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46,149 lettersWashington City. March 26th 1826. My dear Grandfather. “Who doth time gallop withal?” Instead of answering this as Shakespeare has done, I would say that it gallops with persons in…
Quincy 18th. January 1826 my Dear Son. I have received your letter inclosing the letters from Mr Basset and Mr. Custis Congress had resolved, but I believe not passed int[…
Washington—January 15th: 1826. My dear Grandfather. An unaccountable fit of dullness and inability to do any thing, prevented my writing to you on last Sunday, the weather is of such…
Washington 10. January 1826. Dear Sir. The enclosed papers numbered 1. and 2. are copies 1 Of a Letter from Mr Bassett, Chairman of a Committee of the House of…
Quincy 8th: January 1826 Dear Sir You was kind enough to send me a Copy of the Message, for which I thank you. By an arrangement made with my Nephew,…
Washington 1st. Janry. 1826. I cannot suffer the day to pass my dear George without offering you the best wishes of your Mother on the return of the day which…
Tuesday Morng— My dear Sir Mr Elliot has sent to ask permission to have a copy of the Message, so as to put it in his evenings paper. The President…
[ ca. 1825-1828 ] 9th Decr. Mr Calhoun accepts with pleasure the invitation of Mr. & Mrs Adams for thursday next 29th Decr. Mr & Mrs Calhoun regret that a…
Tuesday Morng—[ , Start insertion, 1825 , End, ] Mr Force Will you be good enough to have fifty copies of the enclosed invitation printed for me before the evening.…
[ , Start insertion, 1825 , End, ] My dear Sir The President directs me to request of you to procure as soon as possible from the Printer some Copies…
Washington. November 13th 1825. My dear Grandfather. Time has slipped by most unaccountably during my resolutions constantly expressed of writing to you. And I can give little or no account…
Washington 8 Novr. 1825— My dear Sir I fulfil my promise to inform you of my safe arrival here, rather tardily, but it affords me the opportunity of announcing that…
Washington 8. November 1825 My dear Son. I enclose herewith a Certificate of two Shares, N. 657. 658. in the Middlesex Canal, transferred to you in consideration of which, I…
Washington 6 Novbr. 1825. My dear George We have arrived safe after a very tedious and on the whole disagreeable journey as the state of my health tho’ much improved…
Philadelphia 1 Novbr. 1825. In the course of my ride from New Brunswick yesterday my Dear George the wish you expressed for something like a translation or imitation of the…
New–York 21. October 1825 My dear Son, We had a boisterous passage of 47 hours from Providence to this place—After reaching Newport in 2 hours and a quarter from the…
Oct 17th. [ , Start insertion, 1825 , End, ] Dear Sir, I will thank you to Send Me by the bearer the diplomas of the American Academy of Arts…
Washington October 13th: 1825. My dear Mother. You will by this time (I hope), have obtained some days of rest after the fatigue of your journey. I have been extremely…
Boston 11. September 1823 My dear Sir. Mindful of the very kind invitation of Mrs Boylston and of yourself, and of our own earnest inclination and promise, Mrs Adams and…
Princeton Octr. 6th 1825 My Dear Cousin You cannot Immagine the comfort your Letter of 22d Ultimo gave me I fear’d Indisposition had so far [disabled] you to dictate a…