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No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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6691 | Adams, John | 1760. Saturday July 5th. | 1760-07-05 | Last Night Cranch explained to me, the Water Works in the River Thames which convey water, all... | |
6692 | Adams, John | Cranch, Richard | John Adams to Richard Cranch, 17 June 1782 | 1782-06-17 | “I can tell you no secrets about Peace—a Mr. Forth, a Mr. Aswald Oswald and a Mr. Greenville have... |
6693 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 18 July 1818 | 1818-07-18 | Will you accept a curious Piece of New England Antiquities. It was a tolerable Chatechism for the... |
6694 | Adams, John | Portsmouth, Nh., Citizens of | From John Adams to Nh., Citizens of Portsmouth, 25 May … | 1798-05-25 | This handsome Address from the Youth of Portsmouth, shows evinces the same Spirit and the same... |
6695 | Adams, John | Adams’ Notes of Authorities: Suffolk Inferior Court … | ≈1771-01-01 | The Jury found a Verdict for the Sum sued for. Kent moved that the Verdict should be rejected. I... | |
6696 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 5 February 1795 | 1795-02-05 | The inclosed Pamphlet and Papers I have received this Week from the Author, with his request to... |
6697 | Adams, John | President of Congress | From John Adams to the President of Congress, 29 May … | 1781-05-29 | The English, by the capture of St. Eustatia, seem to have committed the most compleat blunder of... |
6698 | Adams, John | Mississippi Territory, Citizens of | From John Adams to Citizens of Mississippi Territory, 7 … | 1799-04-07 | With much pleasure, I have received, through your able and faithful Governor your obliging... |
6699 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 19 November 1794 | 1794-11-19 | The Presidents Speech is so important to the Public that I know you will be anxious to See it as... |
6700 | Adams, John | Stiles, Ezra | From John Adams to Ezra Stiles, 27 April 1785 | 1785-04-27 | I received with Pleasure, your Letter by Col. Humphreys whom I have found in all respects the Man... |
6701 | Adams, John | 2 Monday. | 1756-08-02 | Agreably to the Design laid last night, I arose this Morning before the sun. Dined at Pains.... | |
6702 | Adams, John | Jenings, Edmund | From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 24 March 1783 | 1783-03-24 | I am very much obliged to you for your excellent Letter of the 14 of this Month. As The British... |
6703 | Adams, John | Dana, Francis | From John Adams to Francis Dana, 16 August 1776 | 1776-08-16 | Your obliging Favour of July 28. I duely received. Am glad to hear that your third Freshmanship... |
6704 | Adams, John | Adams, George Washington | From John Adams to George Washington Adams, 17 November … | 1815-11-17 | I have received your pleasing letter of Sept. 12. Your Situation is indeed delightful: But I hope... |
6705 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 October 1777 | 1777-10-26 | Mr. Colman goes off for Boston Tomorrow. I have seized a Moment, to congratulate you on the great... |
6706 | Adams, John | Willink, Wilhem | From John Adams to Wilhem Willink, 4 January 1788 | 1788-01-04 | Inclosed are Coupons to the amount of one thousand Eight hundred florins, part due in Feb ry &... |
6707 | Adams, John | Genet, Edmé Jacques | From John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, 3 May 1780 | 1780-05-03 | I had, two days ago the Honour to inclose to the Minister a Boston Gazette of 21 February, in... |
6708 | Adams, John | Boylston, Ward Nicholas | From John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, 4 May 1821 | 1821-05-04 | Mr Greanleaf and his Colleague in our Quincy Town Meeting thoght fitt to recommend all the... |
6709 | Adams, John | 1776 March 1. | 1776-03-01 | How is the Interest of France and Spain affected, by the dispute between B. and the C olonies ?... | |
6710 | Adams, John | Jay, John | From John Adams to John Jay, 13 May 1821 | 1821-05-13 | I received, last night your kind favour of the 7th. Your design of writing to Mr Duane for Copies... |
6711 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 25 December 1813 | 1813-12-25 | Answer my Lettr Letters at your Leisure. Give yourself no concern. I write as for a refuge and... |
6712 | Adams, John | VII. “Letters from a Distinguished American,” No. 9, 5 … | ≈1780-07-14 | The American Refugees, in England, are so great an obstacle in the way of peace, that it seems... | |
6713 | Adams, John | Rush, Richard | From John Adams to Richard Rush, 6 September 1813 | 1813-09-06 | If G. B. did not mean to acceed to the Russian mediation G. B. has acted the part of a Jocky, or... |
6714 | Adams, John | Boston Patriot | From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 12 August 1809 | 1809-08-12 | WE will now return to Mr. Laurens, on the correspondence upon other subjects. On the 14th of... |
6715 | Adams, John | Willink, Wilhem & Jan (business) | From John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & … | 1782-08-11 | This Morning I recd your favour of the Eighth but I am not able to inform you, what is the Amount... |
6716 | Adams, John | President of Congress | John Adams to the president of Congress, 14 May 1784 | 1784-05-14 | As I had the Honour to observe in a former Letter there is a Fermentation in the Courts of the... |
6717 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 4 August 1785 | 1785-08-04 | Yesterday our Friend Mr. Short arrived. Mr. Dumas had never any Commission from Congress, and... |
6718 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 23 November 1794 | 1794-11-23 | It is a common Observation of Old People, that as they advance in Life time appears to run off... |
6719 | Adams, John | Decr. 24th. | 1766-12-24 | Who are to be understood by the better Sort of People? There is in the Sight of God and indeed in... | |
6720 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 December 1798 | 1798-12-17 | With a great deal of snow upon the Ground it is now plentifully snowing. There must be an unusual... |
6721 | Adams, John | Allen, Wilkes | From John Adams to Wilkes Allen, 16 October 1820 | 1820-10-16 | I thank you for your obliging favour of October 1st. In my former letter I forgot to mention that... |
6722 | Adams, John | Lovell, James | From John Adams to James Lovell, 5 April 1790 | 1790-04-05 | I am much obliged by your favor of March 20 th and very apprehensive that this is not the only... |
6723 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 September 1785 | 1785-09-09 | I have received your Letter by Mr. Church, and am very happy to hear of your Safe Arrival, and... |
6724 | Adams, John | President of Congress | From John Adams to the President of Congress, No. 19 … | 1780-10-31 | The British Ministry, by the terrible Examples of the Rioters, have So intimidated the Nation,... |
6725 | Adams, John | XI. “Letters from a Distinguished American,” No. 11 … | ≈1780-07-14 | To illustrate his argument on the Consequences of American Independence, the Writer subjoins, a... | |
6726 | Adams, John | Mazzei, Philip | From John Adams to Philip Mazzei, 12 August 1782 | 1782-08-12 | Your favours of 28 of June and 30 July, I have recd. I have not transmitted to Congress, the... |
6727 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 22 June 1815 | 1815-06-22 | Can you give me any Information, concerning A. G. Camus ? Is he a Chateaubriand ? or a Marquis... |
6728 | Adams, John | Fales, Nehemiah | From John Adams to Nehemiah Fales, 28 August 1798 | 1798-08-28 | I thank you for the obliging Address you agreed on at the Supream Court in Dedham on the twenty... |
6729 | Adams, John | Pickering, John | From John Adams to John Pickering, 29 January 1819 | 1819-01-29 | I am ashamed to have delayed so long and at last to be obliged to Borrow a hand to acknowledge... |
6730 | Adams, John | Jenings, Edmund | From John Adams to Edmund Jenings, 12 June 1779 | 1779-06-12 | This Moment I received yours of the 16 as it is dated, but I suppose was the 10. You cannot... |
6731 | Adams, John | Adams, Abigail | John Adams to Abigail Adams, 27 July 1776 | 1776-07-27 | Disappointed again.—The Post brought me no Letter from you, which I dont wonder at much, nor any... |
6732 | Adams, John | June 25. Fryday. | 1779-06-25 | June 25. Fryday. | |
6733 | Adams, John | Adams, John | From John Adams to John Adams, 1 February 1824 | 1824-02-01 | Your letter of the 18th of January is full of candid, temperate and accurate criticism I know not... |
6734 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 12 February 1788 | 1788-02-12 | I have received your Letter of the 6th. and had before received the same Information from... |
6735 | Adams, John | President of Congress | From John Adams to the President of the Congress, No. … | 1780-02-27 | No. 10. There are so many Gentleman of Rank going out to America, that there can be no doubt... |
6736 | Adams, John | Pickering, Timothy | From John Adams to Timothy Pickering, 19 September 1799 | 1799-09-19 | On the 17th at night, I had the pleasure of receiving your favor of the 11th, & have given it... |
6737 | Adams, John | Laurance, John | From John Adams to John Laurance, 19 September 1789 | 1789-09-19 | My second son the bearer of this letter as soon as he was out of College was entered as a student... |
6738 | Adams, John | 1779 July 17th. Saturday. | 1779-07-17 | Three Days past We have sounded for the Grand bane but have not found it. By the Reckonings of... | |
6739 | Adams, John | Massachusetts General Court | [Account with Massachusetts as a Delegate to the … | ≈1775-04-01 | £ s d To the Hire of two Horses at £10 each 20: 0: 0 To the Hire of a Sulky £8:0s:0d 8: 0: 0 To... |
6740 | Adams, John | Adams, Charles | VI. John Adams to Charles Adams, 24 February 1794 | 1794-02-24 | As the genuine Equality of human Nature is the true Principle of all our Rights and Duties to one... |