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46,149 lettersQuincy Febry 18th 1813— Dear Sir While I am writing the loud Roar of the cannon announce the landing of [comodore] Bainbriddge from the fortunate frigate constitution. the account of…
Quincy Feb’y 18 1813 My Dear Mrs Cushing I have been contemplating writing to you for Several weeks past; to inquire after your health, and that of your Family through…
St: Petersburg 15 February 1813. My Dear Sir. Although the Wars, which broke out in the course of one Week, last Summer, both in Europe and America, appear to have…
Quincy Feb 13th 1813. Dear Sir Your letter of the 6th is before me. to save me the time for writing & your that of reading long discourses, I will…
Quincy Janry 5th 1813 my Dear cousin Thanks my Dear cousin for the Ring which containing a memorial of my Ever dear Aunt your Mother is more valuable to me…
Quincy Janry 3d 1813 Dear Harriot I thank you for your care of my Letters those that I mist, which you put in the Book were found. Mr Beal deliverd…
Quincy January 1st 1813 Dear Sir Though the Thirteenth year of the nineteenth century has made its Debutt, yet as the sun has not and I am obliged to light…
[ , Start insertion, ca. 1812 , End, ] I send you my dear Madam—the two Books you were curious to see—I was sorry the other evening we did not…
[ , Start insertion, ca. 1812 , End, ] Sir I take the Liberty of transmitting to you a coppy of a Letter written by my late Brother in Law…
[ , Start insertion, ca. 1812 , End, ] my Dear young Friend I received your Letter written in some agitation of mind, but I presume not without a due…
[ , Start insertion, 1812 , End, ] Sir: We the subscribers take the liberty of recommending to your notice and through you to the President of the United States,…
Atkinson Dec. 31st 1812 Every Day, & Week since my return, I have thought I would devote some time to write to my Dear Sister, but some intervening circumstance has…
St: Petersburg 31. December 1812 As another Year is closing upon time, and joining “the years beyond the flood,” I cannot employ its last moments more satisfactorily to myself, or…
Quincy December 30th 1812 Sir It is a serious thing to engage in War: and another very Serious thing to Recommend any Gentleman to the Government for any Employment in…
December 30th 1812 my dear Madam I will not Suffer the year to close upon me without noticeing your repeated favours and thanking you for them—so long as we inhabit…
October 13th. 1812— The with in I prepared with design to forward by your Son on his return from Barnstable Court, but he passed with out calling upon me. Since…
Lebanon County of Madison Octr. 5th. 1812 My dear Madam— I received your very complimentary letter of the 6th of September, I rejoice with you at the splendid victory obtained…
St. Petersburg, 5. October 1812. My Dear Sir, I received so early, early as last January your obliging favour of 18. Novr. to which Notwithstanding the difficulty amounting almost to…
St: Petersburg 4 October 1812 My Dear Sir “Why was that fair flower blasted so soon”?—The last letter which I have had the consolation of receiving from you, in mentioning…
St: Petersburg 29. September 1812 My dear Brother. A War between the United States and Great-Britain, and a War between France and Russia, having commenced on the same Week in…