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William John Coffee to John Adams, October 16, 1818
Oct 16—1818 Greenwich St 501 New York Most Honorabl Sir The Subject of which I write I believ you are Acquainted with by the Honorabl Thos Jefferson & lines he…
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John Adams to Peter Paul Francis Degrand, October 12, 1818
Quincy October 12th 1818. Sir I can express my Feelings on the Recipt of your favour of the 5th of this month, only by my Thanks for your Politeness in…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, October 11, 1818
Montezillo Oct. 11. [ 18 ]18 Dear Waterhouse I am really grieved at your Misfortune, if it were only on the Principle of Rochefaucault and Swift, that “In all Misfortunes…
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Hezekiah Niles to John Adams, October 10, 1818
Balt Oct 10, 1818 Honored Sir, I have the pleasure to return to my dear friend Rodney’s letter, with a copy of your interesting correspondence, published in this day’s Register:…
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John Adams to William Mumford, October 9, 1818
Quincy October 9th. 1818. Sir, Though I have no intercourse with government, and very little to do with this world; I might have transmitted your letter of July 7th. to…
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Caesar Augustus Rodney to John Adams, October 7, 1818
Wilmington Octobr. 7. 1818. Venerable & Dear Sir, Your much esteemed favor of the 26th. ulto. was received, a few days since, when I was occupied at court. My stock…
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John Adams to Richard Rush, September 24, 1818
Quincy Sep. 24. 1818 Dear Mr Rush The Procrastination of Old Age must be my only Apology for So long < for So long > neglecting to acknowledge Several kind…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, September 23, 1818
Quincy September 23d 1818 Dear Sir If, in our Search of Principles We have not been able to investigate any moral phylosophical or rational foundation for any Claim of Dominion…
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Caesar Augustus Rodney to John Adams, September 19, 1818
Wilmington Septr. 19. 1818 Venerable & Dear Sir, It was very flattering to my pride, and grateful to my feelings, to receive your friendly & acceptable favor of the 12.…
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Hezekiah Niles to John Adams, September 19, 1818
Balt. Sept 19. 1818 Honored Sir, My time has latterly been so severely occupied that I fear I have been remiss in sending to you the different numbers of the…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, September 18, 1818
Oldenbarneveld 18 Sept. 1818. My Dear and respected Sir! Unexpectedly I was favoured with your kind Letter of Aug. 22—and, what was more gratifying, it Sheweth, that you enjoy’d health…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, September 18, 1818
Quincy Sepbr 18th 1818 Mr. Tudor The English doctrine of Allegiance, is so mysterious, fabulous, & enigmatical, that it is difficult to decompose the Elements Of which it is compounded.…
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John Adams to Virginia Patiot, September 17, 1818
Quincy Sep 17th. 1818 Sir, I thank you for the copy of Decius’s letters &c. And I pray you, accept a Sermon of Dr Mayhew in 1749—50, and to present…
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George G Barrell to John Adams, September 16, 1818
Malaga 16th Sepr. 1818. Sir, The liberty I now possess of addressing you, without going thro’ the medium of a second person, originates in a great degree from the noble,…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, September 13, 1818
Quincy September 13th. 1818 Dear Sir It is some consolation to find in the Paragraph of the Charter, next following the Court of Admiralty, that Nothing in it, “Shall in…
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John Adams to Caesar Augustus Rodney, September 13, 1818
Quincy September 13, 1818. Dear Sir You cannot imagine how much You have obliged me by your kind Letter of the 6th. I was intimately acquainted with your Uncle Cesar…
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William, Jr Tudor to John Adams, September 9, 1818
Sandwich Sept 9th. 1818 Dear Sir, I write to return my thanks for your kind answer to my letter respecting the biography of James Otis—which I did not receive in…
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John Adams to Joseph Milligan, August 21, 1818
Quincy August 21st 1818 Dear Sir I beg you will accept my thanks for your obliging letter of the 10th & that you will present the name to Mr Jacob…
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John Adams to Moses Lloyd Hill, August 21, 1818
Quincy August.—21st 1818 Sir Your first Ancestor in America lies buried in Quincy under a rough North Common Granite. I lament the hard Case of General Sinclair a Gentleman of…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, August 20, 1818
Quincy August 20. 1818. Dear Sir Mr: Otis quoted another Author “The political & commercial Works of Charles D’Avenant LLD Vol 2 Discourse 3 on the plantation trade” I cannot…