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Henry Guest to John Adams, May 1, 1809
[. . .] East Jersy May 1th 1809 Honored Sir Your Letter of 29 January Last Came duly to For which be pleased to Except my moste respectful thanks Particularly…
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John Adams to Boston Patriot, April 26, 1809
Quincy, April 26, 1809. Sirs, THE gentlemen of the Senate informed me, that they came to confer with me on the subject of the nomination of Mr. Murray to France;…
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John Adams to Boston Patriot, April 25, 1809
Quincy, April 25, 1809. Sirs, A few words more on the subject of pressing. In strictness, we have nothing to do with the question, whether impressments of seamen in England…
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John Adams to William Cunningham, April 24, 1809
Quincy April 24 1809 Dear Sir I received your favour of March 31 in due time: But I am become all at once and very unexpectedly a man of business…
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John Adams to Boston Patriot, April 22, 1809
Quincy, April 22, 1809. Sirs, WHEN I had received that authentic act of the sovereign authority of France, a copy of which is inserted in my last letter to you,…
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George Bourne to John Adams, April 22, 1809
Baltimore. April. 22. 1809— Sir, During some time past my time has been devoted to writing the History of Mr. Jefferson’s administration with an historical sketch of the affairs of…
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John Adams to William Sumner, March 28, 1809
Quincy March 28th. 1809. Mr Sumner, I have always cherrished an affection for you for many reasons which determine the Understanding and touch the heart.— Your Father Solicited me to…
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Jedidiah Morse to John Adams, March 27, 1809
Charlestown Mar. 27th.1809 Dear & much respected Sir, I recd. your letter of the 9th. inst—(nearly a fortnight after its date) accompanying Dr. Trumbull’s M S. Hist. “with more delight…
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Simeon Draper to John Adams, March 23, 1809
Brookfield March 23d. 1809 Dear Sir being a perticuler Friend of yours, Take the liberty to inclose this Letter, and ask the indulgence of an answer respecting its being a…
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Robert Clark to John Adams, March 23, 1809
Boston March 23—1809 Dear Father Seeing a letter this morning in the Chronicle (a paper which has universally been calumniateing your Carecter both public and private) with your signature too…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, March 23, 1809
Quincy March 23d 1809 My Sensible and humorous Friend I agree with Sidney as quoted in your favour of the 13th. That civil War is preferable to Slavery and I…
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William Sumner to John Adams, March 22, 1809
Boston March 22d. 1809 Sir Inclosed is a Letter which I have this morning received from a particular Friend of mine, who is a Representative from the Town of Northhampton…
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Joseph Lyman to John Adams, March 21, 1809
Hatfield March 21—1809 Sir The slight personal acquaintance I have had with you would not entitle me to the honour of addressing to you a letter, which might take off…
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John Adams to William Cunningham, March 20, 1809
Quincy March 20 1809 Dear Sir I have received your favours of March 11 and 14th. In answer to the first I wish to know whether you remember General Washington’s…
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William Cunningham to John Adams, March 14, 1809
Fitchburg, March 14, 1809. Dear Sir My solicitude to see your strictures upon Mr. Pickering’s Letter was satisfied by the last mail. I acquit myself, by the enclosure of the…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, March 14, 1809
Quincy March 14. 1809 My dear Friend Your Anecdotes are always extreamly Aprospros and none of them more So than those in your Letter of Mar 2d The King of…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, March 13, 1809
Philadelphia March 13th. 1809 My excellent friend When a young man I read Sidney upon government. In one of his Chapters, he agitates the following question—“Whether A civil War, or…
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John Adams to William Cunningham, February 14, 1809
Quincy Feb 14 1809 Dear Sir The complaint in your favour of the 11th, of the refusal to publish your Chathams, is no suprise to me. I have seen nothing…
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William Cunningham to John Adams, February 11, 1809
Fitchburg, Feb. 11. 1809. Dear Sir. The last Letter which I had the honour to receive from you, dated Jan. 3d. I have before acknowledged. Permit me to remind you,…
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John Adams to William Cunningham, February 11, 1809
Quincy February 11 1809 Dear Sir I have your favour of 14 ult. The Mirror was never read—and if it ever should be it will be willfully misunderstood—Seventeen Wheels within…