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46,149 lettersQuincy January 18. 1815 Dear Sir “Knowledge” you Say invented Alienation, and became the natural Enemy of Aristocracy. This “Invention” of “Knowledge” was not very profound or ingenious. There are…
Merrimack N.H. January 17th. 1815. Dear Sir It having been the will of divine providence that I should be visited with a severe fit of sickness last winter, I was…
Quincy December 22. 1814 Dear Sir In my Apology, if you like that Word better than “Defence” I passed over England for more reasons than One. I very well knew,…
Quincy Decr 21. 1814 Respected Sir As you have many Years to live, and are likely to have Buissness enough to do with your Countrymen as long as you live:…
Quincy December 21st 1814 Respected Sir Knowing the immense weight of your cares, it gives me pain to interrupt you a moment. But when a young Scholar, Lawyer and amiable…
Quincy December 20. 1814 Dear Sir The most exalted of our young Genius’s in Boston have an Ambition to See Montecello, its Library and Sage. I lately gave a Line…
Quincy December 20th 1814 Sir I have a great desire to read the olive branch of which you are the publisher and reputed author, I have in vain sought for…
Quincy December 18. 1814 Dear sir I hope my last Letter convinced you, that Democracy is as restles as ambitious as warlike and bloody, as Aristocracy or Monarchy. You proceed…
Oldenbarneveld. 17 Dec. 1814. My Dear and respected Sir! Le plus grand bien qui soit en amitié est s’entr’escrire, ou se dire de bouche soit bien, soit dueil, tout ce…
Washington Decr. 17. 1814 Dear Sir Your favour of the 28th. Ult: was duly received, tho’ with more delay, than usually attends the Mail. I return the interesting letter from…
Quincy December 17th 1814 Dear Sir In your fifth page You Say “Mr. Adams calls our Attention to hundreds of wise and virtuous Patricians, mangled and bleeding Victims of popular…
Quincy [ , Start insertion, post 14 Dec. 1814 , End, ] Dear Sir Mr Adams’s System is that of Pope, in his Essay on Criticism; “First follow Nature and…
Washington Nov. 23. 1814 dear Sir Another of the Patriots of the Revolution is gone: The Vice President was dressed as usual to attend Senate this morning, went in his…
Quincy November 21st. 1814 Dear Sir In my last, I ventured to Say, that I would hint, in this, at a principal Misconception that had misled, either you or me.…
Washington November 13. 1814 Dear sir Mr Dallas insists upon it that the emperor Alexander is a republican. As one proof of it he tells this anecdote. Conversing with Louis…
Oldenbarneveld 11 Nov. 1814. Mÿ Dear and respected frend! Although not in a mood to perform anÿ Serious thing, I must try to procure me Some relief—in reading once more…
Quincy Octr 31 1814 Dear Sir Your Letter of the 23 has given me as much gaiety as all the fine Weather of the month Mr Dallase’s Anecdotes, as you…
Quincy Oct 30 1814 Dear Sir Your Letter of the 15th, which I very highly esteem, now received last night, after I have given a line of introduction to Mr…
[ post 29 Oct. 1814 ] Dear Rush. After this Letter was written and erroneously inclosed I recd yours of 23d which is merry and instructive beyond all Example J.…
Quincy Octr. 29. 1814 Dear Sir From your very kind reception of Mr Colman I am encouraged to introduce to you another of our choice Spirits, who is travelling for…