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John Adams to James Warren, April 20, 1776
April 20th. 1776 Last Evening, a Letter was received, by a Friend of yours, 1 from Mr. John Penn, one of the Delegates from North Carolina, lately returned home to…
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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 James Warren, April 22, 1776
April 22. 1776 The Management of so complicated and mighty a Machine, as the United Colonies, requires the Meekness of Moses, the Patience of Job and the Wisdom of Solomon,…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, April 28, 1776
April 28. 1776 Yesterday, I received two Letters from you from the 7th. to the 14. of April. 1 I believe I have received all your Letters, and I am…
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John Adams to John Winthrop, May 6, 1776
May 6 1776 Dear Sir Your Letter by your son I have not received, 1 but I hope to have that Pleasure soon together with that of waiting upon him…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 12, 1776
May 12. 1776 Yours of April 21. came to Hand yesterday. I send you regularly every Newspaper, and write as often as I can—but I feel more skittish about writing…
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John Adams to James Warren, May 12, 1776
May 12. 1776 My dear Friend Yours of Ap. 30. was handed me yesterday. My Writing So seldom to you, proceeds from Necessity not Choice, I assure you. I can…
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John Adams to John Winthrop, May 12, 1776
May 12. [ , Start insertion, 1776 , End, ] Dear sir I am favoured with yours by your son, 1 who has arrived here in good Health. I wish…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 15, 1776
May 15. 1776 Mr. Church setts off, tomorrow Morning. I have sent this Morning by Mr. William Winthrop, about half a dozen Letters containing Papers &c. Have nothing new to…
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John Adams to James Warren, May 15, 1776
May 15th. 1776 This Day the Congress has passed the most important Resolution, that ever was taken in America. 1 It is, as nearly as I can repeat it, from…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 17, 1776
May 17. 1 1776 I have this Morning heard Mr. Duffil upon the Signs of the Times. He run a Parrallell between the Case of Israel and that of America,…
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John Adams to James Warren, May 18, 1776
May. 18. 1776 My dear Sir Yours of 8 May received this Morning, and am as I ever have been much of your Opinion that The Enemy would return to…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 22, 1776
May 22d. 1776 When a Man is seated, in the Midst of forty People some of whom are talking, and others whispering, it is not easy to think, what is…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 27, 1776
May 27. 1776 I have three of your Favours, before me—one of May 7., another of May 9. and a third of May 14th. The last has given me Relief…
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John Adams to Isaac, Sr Smith, June 1, 1776
Philadelphia June 1. 1776 Dear sir Your favours of May 14. and 22d. are now before me. The first I shewed to Mr. Morris, as soon as I received it.…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, June 2, 1776
June 2. 1776 1 Yesterday I dined with Captain Richards, the Gentleman who made me the present of the brass Pistolls. We had Cherries, Strawberries and Green Peas in Plenty.…
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John Adams to Henry Knox, June 2, 1776
Philadelphia June 2. 1776 Dear sir Your esteemed Favour of the 16 of May, came to my Hand a few Days ago. You have laid me under obligations, by your…
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John Adams to Abigail Adams, June 3, 1776
Philadelphia June 3. 1776 The last Evening, Mess. Adams, P [aine] and G [erry] and my self, by Agreement waited on the P [resident] at his House, in order to…
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John Adams to Patrick Henry, June 3, 1776
Philadelphia June 3. 1776 My dear Sir I had this Morning the Pleasure of yours of 20 May. The little Pamphlet you mention is nullius Filius, 1 and if I…
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John Adams to Hugh Hughes, June 4, 1776
Philadelphia June 4. 1776 Sir Yours of May 29. came safe to Hand, and am much pleased to find that your Citizens have behaved with so much Wisdom, Unanimity, and…
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John Adams to Richard Lee, June 4, 1776
Philadelphia June 4. 1776 Sir Your Favour of 18 May, inclosing the momentous Resolution of your wise and patriotic Convention, together with the American Crisis 1 came duely to Hand,…
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John Adams to Samuel Cooper, June 9, 1776
Philadelphia June 9. 1776 Dear Sir Yours of 27. May, received yesterday. 1 I did not expect that our Army would have raised the Siege of Quebec, So soon, much…
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John Adams to William Cushing, June 9, 1776
Philadelphia June 9. 1776 Dear Sir I had, yesterday, the Honour of your Letter of the 20th. of May, and I read it, with all that Pleasure, which We feel…
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John Adams to James Warren, June 9, 1776
June 9. 1776 I shall address this to you as Speaker, but you may be Councillor, or Governor, or Judge, or any other Thing, or nothing but a good Man,…
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John Adams to Peter Boylston Adams, June 15, 1776
Philadelphia June 15. 1776 My dear Brother I have an Account of the Politicks of the Town of Braintree; but it is an imperfect one. I wish you would write…