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Jonathan Williams to John Adams, March 17, 1813
Philadelphia March 17. 1813 Dear Sir I thank you for you favour of the 11th Instant although my object in writing appears to have failed. The Letter I alluded to…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, March 16, 1813
Philadelphia March 16. 1813 My dear Sir/ The enclosed letter to Dr Waterhouse contains the Welcome intelligence that his son has passed his examinations for a degree in our University…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, March 16, 1813
Quincy March 16. 1813 Dear Sir I have just recd your Favour of Yesterday. It has been a Rule of the Government from 1789 to this day to answer no…
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David Adams to John Adams, February 18, 1813
Greene District of Maine Feby 18th 1813 Hond. and Dear Sir Having a disposition and inclination to Join the Army—if I could by the influence of friends obtain an appointment—and…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, February 16, 1813
Oldenbarneveld 16 Febr. 1813. My Dear and respected Sir! I am again favoured with your kind letter of Jan. 23. It bears with it the usual Stamp of Serenity and…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, February 15, 1813
Philadelphia Feb: 15th: 1813 My dear friend I am now Attending a daughter of Mr Mathew Careys. In One of my Visits to her, I mentioned your Opinions to him…
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James Monroe to John Adams, February 15, 1813
[ February 15, 1813 ] I have the pleasure to inclose to you a report of < a > the com: < of the. [. . .] 7th. > on…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, February 15, 1813
Quincy Feb. 15: 1813 Dear Sir All that I have written you, hitherto, upon the history of the Original of our Navy, was from Memory, without thinking of Book or…
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John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, February 11, 1813
Quincy Feb. 11. 1813 Dear Sir I am much obliged by your favour of the 9th. just received. Though I called the Subject of my former letter, a Bagatelle, it…
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Elbridge Gerry to John Adams, February 9, 1813
Cambridge 9th Feby 1813 My dear Sir I have deferred an answer to the letter, which you did me the honor of addressing on the 28th of Jany, ’till I…
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John Adams to Joseph Bradley Varnum, February 9, 1813
Quincy Feb 9 1813 Respected Sir With much pleasure have I read your favour of January 23d. I have thought that Nature, which has given to the Ant & the…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, January 23, 1813
Quincy Jan. 23. 1813 Dear Sir Your favour of Dec. 7 is not lost nor forgotten. Oh! that my Situation in Life would permit me to undertake a Pilgrimage to…
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Joseph Bradley Varnum to John Adams, January 22, 1813
Washington January 22. 1813 Honoured Sir, I have received your Letter of the 5th. Instant, and I feel a Great degree of Consolation in learning, that you are Gratified with…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, January 22, 1813
Philadelphia Jany 22nd 1813 My dear friend The letter from Col: Smith to which you have alluded was not received with yours of this day. Was it withheld,? or was…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, January 20, 1813
Quincy Jan. 20. 1813 Dear Sir Answer or rather acknowledge my Letters by half a dozen at a time. I have a number of Anecdotes to write you, more for…
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John Adams to James Madison, January 17, 1813
Quincy Jan. 17. 1812 [ 1813 ] Sir A young Gentleman, and his Father, have requested me to mention his Name to The Secretary of The Navy. I choose rather…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, January 16, 1813
Quincy Jan. 16. 1812 [ , Start insertion, 1813 , End, ] Dear Sir I am broke….I am a Bankrupt… Je n’ai rien; Je dois par tout Dans mes affaires…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, January 15, 1813
Quincy January 15th. 1813.— Dear Sir You have forgotten, Old Dr Shippen, Dr Franklin, and many others. I have known many Instances. Not to mention General Oglethorpe or a Mrs…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, January 12, 1813
Quincy Jan. 12 1813 Dr. Sir No Wonder, that the President has suffered a violent strain. I have spent nine days in the gulph stream 3 of them in a…
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John Adams to William Plumer, January 10, 1813
Quincy Jan. 10th. 1813 Dr Sir I know not when or where I have ever received a more luminous letter, than yours of the 2nd of this month. It is…