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John Adams to Arthur Lee, October 10, 1778
Passy Octr 10. 1778 Dear Sir I have sometimes complained, that having no Place [appointed] for the public Papers, nor any Person to keep them in order, was [an] Inconvenience…
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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 Jonathan Williams, November 8, 1778
Passy Novr. 8 1778 Dear Sir I have received your obliging Favour of the 27 of October, 1 and am very much obliged to you for the Trouble you have…
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John Adams to William Temple Franklin, November 20, 1778
1. Force of his Vessel, Number of Men, &c. 2. What time he left America, and from what Port. 3. What Instructions he had from Congress. 4. If he knows…
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John Adams to Jonathan Williams, November 21, 1778
Passy Novr 21. 1778 Sir I have received your Favour of the 12 and yesterday, the Rum was brought here consisting of forty Eight Bottles. Two I Suppose had been…
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John Adams to William Temple Franklin, November 21, 1778
[ , Start insertion, 21? Nov. 1778 , End, ] 1 Upon reconsidering Job Prince’s Letter, it is observable, that there is not a single Circumstance mention’d in it by…
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John Adams to Robert Montgomery, November 24, 1778
Passy Novr 24. 1778 Sir Your Favour of the Sixth of this Month, reached me, three days ago, I am much obliged to you, for communicating to me, the Intelligence…
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John Adams to Henry Laurens, December 3, 1778
Passy Decr 3 1778 Sir I have the Honour to inclose to Congress, the latest News Papers: As they contain the Speech at the Opening of Parliament, 1 and Some…
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John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, December 5, 1778
Passy Decr 5. 1778 Dr Sir It is necessary that you should be minutely informed, of the minutest and most secret Springs of Action here, if it is possible. Yet…
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John Adams to James Lovell, December 6, 1778
Passy Decr 6. 1778 Dear sir Yours of 12 Oct. 1 We have received, by which We learn that foreign affairs were under Consideration. Mr. D. had wrote on 14…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, December 6, 1778
Passy Decr 6 1778 Dr Sir I had the Pleasure of a Letter from you, 1 a few days before I Sailed from Boston, which I have never been able…
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John Adams to Roger Sherman, December 6, 1778
Passy Decr 6 1778 Dear Sir From the long Series of arduous services, in which We have acted together, I have had Experience enough of your accurate Judgment, in Cases…
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John Adams to Samuel Adams, December 7, 1778
Passy Decr 7 1778 1 My dear Sir On the 21 May, I wrote you a very long Letter, on the Subject of foreign Affairs in general, and particularly in…
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John Adams to Thomas Cushing, December 8, 1778
Passy Decr 8 1778 Sir I had the Favour of a Letter from you some time ago which I answered immediately, 1 but so many of my Letters are among…
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John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, December 8, 1778
Passy Decr 8 1778 Dear Sir I had last Night, very late your Card, respecting Mathews. 1 I cannot recollect that any Thing was ever done in Congress, respecting him…
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John Adams to Patrick Henry, December 8, 1778
Passy Decr 8 1778 My dear Friend Mr. Le Maire, writes me 1 that he is about returning. I wrote you on the 9 July a long Letter in Answer…
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John Adams to Robert Treat Paine, December 8, 1778
Passy Decr 8 1778 Sir I have now been Eight Months in Europe, and have received very few Letters from America, and I fear my friends have received very few…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, December 18, 1778
Passy Decr. 18 1778 This Moment I had, what shall I say? the Pleasure or the pain of your Letter of 25 of Octr. As a Letter from my dearest…
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John Adams to James Lovell, December 19, 1778
Passy Decr 19 1778 Dear Sir It is unhappy that So many People in America, should perswade themselves that the Ennemy intend to evacuate New York and Rhode Island. This…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, December 20, 1778
Passy [ , Start insertion, ante 20 , End, ] Dec 1778 1 Sir < , Start deletion, Certain , End, >< , Start deletion, The , End, > Some…
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John Adams to Francis Dana, December 25, 1778
Decr 25. 1778 dear Sir In Some of the latest Letters from England, We are told, that they grow more and more out of humour with the Americans every day,…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, December 27, 1778
Passy Decr. 27 1 1778 My dearest Friend Mr. Greenleaf is about to set off, towards Nantes and from thence to Boston. Last Night, I walked to Paris and saw…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, December 30, 1778
Passy Decr. 30 1778 My dearest Friend We wait and wait and wait forever, without any News from America. We get nothing but what comes from England and to other…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, January 1, 1779
Passy Jany. 1. 1779 I wish you an happy new Year, and many happy Years—and all the Blessings of Life. Who knows but this Year may be more prosperous for…
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John Adams to Ralph Izard, January 13, 1779
Passy Jany 13 1779 Sir We had the Honour of your Letter of Yesterdays date, on the same Day, informing Us of your having drawn a Bill upon Us, for…