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John Adams to Thomas Brand Hollis, June 11, 1790
New York June 11 th 1790 Dear Sir I have received your kind letter of March 29 th and the packet of pamphlets, and I pray you to accept of…
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Joseph Willard to John Adams, June 8, 1790
Cambridge June 8. 1790. Sir, I take the liberty of enclosing a petition to the National Legislature, from the Convention of the Congregational Ministers in this Commonwealth, by a Committee…
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John Trumbull to John Adams, June 5, 1790
Hartford June 5 th. 1790.— Sir Since I had the honor of receiving yours of April 25 th. , my time has been wholly taken up in attending on our…
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John Brown Cutting to John Adams, June 3, 1790
London June 3 d 1790 Dear Sir I inclosed You a few days ago a parcel of printed papers some of which I conceived might contain interesting intelligence especially if…
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John Adams to Henry Marchant, June 1, 1790
New York June 1. 1790 Dear Sir Your obliging Letter of the 29. Ult. was brought to me Yesterday at my house, and as there happened to be a few…
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John Adams to Alexander Jardine, June 1, 1790
New York June 1 st 1790 Sir I take the opportunity by General Mansell to acknowledge the receipt of your polite letter of the 29 of May 1789 and to…
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John Adams to Thomas Brand Hollis, June 1, 1790
NewYork June 1 1790 My dear friend Nothing mortifies me more than the difficulty I find to maintain that correspondence with you which when I left England I thought would…
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Henry Marchant to John Adams, May 29, 1790
Newport May 29 th. 1790— Most respected Friend ’tis done,—’tis done— The Constitution this Day was adopted by Our State Convention, by a Majority of two— Never were Days of…
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Bartholomew Burges to John Adams, May 29, 1790
New York 29 th. May ’90 May it please your Excellency— Sir, You did me the honor the winter before last to subscribe to a little Astronomical essay of mine…
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Thomas Brand Hollis to John Adams, May 28, 1790
28 May. 1790 Chesterfeild Street Dear Sir Having an opportunity of writing by M r Rutledge 1 I embrace it with great pleasure to convey to you a few lines…
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John Adams to Thomas, Jr Crafts, May 25, 1790
New York 25 th [ May ] 1790 Dear Sir I have received with a mixture of pleasure and gloomy melancholy your favour of the 17 th. What motives the…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, April 13, 1790
Philadelphia April 13. 1790 Dear Sir, Your last letter is a treasure.— 1 Every Sentence in it is full of instruction. I have often contemplated that passion in mankind to…
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John Quincy Adams to John Adams, April 5, 1790
Newbury-Port. April 5 th: 1790. Dear Sir. I have more than once mentioned to you, the state of retirement from political conversation in which I live, and the restraints which…
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John Adams to James Lovell, April 5, 1790
New York April 5 th: 90 Dear Sir I am much obliged by your favor of March 20 th and very apprehensive that this is not the only letter of…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, April 4, 1790
New York April 4. 1790 Dear sir The Tories as you observe in your friendly Letter of 24 Feb. are more attached to each other; they are also, We must…
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John Adams to Thomas, Jr Crafts, April 4, 1790
April 4 th , 90 Dear Sir Your favor of the 31 st of January I received in its season. I have at two or three several times had conversation…
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John Trumbull to John Adams, March 30, 1790
Hartford March 30 th. 1790. Dear Sir You may easily conceive how much I was pleased, & flattered by your very friendly & confidential letter of the 6 th instant.…
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Thomas Brand Hollis to John Adams, March 29, 1790
London March 29. 1790. Dear Sir I ought to have acknowledged the receipt of your favour 1 before this but indeed it is not easy to get letters conveyd to…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, March 27, 1790
New York March 27. 1790 Sir Your favour of March 17. is rec d. — The French Revolution will, I hope produce Effects in favour of Liberty Equity and Humanity,…
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Stephen Higginson to John Adams, March 24, 1790
Boston Mar: 24: 1790— Sir— Your obliging letter of the 14 instant I have received, & thank you for the friendly intentions you therein express. I did not mean to…