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John Adams to David Sewall, November 4, 1821
Montizillo 4 Nov 1821 Dear Sir Thanks for your favour of 26 Oct last Mankind seem to be children from the cradle to the grave. They will beg & pray—wrangle…
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Alden Bradford to John Adams, November 1, 1821
Boston Nov. 1. 1821 Sir, I cannot say positively where the paper, I lately sent you, was found—There are here some files of letters &c. which were saved from the…
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John Adams to Mathew Carey, October 30, 1821
Montezillo October 30st. 1821 dear Sir— I have received your favour, and thank you for it—I should have written to you before but St Anthony has sent his subtarranan fires…
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David Sewall to John Adams, October 26, 1821
York October 26th. 1821 Dear Sir We are about commencing the 87th. year of our pilgrimage. And by the last Catalogue of H.C. among the front Ranks of our Cotemporary…
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John Adams to Alden Bradford, October 26, 1821
Montezillo October 26th. 1821 dear Sir Your kind letter of the 24th. has exerted a thousand conjectures in my Mind, and as many questions.—Where was the paper enclosed found—To whom…
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Mathew Carey to John Adams, October 24, 1821
Philada. Oct. 24. 1821 Sir, Several times since my return home, I have thought it wd be proper to write you on the subject of the Conversation that took place…
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Richard Stockton to John Adams, September 12, 1821
Princeton (N.J.) Sepr. 12th. 1821 Dear Sir Permit me to introduce to you my Son Robert F Stockton of the Navy at present Commanding the Schooner Alligator now in the…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, September 12, 1821
Monticello Sep. 12. 21. Dear Sir I am just returned from my other home, and shall within a week go back to it for the rest of the autumn. I…
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Jacob W Watson to John Adams, September 11, 1821
Princeton Sepr. 11th: 1821 Sir The Citizens of Princeton having moved to this place for the purpose of escorting < the > your Son, the Hon John Quincy Adams to…
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Jacob W Watson to John Quincy Adams, September 11, 1821
Princeton Sept. 11th: 1821 Sir The Citizens of Princeton, having been informed of your intended visit to that place, embrace this opportunity of manifesting their respect for your person and…
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John Adams to Nathaniel A Haven, September 3, 1821
Montizillo Sept 3d 1821— Sir I have received your favour of August 27—and regr [et] that it is not in my power to give you any positive informati [on] concerning…
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John Adams to Mr Marston, September 1, 1821
Montezillo September 1st 1821 Dear Sir The Roman dictator was Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus. His Master of the horse was Caius Servilius Ahala whose daring and dangerous exploit was killing Spurius…
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Samuel L Knapp to John Adams, August 30, 1821
Boston August 30—1821 Sir Be pleased to accept this Vol of biographical Sketches. To you they can convey no information, but they may occupy an hour in a waking recollections.…
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Rebecca de Molitor to John Adams, August 29, 1821
Boston 29th August 1821— Sir Your being a relation of My Fathers Induces me to take the liberty of making my Situation known to you—Confident from your known Benevolence of…
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Nathaniel A Haven to John Adams, August 27, 1821
Portsmouth N.H. August 27. 1821. Sir A belief that nothing is uninteresting to you that is connected with the history or character of our country, has given me confidence to…
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John Thornton Kirkland to John Adams, August 24, 1821
Cambridge 24. August 1821 Dear Sir, I had the honor of Sending you a Card requesting your presence at Commencement.—I beg leave to remind you of your being one of…
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Thomas J Gantt to John Adams, August 23, 1821
Charleston 23rd: August 1821 Dear Sir. By a resolve of the 76 Association, made in consequence of their high regard for your republican Principles, and gratitude for the Service, you…
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Thomas Dawes to John Adams, July 5, 1821
Boston 5th. July 1821 Dear Sir— I hope and trust that I shall not offend you by any thing in this communication. What is every body’s business is nobody’s: and…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, July 2, 1821
Cambridge 2d. July 1821. Dear Sir, I hate the idea of teazing men in high office with letters of individual import, when they are necessarily occupied with generals; but when…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, June 26, 1821
Cambridge June 26th 1821 Dear Sir, Hearing that your rheumatism was no better, I hasten to say that instead of the Volatile Tincture of Guaicum , I would advise you…