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John Adams to Andrews Norton, November 24, 1819
Montezillo Quincy November: 24. 1819 Dear Sir— I have now read your Inaugural Discourse, and my peculiar circumstances must be my apology for not having read it sooner—I have read…
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John Adams to David Sewall, November 23, 1819
Montezillo November 23d. 1819 Dear Sir By your account which I believe is correct—Wentworth and Sewall are all that is left of my Class for my Consolation—and we must expect…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, November 23, 1819
Montezillo Alias the little Hill / November 23d. 1819 My dear Sir I congratulate you and myself on your recovery from the three Illnesses that have distressed you, the means…
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William Willis to John Adams, November 22, 1819
Richmond 11 mo: 22 1819 Respected & Dear Sir I have taken the liberty to enclose in this letter to your Son, which fredom I request you will excuse. Altho…
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John Farmer to John Adams, November 20, 1819
Billerica, 20 Nov. 1819. Honoured & Respected Sir, Your favour was received last evening, and the subject of it shall receive immediate attention. For some time past, I have entertained…
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John Adams to William, Jr Tudor, November 20, 1819
Montezillo Novbr. 20th. 1819. Dear Sir I Shall not pause to consider whether my Opinion will be popular or unpopular with the Slave Holders, or Slave Traders, in the Northern…
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John Adams to Jacob Brown, November 19, 1819
Quincy Montezillo Novber. 19th. 1819— My dear General— Your address to the Agricultural Society for which I thank you—I have read with great interest and delight, it has almost, not…
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William, Jr Tudor to John Adams, November 18, 1819
Boston November 18th. 1819. Most respected and Dear Sir, I received your favour of yesterday inclosing Judge Sewall’s letter, and the anecdote of Otis, the letter I now return and…
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John Adams to David Sewall, October 10, 1819
Quincy October 10th. 1819 dear Sir Your favour of the 5th. has given me great pleasure off those which St Paul calls, light afflictions, which are but for a moment—a…
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David Sewall to John Adams, October 5, 1819
York. October 5th. 1819 Dear Sir it is some time since I Wrote you, since which you have < , Start deletion, you have , End, > been bereaved of…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, September 25, 1819
Montezillo Septr. 25 1819 Dear Vanderkemp The information in your last letter, of your return to your garden and your records has given me great pleasure. The records are very…
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Robert, Jr Stevens to John Adams, September 22, 1819
Newport RI. 22nd: Septr 1819 Sir— Judging that your known goodness will pardon this intrusion—I take the freedom to apologise for not calling to have taken leave, as was my…
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John Adams to John Binns, September 20, 1819
Quincy Septr. 20, 1819 Sir I thank you for the Copy of your Declaration, which I have just received and will return by the first Opportunity. I pray you to…
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Alexander Townsend to John Adams, September 18, 1819
Boston 18. Sept. 1819. Respected Sir, Proposals, you are probably aware, have been issued at Baltimore for printing the Lives of the Signers of our Declaration of Independence. Matthewson, the…
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John Adams to J. H Tiffany, September 15, 1819
Quincy Sep 15th 1819 Sir I have received your letter of the 24th August—and the return of the fourth Volum of my Defence—called discourses on Davila—in perfect order— you have…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, September 12, 1819
Oldenbarneveld. Sept. 12 1819 My Dear and respected Sir! From my last letter you may presume the cause of my delaying to answer, the favour, with which I was once…
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John Adams to Vine Utley, September 10, 1819
Quincy September 10th. 1819 Sir I have received your letter of the 2d. and having a natural disposition like the Old Frederick of Prussia—“trope incline a saisir les ridicules”—I could…
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John Adams to John Binns, September 8, 1819
Quincy September 8th. 1819 Sir I have received your obliging letter of September 2d. but have not received the Declaration of Independence. it has been lost, or at least retarded…
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Jonathan Mason to John Adams, September 4, 1819
Boston Sepr 4. 1819. My dear Sir. Your friendly letter, was handed to me yesterday evening by my Son, upon my return to Town from a small excursion in the…
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Vine Utley to John Adams, September 2, 1819
Lyme County of New-London, Conn. Sept. 2d. 1819 Sir, I take the liberty to sent you the history of the Physical habits of his Excellency Thomas Jefferson, written by his…