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John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, June 16, 1781
Amsterdam June 16. 1781 Dear sir Mr. Le Roy the Bearer of this, is a young American educated in Amsterdam where he has good Connections. He wants mercantile Connections 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 President of Congress, June 27, 1781
Amsterdam June 27th. 1781 Sir Major Jackson has been sometime here, in pursuance of Instructions from Colo. Laurens, in order to dispatch the purchase of the Goods, and the shipping…
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John Adams to President of Congress, June 29, 1781
Amsterdam, 29 June 1781. RC in John Thaxter’s hand PCC, No. 84, III, f. 246–251. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of…
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John Adams to President of Congress, July 5, 1781
Amsterdam, 5 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC, No. 84, III, f. 254–261. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic…
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John Adams to President of Congress, July 7, 1781
Amsterdam, 7 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s handPCC, No. 84, III, f. 262–263. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, July 7, 1781
Hotel de Valois July. 7 1781 1 Mr. Adams presents his Compliments to Dr. Franklin and prays him to let his servant take the Trunks left at Passy to Paris.…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 7, 1781
Versailles July 7. 1781. Hotel de Jouy Sir I have the honour to inform, you, that, upon an Intimation, from your Excellency, Signified to me by Mr. Berenger, and afterwards,…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 18, 1781
Paris July 18. 1781 I have received the Letter, Sir, which you did me the honour to write me of this Days Date: and I assure your Excellency I never…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 19, 1781
Paris July 19. 1781 In my Letter, Sir, of the Eighteenth, I had the Honour to mention Some Things which lay upon my Mind: but am Still apprehensive that in…
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John Adams to President of Congress, July 21, 1781
Amsterdam, 21 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC, No. 84, III, f. 331–332. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 21, 1781
Paris July 21. 1781 1 Since my Letter of the nineteenth, Sir, another Point has occurred to me, upon which it seems necessary, that I Should Say Something to your…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, August 1, 1781
Amsterdam August 1st. 1781 Sir Upon my Arrival here I found your Letter of the 30th. of June. Copy of which had been sent along to me by Mr. Thaxter…
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John Adams to President of Congress, August 3, 1781
Amsterdam August 3d. 1781 Sir I have the honor to inclose Copies of some Papers which passed between the Comte de Vergennes and me, lately at Paris. 1 The Conjecture,…
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John Adams to President of Congress, August 4, 1781
Amsterdam August 4. 1781 Sir I should Scarcely be credited, if I were to describe the present State of this Country. There is more Animosity against one another, than against…
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John Adams to President of Congress, August 6, 1781
Amsterdam, 6 August 1781. RC in John Thaxter’s hand PCC, No. 84, III, f. 347–350. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of…
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John Adams to John Bondfield, August 18, 1781
Amsterdam Aug 18 1781 Sir I have received your favour of August 7. with much pleasure, and thank you for the agreable News it contains. The Dutch have at last,…
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John Adams to President of Congress, August 18, 1781
Amsterdam August 18th. 1781 Sir We have recieved at last Parkers Account of the Action with Admiral Zoutman: according to which, the Battle was maintained with a continual fire for…
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John Adams to President of Congress, August 22, 1781
Amsterdam August 22d. 1781 Sir The late glorious Victory, obtained by Admiral Zoutman over Admiral Parker, is wholly to be ascribed to the Exertions of Amsterdam. Pretences and Excuses would…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, August 23, 1781
Amsterdam Aug. 23. 1781 Sir I am desired to inclose, the within Copies, to your Excellency: 1 although I doubt not you have received the original, and although I know…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, August 25, 1781
Amsterdam August 25th. 1781 1 Sir Last Evening I recieved your Excellency’s Letter of the 16th. of this month, accompanied with a Letter from the President of Congress containing the…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, October 4, 1781
Amsterdam October 4. 1781 1 Sir Your Excellencys Letter of June 11. is yet unanswered. I have the Honour to agree with your Excellency in opinion, that it is reasonable,…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, October 9, 1781
Amsterdam October 9. 1781 My dearest Friend This is the first Time, I have been able to write you, since my Sickness.—Soon after my Return from Paris, I was seized…
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John Adams to Edmund Jenings, October 9, 1781
Amsterdam oct. 9, 1781 Dear Sir I was favoured, in due time with yours of 17. Septr, 1 but have not been able to acknowledge it, till now. The late…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, October 10, 1781
Amsterdam Oct. 10. 1781 Sir Your Favour of October 5. is just now brought to me, and I beg your Excellency to accept of my Thanks for your Congratulations on…