8741To John Adams from Jean George Holtzhey, 5 December 1783 (Adams Papers)
About three month ago I receved a fine silver medal out of Your name from a gentleman Who came from Paris, on the independency of your Illustrious Republiq, at same time was informed that your Hon. was soon Expected here which was true, but i disovered it too late i there fore take this opportunity to return you may hearthy thanks for satisfaction you have done me, is also for the attention...
8742To John Adams from William MacCreery, 29 September 1777 (Adams Papers)
I did myself the pleasure to write you from Burdeaux the begining of this Month, giving you what little information I had got, during the two Days that I had been there. Amongst other matters, I mentiond the Enimy’s having all their large Ships to the Amount of thirty and upwards Cruizing in the Channel and Bay of Biscay, but I have since learn’d, that their reason for sending them, was, that...
8743L. de Chavannes de la Giraudière to John Adams, 23 February 1784 (Adams Papers)
Le politique Hollandais est mort, et le Mercure Hollandais vient reprendre sa place. J’ai l’honneur d’envoyer à Votre Excellence le premier N o de cette feuille nouvelle. Vous pourrez vous procurer les suivantes chez les Libraires de la Haie qui débitent le Courrier van Europa. J’espere que le public n’aura pas à regretter M. Cerisier pour le zele et le patriotisme, mais moi je regretterai...
8744From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 29 May 1823 (Adams Papers)
I was very much hurt at the tone of your Letter yesterday my Dear John which could only be accounted for by the sourness and irritation which the late unpleasant events at Cambridge have produced upon your feelings and general character—You are too susceptible and misconceive the meaning of even your best friends still worse of a Mother who has ever shewn you the utmost kindness and...
8745John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 5 January 1794 (Adams Papers)
I must apologize for not having answered before this your last Letter; but your conjectures with respect to Columbus were not without foundation, and what with politics and Law, what with public and private discussion, I have scarcely had a moment that I could call my own to perform my duties to you.— Columbus has been attacked in the Chronicle by a writer under the signature of Americanus,...
8746To John Adams from John Jay, 6 June 1786 (Adams Papers)
My last to You was dated 4 th: Ult:, since which I have been honored with several from you viz t. two dated 24 th. November last —9. 16. 17. 20. 22. 26 & 27 th. February and 4 th. March last —all of which with their several Enclosures were immediately laid before Congress.— I have at length the Pleasure of informing you that nine States begin to be frequent in Congress, and consequently that...
8747To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 9 June 1819 (Adams Papers)
As I know not where mrs de Wint resides—I must address my Lett to your care—I could not indulge my Self of adopting this ignorance for an apology in not writing—as I have been So peculiarly gratified by their kind and courteous present of Verplank’s Oration—which I had not yet Seen—except in the Rev. of the N. Amer. It proves indeed that I am not forgotten, and that the Spirt of the Grand...
8748To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 24 January 1805 (Adams Papers)
You will find, in the multitude of public documents, which I constantly transmit to you, the only apology I have to offer, for the irregularity which has crept upon the returns to your most valuable letters—Though I find it utterly impossible even to read all these papers, yet I feel it an indispensible duty to peruse with attention the greater part of them, and some of them require even a...
8749To John Adams from Philip Mazzei, 24 February 1787 (Adams Papers)
I took the liberty to trouble you with a letter by Col. Franks, in which I desired the favor of you to inform me ab t. a law of Massachussets, which (according to M r. Jefferson’s memory) D r. Franklin told him it was enacted in the beginning of this Century, & tended to discourage the introduction of emigrants. I would be glad to Know the epoc, as near as possible, if not exactly; whether the...
8750To John Adams from David Tappan, 17 August 1799 (Adams Papers)
I beg leave to present you with two setts of discourses on our late national Fast, the authors of which are among our first clergymen for piety, patriotism, & usefulness. Having read these sermons with much pleasure, I expressed to the writers a wish, that they might be presented to our beloved Chief Magistrate. They felt themselves restrained by modesty & delicacy from directly offering them...