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William Cocke to John Adams, August 21, 1797
Mulberry Grove 21 August 1797 Sir, By Major Lewis I have the pleasure to inform You that I have neglected no Oppertunity to assure my fellow Citizens of the Great…
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Eliphalet Pearson to John Adams, August 21, 1797
Cambridge 21 Augt. 1797 Sir, The American Academy of Arts and Sciences return their Thanks for your donation of Richd. Peters’s “Agricultural Inquiries on plaster of Paris,” 1 vol. 4to:,…
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Oliver, Jr Wolcott to John Adams, August 20, 1797
Phila. Aug. 20th. 1797. Dear Sir I arrived here on Friday evening from Litchfield where I had been detained much longer than I expected, having left my father & brother,…
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Alexander Moultrie to John Adams, August 20, 1797
Philadelphia Augt: 20th: 1797. Sir: Tho personally unknown to you, I presume to address you on a Subject, in which I contemplate the Wealth, Commerce, and Peace, of a great…
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Timothy Pickering to John Adams, August 19, 1797
Philadelphia Augt. 19. 1797 2 o’clock p.m. Sir, The Attorney General just informs me that before your departure you directed him to employ Mr. John Read, if Mr. Hall should…
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Charles Lee to John Adams, August 19, 1797
Philadelphia 19th. august 1797 Sir Mr. Charles Hall having declined accepting the office of Agent for the United States respecting british debts under the treaty of 1794, I have in…
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Timothy Pickering to John Adams, August 18, 1797
Department of State Philadelphia August 18. 1797 Sir, This morning I recieved a letter from Mr. Charles Hall, declining the office of Agent of the United before the Board of…
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John Vaughan to John Adams, August 18, 1797
Philad: Augt 18. 1797 D sir I hope you will not think it presumptive [of] me to add a word to the Subject of the enclosed letters— The Talents of…
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Robert Liston to John Adams, August 18, 1797
Philadelphia 18 Augt. 1797. Sir, The bearer of this Letter, Mr. Athill, Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Island of Antigua, is desirous of paying his respects to…
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John, Jr Avery to John Adams, August 8, 1797
Boston August 8th: 1797 May it please your Excellency I have received a Letter from my Son this day, dated the 30th. of May who was then in France and…
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William Vaughan to John Adams, August 7, 1797
London Aug 7. 1797 Dear Sir I beg to introduce to your acquaintance and civilities Mr Masson the Kings Botanist who is taking the Tour of America in order to…
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John Adams to Benjamin Lincoln, August 7, 1797
Quincy August 7. 1797 Gentlemen Your kind Congratulations on my return to my Family and Friends are very obliging. Your polite Invitation is accepted with Pleasure. At this Period, when…
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Benjamin Lincoln to John Adams, August 5, 1797
Quincy 5 Augt. 1797 Dear sir The inclosed will be presented to you by a committee from a number of Citizens on Monday next at half fast ten oClock should…
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William Vans Murray to John Adams, August 4, 1797
The Hague 4. August 1797 Sir, Though I have neither the right nor the power of filling that space which Mr. Adams left here in his pleasing relation of a…
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Enos Hitchcock to John Adams, August 4, 1797
Providence August. 4th 1797 Sir The Citizens of the Town of Providence voluntarily assembled to tender their respects to the first Magistrate of the Union on his arrival in this…
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Timothy Pickering to John Adams, August 3, 1797
Department of State Augt. 3. 1797. Sir The letter and deposition of which the inclosed are copies, were received from Judge Sitgreaves the first instant. I answered the Judge, that…
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Timothy Pickering to John Adams, August 1, 1797
Department of State Philadelphia Augt. 1. 1797 Sir, By this day’s mail I send three packets, containing, together, 80 Mediterranean passports, for your signature; which I shall wish to have…
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John Adams to William Eaton, July 10, 1797
[ , Start insertion, Philadelphia, 10 July 1797 , End, ] Greeting. Know Ye, That reposing special Trust and Confidence in the Abilities and Integrity of William Eaton a Citizen…
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John Adams to United States Senate, July 7, 1797
United States July 7th 1797— Gentlemen of the Senate I nominate Jeremiah Smith of New Hampshire to be Attorney of the United States for that district, in the room of…
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John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, July 7, 1797
Philadelphia July 7th. 1797— Dear Sir I know not when I have received So much pleasure from a Letter as from yours this Moment brought in, < , Start deletion,…