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John Adams to Richard Cranch, March 11, 1786
Grosvenor Square March 11. 1786 My dear Brother I am very much obliged to you, for your Friend Ship to my Brother Adams, and hope that his Conduct in his…
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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 Cotton Tufts, March 11, 1786
Grosvenor Square March 11. 1786 Dear Sir Your kind Favours of Nov 12. 1 and 24. and Decr 21 are before me. I Sympathize with you, under the Loss of…
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John Adams to Isaac, Sr Smith, March 12, 1786
Grosvenor Square March 12. 1786 Sir The Terror in the Minds of our Sailors, of the Barbary Rovers, is an immense Loss to our Country, in Insurance, and in Trade…
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John Adams to Marquis of Carmarthen, March 13, 1786
Grosvenor Square March 13: 1786. 1 M r Adams presents his Compliments to the Right Honourable the Marquis of Carmarthen and acquaints his Lordship that M r Jefferson, Minister Plenipotentiary…
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John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, March 19, 1786
Grosvenor Square March 19. 1786 1 Dear Sir Before the Arrival of your kind Letter by Wingrove 2 I had heard, from various quarters, of your Marriage and had received…
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John Adams to Matthew Robinson-Morris, March 23, 1786
Grosvenor square march 23 d. 1786— Sir— I have too much reason to believe with you, in your Letter of the 18 th. that there is a fatal Infatuation somewhere,…
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John Adams to James Bowdoin, March 24, 1786
Grosvenor Square March 24. 1786 Sir I do myself the honour of inclosing a few Extracts of Letters written in 1783 to M r Livingstone, 1 which it is to…
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John Adams to Richard Cranch, April 15, 1786
London April 15. 1786 My dear Brother Can you give me any Information concerning the Persons named in the inclosed Paper? 1 Mr Jenkinson, I presume, has, by his late…
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John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, May 24, 1786
Grosvenor Square May 24. 1786 Dear Sir I have just now received your Favour of the 12 th. of April. The Arrets I inclosed to King, to be delivered to…
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John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, May 24, 1786
London May 24. 1786 Madam I this day received your Favour of April 8 th , and Sincerely condole with you under the Loss of your amiable son. These Afflictions…
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John Adams to Samuel Austin, May 25, 1786
May 25— 1786— Sir. I have received your of Dec r. 23 d. & have since received from M r. Jay our secretary of State for foreign affairs, the papers…
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John Adams to John Jay, May 25, 1786
Grosvenor Square May 25. 1786 Dear Sir I have not presented a formal Memorial in the Name of our Sovereign concerning the Negroes carried off contrary to the Treaty, although…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, May 26, 1786
London May 26. 1786 My dear son Give me leave to congratulate you on your Admission into the Seat of the Muses, our dear Alma Mater, where I hope you…
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John Adams to Cotton Tufts, May 26, 1786
London May 26. 1786 My dear Friend There is a Subject So closely connected, with the Business of my Mission to this Court, that I can no longer be Silent…
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John Adams to Richard Cranch, May 26, 1786
London May 26. 1786 My dear Brother During Such great Changes as We have seen When the whole World is put out of its Course and all Men are called…
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John Adams to Tristram Dalton, May 26, 1786
May 26. 1786— Dear Sir— Your favour of Jan: 23. like all your other Letters, contains valuable information & judicious reflections— The time is now come, when the affairs of…
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John Adams to Charles Storer, May 26, 1786
London May 26. 1786— Dear Sir. D r. Gordon called this morning and delivered me yours of the 7 th. of April in a Bundle of News Papers, thank you…
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John Adams to John Jay, May 28, 1786
Grosvenor Square May 28. 1786 Dear Sir An Agent from South America, was not long Since arrested, at Rouen in France, and has not Since been heard of.— another Agent,…
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John Adams to Charles Adams, June 2, 1786
London June 2. 1786 My dear Charles I thank you for your Kind Letter of the 9th. of April, 1 and congratulate you on the admission of your Brother, which…
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John Adams to John Thaxter, June 2, 1786
London June 2d. 1786 Dear Sir Yours of 22. Jan. 1 reached me, but yesterday. You would have entertained and obliged me, by an account of Grumblections and Prognostications, one…
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John Adams to Cotton Tufts, June 2, 1786
London June 2. 1786 Dear sir I am proud to learn by your Letter of 13. April 1 that I am so rich at the University. If Thomas gets in,…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, June 3, 1786
London April 2. [ i.e. 3 June ] 1 1786 My dear son Dr Gordon brought me your Letter of the 2d. of April, which gave me, great Pleasure. In…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, June 25, 1786
London June 25. 1786 Dear Sir last night I received yours of the 16.— M r Lamb has not written to me. M r Randal I have expected every day,…
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John Adams to Edward Augustus Holyoke, June 26, 1786
June 26, 1786— Sir— About the time of the proposition of a Correspondence between your society and the Royal society of Medicine at Paris, I made a similar overture to…