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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, December 2, 1811
Oldenbarneveld 2 Dec. 1811 My Dear and High respected Sir! At lenght I succeed in Sending you the outlines of the contemplated work, which I could have, wished to have…
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John Adams to John Lathrop, December 2, 1811
Quincy December 2d 1811 Reverend and dear Sir A present of a thanksgiving sermon from a Gentleman whome I have highly esteemed and honoured for three and forty years gave…
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Samuel Smith to John Adams, December 1, 1811
Washington 1 Decemr. 1811 Sir I had the honor yesterday to receive your letter of the 25h. Ulto. in which you Say—“That Coll. Pickering in his letters to the people…
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Robert Smith to John Adams, November 30, 1811
Baltimore Nov. 30. 1811— Sir, In reply to your letter of the 25th of this month, just received, I have no hesitation in stating to you, that, at no period,…
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John Lathrop to John Adams, November 30, 1811
Boston Novr 30. 1811 Hond Sir, As I have heretofore had the honour to request your acceptance of such Discourses as my people requested me to make publick, you will…
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John Adams to Robert Smith, November 25, 1811
Quincy November 25th. 1811 Sir, Colonel Pickering in his Letters or Addresses to the People of The United States has represented to the world and supported by Certificates or Testimonies…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, October 13, 1811
Quincy October 13. 1811 Dear Rush Sobrius esto! Recollect your own Non Nobis! Your Letter of the 20th. of September I communicated to Mrs Adams as you advised. Mrs Adams…
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John Adams to James Wilkinson, October 12, 1811
Quincy October 12 1811 Sir On Thursday night I received from the Post Office your favour of October the second. Although it arrived at a moment when Wounds, Sickness, and…
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John Adams to Kilborn Whitman, October 9, 1811
Quincy October 9th 1811 Sir your kind letter of september 2nd though received in season has not yet been answered or acknowledged. Unfortunate accidents and afflictive Events have rendered me…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, October 7, 1811
Olden barneveld 7 Oct. 1811— My Dear and high respected Sir! What Sufficient thanks Shall I return to the distinguished favours, with which your kind frendship continues to honour me…
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John Adams to William Plumer, October 7, 1811
Quincy October 7th. 1811 Sir Since my Letter to you of the fifteenth in answer to yours of the fi[ , Start insertion, f , End, ]th of September, We…
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John Adams to Theodore Foster, October 6, 1811
Quincy October 6th 1811 Dear Sir Last night I received your favour of the first of this month., from the hand of Dr Solomon Drowne. As I was absent when…
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Jabeil Kinson to John Adams, October 2, 1811
Frederick Town (Maryland) October 2nd: 1811. Sir, The pleasure which I feel, in addressing one of the first sages and patriots of my country, is sensibly repressed by the consciousness…
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Theodore Foster to John Adams, October 1, 1811
Foster October 1st. 1811. Dear Sir, I expect this Letter will be delivered to you, by my worthy and respectable Friend and next Door Neighbour, Doctor Solomon Drown of this…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, September 20, 1811
Philadelphia Septr 20th: 1811 My dear Sir I shall begin my letter by replying to your daughters. I prefer giving my Opinion & Advice in < you > her Case…
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Joseph Dougherty to John Adams, September 17, 1811
Washington City Septr. 17th 1811 Dear Sir. A vacant place occasioned by the death of Mr. Mathers, the doorkeeper for the Senate, is now trying for by several: perhaps one…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, September 15, 1811
Quincy Septr. 15 1811 Dear Waterhouse I receive no Letters with So much pleasure as yours and Rushes. The Shortest of them always contains Something new and Solid; Some thing…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, August 6, 1811
Philada Augt 6. 1811 My dear old friend, You may tell your friend Mr Cranch that I included my Correspondent among the men who were so prominent in madness as…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, August 5, 1811
[ , Start insertion, 5 , End, ] aug. 1811— My Dear Sir! Tu m’aduli, ma tu mi piace says anÿ where Chesterfield—but so you do in a most egregious…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, July 31, 1811
Quincy July 31st. 1811 Dear Sir. I have several sweet letters from you the last of which is the 20th of this month. The table of Cider and health and…