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John Thaxter to John Adams, June 28, 1775
Braintree June 28th. 1775 Dear Sir One of the many brave and gallant Actions that have graced our Arms, I take the Liberty of writing you an Account of. The…
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Letters from John Thaxter
B. 1919 · D. 2012
Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and Martha "Ma" Kent in Superman (1978). She also appeared in Bewitched (1945), Blood on the Moon (1948), and The World of Henry Orient (1964).
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John Thaxter to John Adams, October 4, 1775
Hingham Octr. 4th. 1775 Dear Sir Since your absence your family has been visited with such a scene of sickness, as, I believe it never before saw. Mrs’s. Adams, Tommy,…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, June 4, 1777
Boston June 4th. 1777 Sir Last Monday Dr. Mather Byles was tried by Virtue of a late Act of this State, and found by the Jury so inimical, as to…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, July 13, 1777
Braintree July 13th. 1777 Sir The day before Yesterday Mrs. Adams was delivered of a daughter; < , Start deletion, but , End, > it grieves me to add, Sir,…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, January 10, 1778
York Town Jany. 10th. 1777 [ , Start insertion, i.e. 1778 , End, ] Dear Sir The morning after my arrival to this place, I waited on the President with…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, January 20, 1778
York Town Jany. 20th. 1778 Dear Madam I am happy in having it in my power to furnish you with a Copy of Mr. Duche’s Letter, which is inclosed, as…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, January 20, 1778
York Town Jany: 20th. 1778 Dear Sir Mr. Lovell informed me last Evening of your acceptation of the appointment; and also that he should send an express immediately to the…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, January 28, 1778
York Town Jany: 28th. 1778 Dear Sir One day last week a number of british waggoners, who were carrying Cloathing &c. to some of their soldiers in our power, had…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, April 18, 1778
York Town < , Start deletion, Feby. , End, > April 18th. 1778 Dear Madam Since I had the pleasure of addressing you last, I have found in the office…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, April 30, 1778
York Town April 30th. 1778 Sir I should have done myself the honor of addressing you before this, had I been so fortunate as to have known of opportunities previous…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, June 10, 1778
York Town June 10th. 1778 Madam Your favor of the 21st. and 26th. of May came to hand yesterday. I was exceedingly shocked at the first mention of the capture…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, December 16, 1779
Corunna 16th. Decr. 1779 Madam This Afternoon I visited one of the Churches in this place; and casting my Eyes into one Corner of it I spy’d one of the…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, March 15, 1780
Wednesday Paris March 15th 1780 Hotel de Valois Rue de Richelieu Madam On Monday Morning I had the Honor to go with his Excellency and Mr. D [ana] to breakfast…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, April 30, 1780
Paris April 30th. 1780 Madam That a Nation once distinguished in the Annals of Mankind, should by the Pride, Avarice, Ambition, Injustice and Oppression of its Governors, loose its distant…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, May 12, 1780
Paris 12th. May 1780 Madam On the 10th. of this Month I had the pleasure of recieving Letters from Hingham dated in February, which informed me of the Health of…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, June 18, 1780
Paris 18th. June 1780 About a fortnight since Mr. Hutchinson, formerly Governor of the Massachusetts Bay, dropped down dead in England. The Reflection made by some one in the English…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, September 17, 1780
Paris 17th. Septr. 1780 Sir I was honoured with your favour of the eighth Instant 1 on the fifteenth. So general an Approbation of the Constitution of the Massachusetts is…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, September 19, 1780
Paris 19th. Septr. 1780 Madam A few days since I had the honor of a letter from Mr. A., who I have the pleasure to inform You is well with…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, September 19, 1780
Paris 19th. Septr. 1780 Sir This Evening Capt. Simeon Sampson of the State Ship Mars of 20 Guns arrived here, and delivered me a large Budget of Letters for You…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, September 20, 1780
Paris 20th. Septr. 1780 Madam I had the honor yesterday of a most excellent letter under the signature of Portia dated 21st. July; and altho’ I wrote You largely but…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, September 23, 1780
Paris 23d Septr. 1780 Sir The inclosed Letter has this moment been delivered by Mr. Celesia. 1 I have thought it my duty to forward it to You. The letter,…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, December 19, 1780
Leyden 19th. Decr. 1780 Sir We arrived here last Evening at six oClock. This Morning We have a Sky and Air truly in the American Style. We have been to…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, January 23, 1781
Leyden Jany. 23d 1781 Sir I had the Honour of your Note and the inclosed Extracts yesterday Morning; I waited on Mr. Luzac immediately with the Paper and shewed him…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, January 25, 1781
Leyden 25th. Jany. 1781 Sir Your favour of yesterday 1 was recieved this morning. I suspect it was opened before it came to my hands. The Seal appeared to have…