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John Adams to William Cunningham, January 16, 1804
Quincy January 16th: 1804. Dear Sir I ought to acknowledge my fault in having two of your kind letters to answer at once. I return you with thanks, Mr: Thomas’s…
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William Cunningham to John Adams, January 10, 1804
Fitchburg January 10. 1804. Dear Sir. I have ascertained that Mr. Adams’s Sermon at the Dudleian Lecture was not published; a copy was deposited in the archives of the University…
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William Cunningham to John Adams, December 2, 1803
Fitchburg Dec. 2. 1803. Dear Sir. I duly received your esteemed favor of the 28 ult. More valuably as I know your time is employed, yet I cannot restrain the…
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John Adams to William Cunningham, November 28, 1803
Quincy 28 Nov 1803 Dear Sir I received on Saturday your favor of the 25—had before received the copy of your oration, which you mention in it and since that…
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William Cunningham to John Adams, November 21, 1803
Fitchburg Nov. 21. 1803 Dear Sir I sent you, from Dedham, a copy of my Oration. Since my return home I have made diligent but fruitless enquiries for Mr Adams’s…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, September 3, 1803
Oldenbarneveld. Sept. 3. 1803 Dear Sir! How Shall it be in my power, to paÿ you mÿ Sincere thanks for the favours with which you continue to honour me—even above…
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John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, August 30, 1803
Quincy August 30th. 1803 Dear Madam I received, with much pleasure, late, the last evening your kind Letter of the 28th. of the month, and Should have answered it Sooner…
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Mercy Otis Warren to John Adams, August 28, 1803
Plymouth. August 28th: 1803 Sir, The painful tidings I have this afternoon transiently heard relative to the health of my long beloved friend Mrs: Adams, induce me to trouble you…
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James Ash to John Adams, August 25, 1803
Baltimore 25th. August 1803 Sir Suffer me to inclose you, short proposals, for some matter, collected with both toil and perseverence. It is now ready for publication; and whatever encouragement…
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John Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, August 17, 1803
[ , Start insertion, August 17, 1803 , End, ] Know all Men by these Presents, that We John Adams of Quincy in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, January 17, 1803
Oldenbarneveld 17 Jan. 1803. Dear Sir! I must answer your favours of Dec. 14 ult. and Jan the 3th. Want of time will once have the happy effect, to emportune…
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John Adams to David Sewall, January 12, 1803
Quincy January 12. 1803. Dr Sir I recd last night yours of the 6th.—I read the Account of the Small Globe rolling in a little Pool of Mercury: but have…
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David Sewall to John Adams, January 6, 1803
York January 6th. 1803 Dear Sir I was considerably amused by a News paper publication some few Weeks since, Which Paper I have lost or mislaid.—It was a description of…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, January 3, 1803
Quincy January 3d 1803 Dear Sir I have recd your favor of the 15th of December.—I am not disappointed, through I regret the answer you have received from Mr Mifflin.…
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John Coxil to John Adams, December 28, 1802
Dorchester December 28st. 1802 To the Honorable Mr. JOHN Adams Former President of the United-States Sir I have been vary anxious and try‘d to send these Bricks that I engaged…
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John Adams to David Sewall, December 22, 1802
Quincy December 22. 1802. My dear Friend When I resolved, if I could, to give Peace to my Country in Opposition to the Selfish and ambitions Views, of a few…
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John Adams to Joshua Thomas, December 20, 1802
Quincy December 20th 1802 Gentlemen Nothing could afford me, more pleasure than to visit my Friends in Plymouth (where I formerly so much delighted to reside) on the 22d instant,…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, December 15, 1802
Olden barneveld 15 Dec. 1802. Dear Sir! A letter of mÿ frind Mr. Mifflin induces me to address you again few lines. Mr. Dobson returned him the Mss of the…
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Rev. Manasseh Cutler to John Adams, December 15, 1802
Washington 15h. Decr. 1802. Sir The members of the house had arrived in sufficient numbers to form a House on Tuesday, the 7h. instant, but the Senate had not a…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, December 14, 1802
Quincy Dec. 14. 1802 Dear Sir “Il ne vaut pas un sou d’etre votre ami” Said Count Sarsofield to me, on day in London.—Upon a curious occasion which I will…