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John Adams to Jacob Bigelow, January 28, 1817
Quincy Jan. 28 1817 Sir Accept my Thanks for your Inaugural Oration. It would have been a great pleasure to me, to have heard it: but at my Age, all…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, January 24, 1817
Oldenbarneveld. 24 Jan. 1817. Dear and respected Sir! Although I continue to be an invalide by a relapse Since three weeks—I will endeavour to amuse myself—while I have once more…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, January 24, 1817
Quincy Jany 24th. 1817 Dear Sir Bernard, Hutchinson, Oliver, the Commissioners of the customs, and their Satellites had an Espionage as inquisitive, as zealous, and as faithful, as that in…
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Horatio Gates Spafford to John Adams, January 21, 1817
Albany, 1 Mo. 21, 1817. Esteemed Friend— I send, by this Mail, Nos. 7, 8, & 9, of my Magazine, & invite thy particular attention to the Essay of Franklin…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, December 27, 1816
Quincy Decr. 27. 1816 Dear Sir I do declare that I can write Greek better than you do, though I cannot Say, So well as you can, if you will.…
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John Trumbull to John Adams, December 26, 1816
New York 26th. Decr. 1816 Sir Twenty Eight years ago, I had the honor of painting in London your portrait in my picture of the Declaration of Independance,—the long succeeding…
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John Adams to Richard Rush, December 25, 1816
Montezillo Decr 25. 1816 Dear Sir Your Letter of the 29th of September has not been answered by me as it ought to have been. Your Excursion Horseback gave me…
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Cresswell and Addams to John Adams, December 24, 1816
Doctors Commons 24th. Decr. 1816 His Excellency J. Q. Adams Esqr. &c &c &c We have the Honor of your Excellency’s Letter of the 16th. Instant wherein You inform us…
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Hezekiah Niles to John Adams, December 23, 1816
Baltimore, Dec 23, 1816 Honored Sir, As editor of the Weekly Register (a work that I am flattered with a belief has effected a good deal, of his building up…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, December 18, 1816
Quincy December 18th 1816 Dear Sir Your kind letter of the 13th contains much truth, and nothing but the truth. I may return to it hereafter, but at present, with…
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John Adams to James Monroe, December 17, 1816
Quincy Decr. 17. 1816 Dear Sir All our intelligent Travellers to Washington, I find have an ambition to See both the present, and future President of the United States. I…
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John Adams to James Madison, December 17, 1816
Quincy Decr 17. 1816 Dear Sir I beg leave to introduce to You Col. William Sumner; and to Mrs Madison, his Sister, Miss Elizabeth Sumner, Children of our late Governor…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 16, 1816
Quincy Decr 16th 1816 Your Letter dear Sir of Nov. 15 from Poplar Forrest was Sent to me from the Post Office the next day after I had Sent “The…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, December 15, 1816
Oldenbarneveld 15 Dec. 1816. My Dear Sir! ἀναπέτομαι δὴ πρὸσ ολυμπον πτερυγεσσι κούφαις — μ’ ἐπίβωτον κατὰ γειτόνας ποιήσεις. And I was gratified by your condescending kindness—as to this I…
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William, Sr Tudor to John Adams, December 13, 1816
Boston 13 Decr. 1816 Dear Sir Was I to draw the Portraits of the two Characters You mention, of the first I should say that he was not a Man…
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William, Jr Tudor to John Adams, November 6, 1816
Boston November 6th. 1816. Dear Sir, My Father has communicated to me your letter of yesterday, which he means to answer particularly himself, but in the mean time, I do…
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John Adams to William, Sr Tudor, November 5, 1816
Quincy Nov 5th 1816 Dear Sir Though your Son is engaged in an honourable and a laudable pursuit, I apprehend he is not quite aware of all the embarrassments in…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, November 4, 1816
Quincy Nov. 4 1816 Dr Sir Your Letter of Oct. 14 has greatly obliged me. Tracys Analysis, I have read once; and wish to read it a Second time. It…
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Richard Rush to John Adams, October 31, 1816
Washington October 31. 1816 Dear Sir. In further answer to your favor of the 20th of last month, I beg leave to say, that I have just returned from the…
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John Adams to Henry Colman, October 28, 1816
Quincy October 28th 1816 Dear Sir Basanists might have gone farther. he might upon the same principles & with the same arguments have produced a greater number of candidate for…