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John Adams to Peter Paul Francis Degrand, October 12, 1818
Quincy October 12th 1818. Sir I can express my Feelings on the Recipt of your favour of the 5th of this month, only by my Thanks for your Politeness in…
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Letters from John Adams
B. 1735 · D. 1826
John Adams was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. During the latter part of the Revolutionary War and in the early years of the new nation, he served the Continental Congress of the United States as a senior diplomat in Europe. Adams was the first vice president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. He was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with contemporaries, including his wife and advisor Abigail Adams and his friend and rival Thomas Jefferson.
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, October 20, 1818
Quincy Octr 20. 1818 My dear Friend One trouble never comes alone! At our Ages We may expect more and more of them every day in groups, and every day…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 10, 1818
Quincy November 10th. 1818 My ever dear, ever affectionate, ever dutiful and deserving Son, The bitterness of Death is past. The grim Specter So terrible to human Nature has no…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 8, 1818
Quincy. Dec 8, 18 Dear Sir Your Letter of Nov. 15 gave me great delight not only by the divine Consolation it afforded me under my great Affliction: but as…
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John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, December 22, 1818
Quincy Decr 22 1818 My dear Daughter your Letter has given me great delight Mrs Monroe has done herself great honour, and a durable Service to her Country, by the…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 24, 1818
Quincy Decr 24. 1818 My dear Son Your favour of the 14th. found me deeply immersed in researches, not astromical or mineralogical or metaphisical; but after old Papers, Trunks Boxes…
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John Adams to Horace Holley, December 25, 1818
Quincy Decr 25th 1818 Dear Sir Although I have lately received many kind and admirable Letters from my Friends, for which they have my Sincere thanks; Yet neither on the…
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John Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, December 29, 1818
Quincy Decr. 29 1818 My dear Daugher Your Journal to the 20th has Sett me on fire. Give my respectfull Compliments to Mr Clay and tell him that I Sincerely…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 30, 1818
Quincy Dec 30th. 1818 6-clock Dear Sir Late last night I received Your Report and your translation of Tracy, for both of which, tho’ I have read neither I thank…
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John Adams to Joseph Milligan, December 31, 1818
Quincy December 31st 1818 Dear Sir I know not how to express my obligation to you for the repeated presents of beautiful books the proof of Mr Jeffersons Convalescence was…
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John Adams to Susanna Boylston Adams Clark Treadway, February 4, 1819
Quincy 4th Feby. 1819 My dear Susan The practice of borrowing hands to write for me is so modern & my skill in dictating so little familliar that I forgot…
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John Adams to James Brackett, February 5, 1819
Quincy Feby. 5th. 1819. Dear Sir I wrote you a few lines on Jany: 15th. and another on Feby: 2d. but have received no answer to either. I should be…
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John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, February 5, 1819
Quincy Feby. 5th: 1819. Dear Sir I send you enclosed two pieces of paper. 1st. “Broken Hints to be communicated to the committee of Congress for the Massachusetts.” by Major…
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John Adams to Gulian C Verplanck, February 6, 1819
Quincy Feby. 6th: 1819. Dear Sir. Had I been able to write or read your should not have been a month without an answer to your obliging favour of Jany:…
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John Adams to J.B Binon, February 7, 1819
Quincy Feby. 7th: 1819. Dear Sir— I have received your polite favour of the 3d: of this month. I am afraid that you are engaged in speculations that will never…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, February 8, 1819
Quincy Feby: 8th: 1819. My dear Son, I have been employed for a month or six weeks in hard labour to save you trouble. I have ransacked chests, trunks, boxes,…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, February 9, 1819
Quincy February 9. 1819 Dear sir, In your last letter you consider me in debt, I will not dispute it. You seem to wish me to write something to diminish…
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John Adams to James Brackett, February 10, 1819
Quincy Feby. 10th: 1819. Dear Sir I have received your letter of the 5th: of Feby. As you have not agreed to any of my proposals in my last letter…
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John Adams to Josiah Nightengale, February 11, 1819
Quincy Feby. 11th: 1819. Sir I have received information that you have mistaken the boundary line between your lot in the six hundred acres & mine that I bought of…
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John Adams to James Brackett, February 12, 1819
Quincy Feby. 12th: 1819. Dear Sir I have received your favour of yesterday. The condition you mention or refer to is altogether inadmissable. No line or < , Start deletion,…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, February 13, 1819
Quincy Feby. 13th: 1819. Dear Sir As you was so well acquainted with the philosophers of France I presume the name and character of Mademoiselle De Lespinasse is not unknown…
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John Adams to Susanna Boylston Adams Clark Treadway, February 14, 1819
Quincy Feby. 14th. 1819. Dear Susan Our friend John lends me his hand to write you a line to acknowledge your favour of the 7th of this month. I sympathize…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, February 19, 1819
Quincy Feb’y 19th 1819— My dear Son I thank you for the noble pacquets of documents you send me, for though I cannot read them it is convenient to have…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, March 7, 1819
Quincy March 7. 1819 Dear Sir On the 20 of January 1768 the House of Representatives appointed a committee to prepare a petition to the King & letters to his…