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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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6501 | Adams, John | Strong, Caleb | From John Adams to Caleb Strong, 17 November 1794 | 1794-11-17 | I do myself the honor to enclose you an order of the Senators present, of this date, by which you... |
6502 | Adams, John | Reischach, Baron Franz von | John Adams to Baron Franz von Reischach, 30 June 1784 | 1784-06-30 | I have this Moment the Honour of your obliging Favour of this Days Date, and I beg of you to... |
6503 | Adams, John | Johnson, Alexander Bryan | From John Adams to Alexander Bryan Johnson, 31 May 1819 | 1819-05-31 | I have yours of the 22d. before me—your Law Grammar is undoubtedly a useful Book—In my time, we... |
6504 | Adams, John | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | From John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 1 … | 1803-08-01 | I received your favour of July 17th. on Saturday. I received and read with pleasure your Essay on... |
6505 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 February 1783 | 1783-02-26 | “A Court,” as John Dryden informed me, before Experience, “is a place of forgetfulness for well... |
6506 | Adams, John | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from John Adams, 24 November 1780 | 1780-11-24 | LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Massachusetts Historical Society The Letter which your... |
6507 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 15 August 1777 | 1777-08-15 | The Weather continues, as hot as ever. Upon my Word I dont know how to sustain it. Oh for a Bowl... |
6508 | Adams, John | Fagel, Hendrik | From John Adams to Hendrik Fagel, 25 October 1787 | 1787-10-25 | I have received the Letter you did me, the honour to write me, on the eighteenth of October... |
6509 | Adams, John | Clay, Henry | From John Adams to Henry Clay, 21 December 1825 | 1825-12-21 | The President requests that all resolutions from either House of Congress, as soon as acted upon... |
6510 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 20 June 1807 | 1807-06-20 | Inclosed is the Certificate of forty Shares in the Fire and Marine Insurance Company. The third... |
6511 | Adams, John | Luzac, Jean | From John Adams to Jean Luzac, 13 December 1781 | 1781-12-13 | I have received your friendly Letter of the 10th of this month. The new Translation of the... |
6512 | Adams, John | Warren, Mercy Otis | From John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 3 January 1775 | 1775-01-03 | I remember, that Bishop Burnet in a Letter he once wrote to Lady Rachell Russell the virtuous... |
6513 | Adams, John | Tufts, Cotton | John Adams to Cotton Tufts, 5 September 1784 | 1784-09-05 | I am here, happily Settled with my Family and I feel more at home, than I have ever done in... |
6514 | Adams, John | Jenings, Edmund | From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 7 October 1780 | 1780-10-07 | Mr. Bowdoin, a gentleman of Virginia, is passing through Brussells in his Way to France. He is a... |
6515 | Adams, John | Huntington, Samuel | From John Adams to the President of Congress, No. 90, 7 … | 1780-07-07 | Paris, 7 July 1780. Dupl, both text and signature in John Thaxter’s hand ( PCC , No. 84, II, f.... |
6516 | Adams, John | 1780. July 30. Sunday. | 1780-07-30 | Went to the Cathedral Church. A great Feast. An infinite Crowd. The Church more splendidly... | |
6517 | Adams, John | January. 13. Monday. | 1783-01-13 | Mr. Oswald came to take Leave and shewed me a Letter from the Secretary of State for him to come... | |
6518 | Adams, John | Palmer, Joseph | From John Adams to Joseph Palmer, 20 February 1777 | 1777-02-20 | Yesterday, I had the Pleasure of yours of Jany. 28. I am rejoiced to hear of the Measures taken... |
6519 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 31 May 1799 | 1799-05-31 | I return you the papers inclosed in your letter of the 24th. My knowledge of the Spanish language... |
6520 | Adams, John | [January 1783] | ≈1783-01-01 | Went to Versailles, made my Visit and Compliments of the Season to M. Le C. de Vergennes and... | |
6521 | Adams, John | Jenings, Edmund | From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 9 July 1782 | 1782-07-09 | You have very much obliged me, by the Act and the Bill. It is to the last degree Astonishing to... |
6522 | Adams, John | [Fryday March 22. 1776.] | 1776-03-22 | Fryday March 22. 1776. Congress took into Consideration the Declaration brought in by the... | |
6523 | Adams, John | Jenings, Edmund | From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 13 April 1779 | 1779-04-13 | I am ashamed to acknowledge that I received your kind Letter, in due time, and have not answered... |
6524 | Adams, John | 26. Sunday. | 1779-12-26 | At half after two, We mounted our Carriages and Mules, and rode four Leagues to Betanzos, the... | |
6525 | Adams, John | Hamilton, Alexander | To Alexander Hamilton from John Adams, 9 April 1791 | 1791-04-09 | I have received the Letter you did me the honor to write me this morning and as the Secretary of... |
6526 | Adams, John | [Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress] 1775. … | 1775-10-30 | Ross. We cant get Seamen to man 4 Vessells. We could not get Seamen to mann our Boats, our... | |
6527 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 16 July 1799 | 1799-07-16 | Certain matters touching the public good, requiring that the session of the Senate, for Executive... |
6528 | Adams, John | Welsh, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Welsh, 19 November 1794 | 1794-11-19 | I thank you for your kind Letter. The Elections in Massachusetts have done honour to the... |
6529 | Adams, John | Bowdoin, James | From John Adams to James Bowdoin, 1 August 1786 | 1786-08-01 | I have lately written to Congress, An Account of the Sentiments and Conduct of the Lords of the... |
6530 | Adams, John | Stoddert, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Stoddert, 5 September 1799 | 1799-09-05 | I enclose you a letter from McNeil of August 1st & 3d with two inclosures. MHi : Adams Family... |
6531 | Adams, John | Smith, William Stephens | From John Adams to William Stephens Smith, 23 July 1813 | 1813-07-23 | Your favour of 15th is alarming. Remember the fate of Cassandra. The prophet of ill ’tho’ as true... |
6532 | Adams, John | Rush, Richard | From John Adams to Richard Rush, 15 January 1811 | 1811-01-15 | In the middle of a Letter to Petersbourg this Morning Mrs Adams came in and invited me to take a... |
6533 | Adams, John | 1771. Jany. 10. Thursday. | 1771-01-10 | Dined at the Honble. John Ervings, with Gray, Pitts, Hancock, Adams, Townsend, J. Erving Jur., G.... | |
6534 | Adams, John | Franklin, Benjamin | To Benjamin Franklin from John Adams: Two Letters, 24 … | 1780-10-24 | (I) ALS : American Philosophical Society; (II) ALS : Reprinted from Stan V. Henkels sales... |
6535 | Adams, John | Jay, John | To John Jay from John Adams, 31 March 1821 | 1821-03-31 | I thank you for your favour of the 20 th your letter to M r Duane comprehends every thing... |
6536 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 30 June 1798 | 1798-06-30 | I nominate Thomas Martin of New Hampshire to be Collector for the District of Portsmouth in New... |
6537 | Adams, John | [1758] | ≈1758-01-01 | In 1758 my Period with Mr. Putnam expired. Doolittle and Baldwin visited me in the office, and... | |
6538 | Adams, John | Rush, Benjamin | From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 19 March 1812 | 1812-03-19 | The greatest part of the History in your last Letter was well known to me, and I could write you... |
6539 | Adams, John | Committee Report on Abraham Clark’s Motion, 27 February … | 1777-02-27 | Resolved That General Washington’s Proclamation of the Day of does not interfere with the Laws or... | |
6540 | Adams, John | McHenry, James | From John Adams to James McHenry, 21 August 1798 | 1798-08-21 | I return you the duplicate talk signed & congratulate you on your recovery. I am Sir your most... |
6541 | Adams, John | Lovell, James | From John Adams to James Lovell, 19 December 1778 | 1778-12-19 | It is unhappy that So many People in America, should perswade themselves that the Ennemy intend... |
6542 | Adams, John | Rush, Richard | From John Adams to Richard Rush, 25 December 1816 | 1816-12-25 | Your Letter of the 29th of September has not been answered by me as it ought to have been. Your... |
6543 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 23 July 1775 | 1775-07-23 | Have only Time to send by this Opportunity a Token of Remembrance. The Fast was observed here... |
6544 | Adams, John | United States Senate | From John Adams to United States Senate, 6 December … | 1797-12-06 | I nominate Joseph Pitcairn of New York, to be Consul of the United States, at Hamburgh in the... |
6545 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 19 January 1786 | 1786-01-19 | I am favoured with yours of 27. Dec r. and am obliged to you for what you Said to the Count De... |
6546 | Adams, John | Decr. 31. Fryday. | 1779-12-31 | Rode from Galliego to Sebrero, Seven Leagues. The Journey Yesterday and to day has been very... | |
6547 | Adams, John | Madison, James | From John Adams to James Madison, 2 February 1813 | 1813-02-02 | I am very apprehensive that the liberties I so frequently take of writing to you will appear... |
6548 | Adams, John | Adams, John | From John Adams to John Adams, 2 November 1823 | 1823-11-02 | I thank you for two letters written at two notable periods of your life one at the happy meeting... |
6549 | Adams, John | McHenry, James | From John Adams to James McHenry, 19 July 1799 | 1799-07-19 | I agree with you, in your opinion expressed in your favour of the 12th, that both an Army and... |
6550 | Adams, John | Pickering, Timothy | From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 26 October 1798 | 1798-10-26 | The inclosed Letter to me from Mr. Gerry I received last night, and pray you to have it inserted... |