John Adams to Stephen Paddock, June 9, 1798
Philadelphia June 9 1798 To the Citizens of Hudson and its Vicinity in the County of Columbia in the State of New York Gentlemen Your Declaration of the 26 of…
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.
Philadelphia June 9 1798 To the Citizens of Hudson and its Vicinity in the County of Columbia in the State of New York Gentlemen Your Declaration of the 26 of…
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Philadelphia June 28 1798 Gentlemen This respect full Address Subscribed with Names of various Classes of Citizens So respectable, which has been presented to me by your Senator in Congress…
United States June 28 1798 Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate George Latimer Esq of Pennsylvania to be Collector of the District of Pennsylvania in the place of Sharp Dulany…
Philadelpa June 29th 1798— Gentlemen My most respectful and affectionate Thanks are due to your two Honorable Houses, for an Address, transmitted by your excellent Governor, and presented to me…
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