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Jedidiah Morse to John Adams, December 21, 1815
Charlestown Dec. 21. 1815 Dear sir, Your favor of the 28th. is before me, My son, & his parents feel much obliged to You for your polite & kind invitation…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, November 13, 1815
Quincy Nov. 13 1815 Dear sir The fundamental Article of my political Creed is, that Despotism, or unlimited Sovereignty, or absolute Power is the same in a Majority of a…
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John Adams to Richard Rush, November 11, 1815
Quincy Novbr 11th 1815 Dear Rush To your studies in Jurisprudence, I wish all the success, which you can possibly wish for yourself; but you must collect yourself & remember…
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David Sewall to John Adams, November 10, 1815
York 10th. Novr. 1815. Dear Sir I was much gratified with the reception of yours of Novr. 4th. Current And if it were in my power to communicate the Strength…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, November 10, 1815
Quincy Nov. 10. 1815 Dear Sir May your anticipations of another Visit to Quincy be reallised! Much good may your Theological Studies do you! I have been reading an Abridgment…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, November 9, 1815
Olden Barneveld, November 9, 1815. Musing on Molière, the last precious gift of de Gyzelaer, which I received this summer, I was as usual diverted from him to you, recollecting…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, November 7, 1815
Oldenbarneveld 7 Nov. 1815. My Dear and high respected Frend! Musing on Moliere—the last precious gift of de Gyselaer which I received this Summer—and for which mÿ warmest thanks never…
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Thomas Marston to John Adams, November 6, 1815
6th Novr 1815 Dear Sir Agreeably to your request, I send you the names of those gentlemen who visited you last saturday. An advertisement has been inserted in our daily…
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John Adams to David Sewall, November 4, 1815
Quincy November 4th 1815 Dear Sir your friendly letter of 31st October, has given me great pleasure. But if Envy were lawful I should envy the neatness, and firmness of…
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Richard Rush to John Adams, November 3, 1815
Washington November 3. 1815. Respected Sir. Professor Cooper of Carlisle in Pennsylvania, formerly Tom Cooper the friend of Dr Priestly, is, I imagine, one of the most learned men in…
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John Adams to Jedidiah Morse, November 2, 1815
Quincy Novber. 2nd 1815 Dear Sir On September 11th. I wrote you a line inclosed in a pacquet with four original letters from Governor McKean and a pamphlet of my…
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David Sewall to John Adams, October 31, 1815
York, (District of Maine) October 31, 1815 My dear Sir Various changes in the Natural, political and moral World, have occurred, since the beginning of the current year. of which,…
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Jedidiah Morse to John Adams, September 9, 1815
Charlestown Sept. 9th. 1815 Respected & Dr Sir, I have been waiting for the Specimen of such a kind of History, of our country, at the Commencement of our Revolution,…
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Stephen D Kingston to John Adams, September 8, 1815
Philadelphia 8th. Septr. 1815 Sir, I do myself the honor to address you on a point of the treaty of Peace of 1783, become important in a case of ejectment…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, September 3, 1815
Quincy September 3. 1815 Dear and highly respected Friend, Your affecting favour of 16. Aug. is before me. The natural bent of my mind has the honour to resemble yours…
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John Adams to Richard Rush, August 26, 1815
Quincy August 26 1815 Dear Sir I thank you for your favour of the 20th and the Extracts which are very consolatory. I have Sometimes thought that the People of…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, August 24, 1815
Quincy Aug. 24. 15 Dear Sir If I am neither deceived by the little Information I have, or by my Wishes for its truth, I Should Say that France is…
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John Adams to Richard Rush, August 23, 1815
Quincy August 23 1815 Dear Sir I might perhaps agee with Mr Grattan, that Mr Burke had read more of the Brittish Poets than even Dr Johnson, who wrote their…
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Richard Rush to John Adams, August 20, 1815
Washington. August 20. 1815 Dear and respected Sir. Your opportunities of obtaining correct information from St Petersburgh, were long superior to those of any one else. In the loss of…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, August 16, 1815
Oldenbarneveld 16 aug. 1815. My Dear and high respected Frend To relief a while mÿ distressed mind I take up again your interesting favour of July 13—but do not expect,…