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John Quincy Adams to William Smith Shaw, December 17, 1804
Washington 17. Decr: 1804. Dear Sir. Some time since I sent you a check on the Branch Bank, in favour of J. Briesler for $45—to be presented if you had…
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Josiah, III Quincy to John Quincy Adams, December 15, 1804
Boston. 15. Dec. 1804. Dear Sir. I have to acknowledge yours of the 4th Inst. and two subsequent, inclosing public documents and to express my grateful sense of these attentions.…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 14, 1804
Quincy December 14. 1804 Dear Sir In my Letter of the 14th Ult. I believe I misunderstood the Presidents Position. His Expression that the Judges ought to hang American Citizens…
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John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, December 13, 1804
Washington 13. December 1804. Your letter of the 2d: has been duly received, and has contributed with those of your father received at the same time to cheer my mind,…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, December 11, 1804
Washington 11. Decr: 1804 My dear Sir, I received together last Evening your two favours of 30th: ulto: and 2d: instt: for which I most sincerely return you my thanks.—In…
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Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, December 8, 1804
Quincy December 8th 1804 My dear Mrs Adams I received yesterday your Letter of Novbr 27th. and was rejoiced to learn that you and the Children were well. I was…
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Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 7, 1804
Quincy december 7th 1804 My dear Son You have been so good in writing to your Father and Brother that I ought not to complain that you have not particularly…
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Thomas Boylston Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 6, 1804
[ , Start insertion, Quincy. 6 December 1804 , End, ] Your letter of the 26th: is So copiously answered that I shall reserve my fire for a future occasion,…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 6, 1804
Quincy December 6. 1804. Dear Sir In your Letter of the 26 of November, to your Brother, you express a “Wish that I could See the course of Things with…
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John Quincy Adams to William Smith Shaw, November 9, 1804
Washington City 9. Novr: 1804. Dear Sir. I enclosed from New-York, for you, as you requested, a copy of Commodore Morris’s Defence, which I presume you have before this received,…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 9, 1804
Quincy Nov. 9. 1804 My dear Son The Republicans have exerted their Energies, and propagated their lying Pamphlets so secretly, and with such effect as to make Federalists almost doubt…
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John Adams to John Quincy Adams, November 6, 1804
Quincy Nov. 6. 1804 My dear Sir I thank you for my Letter from N.Y and the Pamplet inclosed. Commodore Morris’s Defence contains Information which appears to be wanted by…
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William Smith Shaw to John Quincy Adams, November 5, 1804
Boston 5 Nov. 1804 Dear Sir I hope by this time, you have safely arrived at Washington and found Mrs. Adams family and friends in good health—I send by the…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, November 3, 1804
Washington 3. Novr: 1804. Dear Sir I wrote you a few lines from New-York, enclosing a copy of Commodore Morris’s Defence, for Mr: Shaw—The day after which I left that…
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Ebenezer Clough to John Adams, June 26, 1826
Boston June 26th 1826 Dear Sir, By the direction of the Committee of Arrangements for the Approaching national Anniversary I have the pleasure to present to you the inclosed Card,…
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C.S Daveis to John Adams, June 24, 1826
Portland June 24th: 1826 sir, On the eve of the great national jubilee, in which you have providentially been continued to join, permit me to testify my sense of respect…
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John Adams to Roger Chew Weightman, June 22, 1826
Quincy June 22 1826 Sir Col House of U.S. Army now stationed at Fort Independence in my neighborhood, has favored me with a call, and communicated your very polite letter,…
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Roger Chew Weightman to John Adams, June 14, 1826
Washington, June 14. 1826. Sir, As chairman of a committee appointed by the citizens of Washington to make arrange [. . .] for celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of A [.…
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John Adams to Jacob Taylor, June 10, 1826
Quincy 10th: June 1826 Gentlemen, Your very polite and cordial letter of invitation, written to me in behalf of the City Corporation of New York, has been gratefully received, through…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, June 9, 1826
Oldenbarneveld 9 June 1826. My Dear and High Respected Sir! So many months are past Since I received a Single line from Massachusetts—in former days I was now and then…