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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, December 13, 1780
Leyden 13th. Decembr. 1780 Respected Sir It so happened that I could not see the persons of whom I wished to enquire concerning the Schools, mode of education &c. untill…
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Letters from Benjamin Waterhouse
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, December 21, 1780
Leyden 21st. Decemr. 1780 Respected Sir I have the satisfaction of informing you that Mr. Thaxter and your Sons are now settled in their lodgings in the same house with…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to Benjamin Franklin, January 10, 1781
Leyden 10th. Janry. 1781 Very respected Sir I wrote to you a few weeks since 4 enclosing a couple of letters from Dr. Fothergill, but little did I then think…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to Abigail Adams, January 7, 1783
Boston Janry. 7th. 1783 Madam For above a fortnight past I have been meditating a visit to Braintree but some unlucky occurrence or other turned up and disappointed me, and…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, August 15, 1799
Cambridge August 15th 1799. Dear Sir In consequence of some conversation the other day at Quincy respecting Dr Priestley, I here send you the paper of to-day which contains what…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, December 8, 1807
Boston Decr. 8th. 1807 My Dear Sir, Your letter of the 28th. instant has just come to hand, and I have stepped into the house of a friend to <…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, December 29, 1817
Cambridge 29th. Decr. 1817. Dear Sir, Habituated as I have long been to consider your judgement as infallible, I have not found it exactly so on the subject of our…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, April 29, 1821
Cambridge 29th. April 1821. Dear Sir, Putting off writing is like [postnoing] a visit,—if you let it alone too long you know not how to begin it. As you retired…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, June 13, 1821
Boston June 13th. 1821. Dear Sir, I cannot sufficiently thank you for the fresh instance of your friendship in writting to Prest. Monroe in my behalf. If it may not…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, June 26, 1821
Cambridge June 26th 1821 Dear Sir, Hearing that your rheumatism was no better, I hasten to say that instead of the Volatile Tincture of Guaicum , I would advise you…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, July 2, 1821
Cambridge 2d. July 1821. Dear Sir, I hate the idea of teazing men in high office with letters of individual import, when they are necessarily occupied with generals; but when…