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John Marshall to John Adams, July 6, 1806
Richmond July 6th. 1806 Dear Sir I have taken a liberty which may require an apology. Thinking it necessary, I have, without your permission, inserted in the life of General…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, June 29, 1806
Quincy June 29 1806. Dr Sir I rejoice to find by your Letter of the 26. and by my Sons Conversation, that his commencement of a residence at Cambridge has…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, June 26, 1806
Philadelphia June 26th. 1806 Dear Sir Herewith you will receive a small publication that contains several new Opinions in Physiology, < , Start deletion, and , End, > which admit…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, June 22, 1806
Quincy June 22d 1806. Dear Sir Your Letter of the tenth, like all others from your pen, notwithstanding all your apologies, was a cordial to my Spirit. I must confess…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, June 10, 1806
Philada June 10th. 1806 My much respected & dear friend My long delay in answering your last letter has arisen from two causes—an unusual share of business from an unusually…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, April 30, 1806
Quincy April 30. 1806 Dear Sir I have always believed that the Afra Avis, was the Guinea Hen, but have lately heard it was the Turkey. You say “Alass poor…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, April 7, 1806
Oldenbarneveld 7 apr. 1806 Dear Sir! An indisposition of a week–occasioned bÿ a severe cold–with the unavoidable transactions of familÿ concerns, compelled, me to delaÿ an answer to your Lett.…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, April 2, 1806
Quincy April 2. 1806 Dear Sir Your favour of March 30th I received last Evening. The Subject of it is of great importance I have been absent from my Country…
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John Adams to Benjamin Hall, March 28, 1806
Quincy March 28.—1806 Dear Sir I have received your favour of March 14th. and have not sent you an answer. It is not from any feelings of resentment or disaffection…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, December 26, 1805
Quincy December 26. 1805 Dear Sir, In a former Letter I expressed a doubt, whether the Barilla of Spain, were the Same Plant as the Soda or Kali: but have…
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John Adams to Martinus Van Marum, December 24, 1805
Quincy December 24th. 1805 Sir I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me in July 1805 inclosing a Diploma by which I have the honor…
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John Adams to Josiah Parker, December 5, 1805
Quincy December 5th: 1805: Sir I thank you for introducing to me Mr: Robinson, whom I found to be a gentleman of good information and agreeable manners. I should have…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, December 4, 1805
Quincy December 4. 1805 Dear Sir I am half inclined to be very angry with you for destroying the Anecdotes and documents you had collected for private Memoirs of the…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, November 21, 1805
Philadelphia Novr 21. 1805 My very dear friend I am pleased in reflecting that I destroyed all the documents and Anecdotes I had collected for private memoirs of the American…
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John Adams to John Trumbull, November 18, 1805
Quincy November 18. 1805 Dear Sir I had indeed no doubt of the Truth of the Letter relative to the Capture of Cornwallis. My Confidence in the honor of the…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, October 29, 1805
Quincy October 29. 1805 Dear Sir, I have heard, as you insinuate, that Sterne was a wicked Man; and there are traits of a false Character, in his Writings: yet…
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John Trumbull to John Adams, October 19, 1805
Hartford Octr. 19th. 1805— Dear Sir ‘Till I received your last of the 4th: instant I had no idea that you doubted the truth of Washington’s letter relative to the…
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John Adams to John Trumbull, October 4, 1805
Quincy < , Start deletion, September , End, > October 4th. 1805 Dear Sir I thank you for the Information and conjecture, in your favour of the 16th which I…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, October 3, 1805
Quincy October 3. 1805 Dear Sir I duly recd your favour of the 21. Sept.—I Sent you two pretty large Packetts the first of Six sheets of Paper, another of…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, September 30, 1805
Quincy September 30. 1805 Dear Sir Although it is a gratification to my feelings to write to you and a much greater pleasure to receive a Letter from you: Yet…