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John Thaxter to John Adams, February 1, 1781
Leyden 1st. Feby. 1781 Sir I have waited on Mr. Luzac with the Crisis, who is much obliged to You for it, and will either translate it into Dutch or…
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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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48 letters
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John Thaxter to John Adams, February 9, 1781
Leyden 9th. Feby. 1781 Sir I had the honour of yours of Yesterday a few Moments past. 1 I was happy to learn, that the News from our Country is…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, February 11, 1781
Leyden 11th. Feby. 1781 Sir I have the Honour to inform You that Charles was matriculated the 29th. of last Month, by the Consent of the Curators, to whom the…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, July 21, 1781
Amsterdam 21st. July 1781 Madam Ten months have I been waiting for an opportunity to forward my Letters, but none has presented, which of Course leaves an immense budget of…
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John Thaxter to Benjamin Franklin, August 30, 1781
Amsterdam August 30th. 1781 1 Sir I have the honor to acquaint your Excellency, that Mr. Adams has been much indisposed for three weeks past with the fever of this…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, December 19, 1781
Amsterdam Decr. 19th. 1781 Madam By the last Mails came the King’s Speech, the Address of the two Houses in answer, and the debates in Parliament. His most gracious Majesty…
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John Thaxter to John Quincy Adams, December 22, 1781
Amsterdam ce 22. Decembre 1781 Mon cher Ami J’ai bien-recu les Lettres que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire de Francfort et de Berlin. 1 Votre Lettre de St. Petersbourg…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, April 20, 1782
Amsterdam 20th. April 1782 Sir I have the honor to congratulate You on the final Resolution of the Generality, the News of which I received last Evening. 1 This Step…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, April 22, 1782
Amsterdam 22d. April 1782 Sir I was duly honor’d with your favor of the 20th, 1 and its Contents gave me sincere pleasure, and its Injunctions shall be observed. Mr.…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, May 4, 1782
Amsterdam 4th. May 1782 Sir I have sent to Mr. Hodshon 1 since your Departure to send the Packer, but he cannot come ’till Monday, which I suspected as this…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, May 6, 1782
Amsterdam 6th. May 1782 Sir We have made a serious Beginning this morning, and have already completed the packing of the Books, and shall finish packing to night I hope…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, July 27, 1782
The Hague 27th. July 1782 Madam Soon after writing You at Amsterdam, 1 I was unfortunate enough to have a Relapse, after I thought that the Fever had entirely quitted…
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John Thaxter to John Quincy Adams, August 14, 1782
Hague 14th August 1782 My dear Jack Yours of 22d ulto. arrived a few days agone. I acknowledge myself much in Arrears, tho’ I have by no means forgotten you.…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, August 16, 1782
Hague 16th. August 1782 Madam I am to express my Acknowledgments to You for your kind favor of the 17th. June last, with which I was honoured this day. I…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, October 9, 1782
Hague 9th. October 1782 Madam In receiving the Communication, that the [T] reaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States of America, and the seven United Provinces, was yesterday…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, October 17, 1782
Amsterdam 17th. Octr. 1782 Madam I am thus far advanced on my Journey, 1 and shall continue it from hence tomorrow. I found Mr. Storer writing to You 2 as…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, January 16, 1783
Paris 16th. Jany. 1783 Madam About three weeks agone, I forwarded a packet of Letters to Mr. Cranch, inclosing one to him—the first since I have been [ , Start…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, January 22, 1783
Paris 22d. Jany. 1783 Madam I little expected, when writing to You on the 16th. instant, to have so soon congratulated You upon the Signature of the Preliminaries of Peace…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, March 28, 1783
Paris 28th. March 1783 Madam Peace seems to have closed all Communication with America. ’Tis a very long time since any Vessels or Letters have arrived either in France or…
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John Thaxter to John Quincy Adams, May 28, 1783
Paris 28th. May 1783 Dear Sir I have had the pleasure of recieving your favor of the 20th. instant. 1 With regard to the Miniature of Genl. Washington, which Mr.…
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John Thaxter to John Adams, July 27, 1783
Havre de Grace 27 th. July 1783. 1 Sir, M r. Storer and myself arrived here this morning, after a very fatiguing Journey; tho’ I am apprehensive much less so…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, July 29, 1783
Havre de Grace 29th. July 1783 Madam Mr. Adams having taken a Journey to Holland for three or four Weeks, and there being nothing of consequence to do in his…
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John Thaxter to Abigail Adams, June 4, 1785
Haverhill 4th. June 1785 Madam I had a few days since the pleasure of your favor of the 20th. of March last. Your reproofs are always accompanied with so much…