing the packing of my books &c: &c:— But I have written to him & Mr: Willinks that you are to come over with the things. Mr. Willinks will employ Packers to assist you in the business, and I hope for my things as soon as possible, being in great want of them—2

I am in haste, / yrs:

J: A.

LbC in WSS’s hand (Adams Papers); internal address: “Mr: C. Lotter. at the Hague.”; APM Reel 107.

1. See Lotter’s letter of 7 June, above.

2. See JA’s letter to C. W. F. Dumas of this date, above. JA accurately summarizes his 10 June letter to the consortium (LbC, APM Reel 107).

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    From John Adams to Christian Lotter, 10 June 1785
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    Adams, John
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    Lotter, Christian
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    10 June 1785

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    “From John Adams to Christian Lotter, 10 June 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-17-02-0099. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, vol. 17, April–November 1785, ed. Gregg L. Lint, C. James Taylor, Sara Georgini, Hobson Woodward, Sara B. Sikes, Amanda A. Mathews, and Sara Martin. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014, p. 178.]

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