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John Adams to Timothy Pickering, August 5, 1799
Quincy August 5. 1799 Sir I thank Mr. Bordley kindly for his Book and you for your care and trouble in Sending it. I have a great Opinion of Mr.…
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John Adams to James McHenry, August 5, 1799
Quincy August 5. 1799 Sir I return you Col. Hawkins’s Letter of 23 of May inclosed in yours of 29. July and am happy to find that all Accounts Agree…
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John Adams to Timothy Pickering, August 4, 1799
Quincy August 4th 1799 Sir The inclosed protest & certificates I received last night with the letter from Capt. Ebenezer Giles, late commander of the schooner Betsey. This gentleman made…
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John Adams to Robert Treat Paine, August 4, 1799
Quincy August 4. 1799 Sir I have received, with great Pleasure, your very handsome Letter of the 27th of July inclosed with a Copy of your oration delivered in Boston…
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Oliver, Jr Wolcott to John Adams, August 3, 1799
Treasury Department. Augt. 3. 1799. Sir I have the honour to transmit a Letter from Alexander Freeland, dated July 12th. announcing the death of Constant Somers, late Collector and Inspector…
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Benjamin Stoddert to John Adams, August 3, 1799
Navy Department 3. August 1799. Sir You will have heard, before the rect. of this, of the return of the Genl. Greene—Capt. Perry, to Rhode Island. This unfortunate circumstance arises…
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John Adams to Timothy Pickering, August 3, 1799
Quincy Aug 3d 1799 Sir I have received a long letter from Mr. Gerry of the 24th of July with papers inclosed numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 besides…
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Benjamin Stoddert to John Adams, August 2, 1799
Navy Depart. 2 August 1799 Sir I have this Day recd. from Capt. Truxtun his resignation of his commission in the Navy. If Decatur who is here employed in superintending…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, August 2, 1799
Quincy August 2d 1799 Sir Inclosed is a petition from New Bedford in favor of Thomas West to be keeper of the light house at Gay head
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Timothy Pickering to John Adams, July 29, 1799
Department of State July 29. 1799. Sir, I have the honor to inclose Mr. Murray’s letter of May 5th, acknowledging the receipt of the commission constituting him, Mr. Ellsworth &…
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James McHenry to John Adams, July 29, 1799
War Department 29 July 1799 Sir. I have the honour to lay before you, in continuation of the subject of my dispatch of the 22 July inst, copy of a…
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Francis Dana to John Adams, July 29, 1799
Cambridge July 29th: 1799. Sir On my return home from Newport last Saturday, I found your Card of the 18th: had been left for me on the Tuesday following, lest…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, July 29, 1799
Quincy July 29 1799 Sir I return the blank commission signed which you did me the honor to inclose in your letter of the 20th & pray you to have…
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John Adams to James McHenry, July 29, 1799
Quincy July 29th [ , Start insertion, 1799 , End, ] Sir The talk of Methlogee & the answer of Mr Seagrove, copies of which were inclosed in your favors…
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Robert Treat Paine to John Adams, July 27, 1799
Boston; July 27th: 1799 May it please your Excellency! The enclosed Oration I have taken the liberty to inscribe to “ the man, whom his country loves & honors, because…
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John Murray to John Adams, July 27, 1799
Boston July 27. 1799 Sir, I am not happy enough to be master of language calculated to express the grateful sense I feel for every instance of your condescending kindness…
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John Adams to James McHenry, July 27, 1799
Quincy July 27th 1799 Sir I have received the letter of Gen. Hamilton, inclosed in yours of 22 July, which I return as you desire. I see no material or…
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John Adams to James McHenry, July 26, 1799
Quincy July 26th. 1799 Sir The inclosed letter is from a very respectable Senator of our State, to a gentleman, whom you know to be as respectable as any of…
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Benjamin Stoddert to John Adams, July 25, 1799
Phila. 25 July 1799. Sir I do myself the honor to enclose the Aurora of yesterday—beleiving that you do not take that paper. I have the honor to be /…
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Benjamin Lincoln to John Adams, July 22, 1799
Hingham July 22d: 1799 My dear Sir The Revd. Mr. Evens call to tender his services as a Chaplain to the troops now raising—In that Character he passed thro our…