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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, February 9, 1819
Quincy February 9. 1819 Dear sir, In your last letter you consider me in debt, I will not dispute it. You seem to wish me to write something to diminish…
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John Adams to J.B Binon, February 7, 1819
Quincy Feby. 7th: 1819. Dear Sir— I have received your polite favour of the 3d: of this month. I am afraid that you are engaged in speculations that will never…
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John Adams to Gulian C Verplanck, February 6, 1819
Quincy Feby. 6th: 1819. Dear Sir. Had I been able to write or read your should not have been a month without an answer to your obliging favour of Jany:…
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John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, February 5, 1819
Quincy Feby. 5th: 1819. Dear Sir I send you enclosed two pieces of paper. 1st. “Broken Hints to be communicated to the committee of Congress for the Massachusetts.” by Major…
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John Adams to James Brackett, February 5, 1819
Quincy Feby. 5th. 1819. Dear Sir I wrote you a few lines on Jany: 15th. and another on Feby: 2d. but have received no answer to either. I should be…
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Benjamin Guild to John Adams, February 4, 1819
4th Feby. 1819 Tremont Street My dear Sir, The peculiar appropriatness of the enclosed letter, and the wish, often expressed by my mother, that you Could see it, induced Mrs…
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John Adams to Joseph Milligan, December 31, 1818
Quincy December 31st 1818 Dear Sir I know not how to express my obligation to you for the repeated presents of beautiful books the proof of Mr Jeffersons Convalescence was…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 30, 1818
Quincy Dec 30th. 1818 6-clock Dear Sir Late last night I received Your Report and your translation of Tracy, for both of which, tho’ I have read neither I thank…
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Theodore, Jr Lyman to John Adams, December 28, 1818
Rome. December. 28. 1818. Sir. I have just heard here with a deep and sincere grief of the truly great misfortune which it has at length pleased God to inflict…
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William John Coffee to John Adams, December 26, 1818
New York 26—18 501 Greenwich St Honorable Sir I cant help Expressing my great disapointment at not being favored with an answer to my Solicitaions so Long Past, I know…
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John Adams to Horace Holley, December 25, 1818
Quincy Decr 25th 1818 Dear Sir Although I have lately received many kind and admirable Letters from my Friends, for which they have my Sincere thanks; Yet neither on the…
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James Bing to John Adams, December 18, 1818
New York Decr 18 1818 Venerated Sir Having been appointed by mr James Simpson (our old Consul in Morocco) his agent to settle his accounts (which have been standing since…
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George H Richards to John Adams, December 15, 1818
New London Connecticut Decbr. 15th Sat 1818. Sir. It has long been a favourite object of my literary ambition to become the biographer of yourself and a few other the…
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Joseph m Sanderson to John Adams, December 9, 1818
48 Market Street Baltimore Dec. 9. 1818 Dear Sir— I send you the prospectus of a Work I am about to publish—I wish to have your opinion on the subject…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 8, 1818
Quincy. Dec 8, 18 Dear Sir Your Letter of Nov. 15 gave me great delight not only by the divine Consolation it afforded me under my great Affliction: but as…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, December 7, 1818
Oldenbarneveld 7 Dec. 1818 My Dear and high respected friend! yes, I am thankful—I am Sensible of my high obligations towards you—how few can follow your example! to remember a…
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John Philippart to John Adams, December 7, 1818
Military Library, Whitehall, London 7th December 1818 Sir I trust my motive will be received by your Excellency as an excuse for this intrusion. I am desirous of recording authentic…
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Richard Rush to John Adams, December 4, 1818
London December 4. 1818. Dear and Respected Sir. Out of the circle of your own family, there are none who can feel more sorrow at the heavy affliction that has…
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William, Jr Tudor to John Adams, October 27, 1818
Oaklands Gardiner Oct 27— Dear Sir, I asked my Father the evening before I left town on a visit here, if he had written to you as I had wished…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, October 20, 1818
Quincy Octr 20. 1818 My dear Friend One trouble never comes alone! At our Ages We may expect more and more of them every day in groups, and every day…