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James Lovell to John Adams, July 26, 1789
Boston July 26 th. 1789— My dear honoured Friend I had often considered your Situation, before the Receipt of your Letter of the 16 th , and I had hoped…
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John Brown Cutting to John Adams, July 24, 1789
Bordeaux 24 th July 1789 My Dear Sir By a vessel that departs from hence in half an hour bound for the Potowmack I send you some authentic papers which…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, July 24, 1789
New York July 24. 1789 My dear Friend I have persecuted you, too much with my Letters.— I beg you would give yourself no trouble to answer them, but when…
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John Adams to Jeremy Belknap, July 24, 1789
New York July 24. 1789 Dear Sir I have, this morning received your Letter of the 18 th. , George Chalmers, I have Seen in London. He is a Scot,…
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James Sullivan to John Adams, July 23, 1789
Boston 23 d July 1789 Sir I have to acknowledge the honor of receiving your Letter dated the 14th July. as to the subject respecting an opposition to the constitution…
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John Adams to William Thompson, July 15, 1789
[ 15 July 1789 ] 1 Sir I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me on the fifth of this month, and am the more…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, July 15, 1789
New York July 15 1789 Dear Sir I have read D r Rush, de moribus Germanorum, with pleasure. 1 As I am a great lover of paradoxes, when defended with…
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John Adams to John Jenks, July 15, 1789
New York July 15 1789 Sir I received your letter of the first of this month and thank you for you kind congratulations. 1 The application in favor of Joseph…
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Benjamin Lincoln to John Adams, July 14, 1789
Hingham July 14 th. 1789— Dear sir I had the pleasure a few days since of receiving your kind favor of the 19 th. ult o — When I first…
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John Adams to James Sullivan, July 14, 1789
New York July 14 1789 Sir I have received your favor of the second of this month. The report I mentioned to you in a former letter, was spoken of…
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John Adams to Thomas Mifflin, July 14, 1789
New York July 14 1789 Dear Sir I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me on the third of this month, and I thank you…
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John Adams to Stephen Higginson, July 14, 1789
New York July 14, 1789 Sir I received your favor of the 4 th of this month, but not till the impost bill was enacted and published. In the progress…
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John Adams to Francis Dana, July 10, 1789
[ 10 July 1789 ] 1 Dear Sir I have received the letter you did me the honor to write on the 26 th of last month and am much…
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William Tudor to John Adams, July 9, 1789
Boston 9 July 1789 My dear Sir However you & I may have been taught by Civilians, & however History confirms the Maxim, that an Imperium in Imperio is a…
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James Lovell to John Adams, July 9, 1789
Boston July 9 th. 1789— Dear Sir altho’ this Letter is somewhat of a public Nature, yet I dare not address you in a consonant manner, ’till the Point is…
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Theophilus Parsons to John Adams, July 8, 1789
Newbury Port July 8 th. 1789 My dear Sir— Conscious of the persecutions you would meet with, by applications for your influence in the appointment to offices, I had determined…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, July 5, 1789
Richmond Hill, July 5. 1789 Dear Sir Without waiting for an Answer to my last, I will take a little more notice of a Sentiment in one your Letters. You…
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John Adams to James Searle, June 18, 1789
NewYork June 18 th. 1789— Dear sir— I have received your Letter of the 10 th. and in answer to your question, I have no scruple to say, that on…
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John Adams to Richard Peters, June 18, 1789
Richmond Hill June 18 th. 1789— Dear sir— Success you say, in yours of the 15 th. stamps a substantial value upon measures, Yet the Motto under a Picture of…
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Jabez Bowen to John Adams, June 16, 1789
Providence June 16. 1789 Sir, I Returned yesterday from attending the Gen l Assembly, the great matters on which the in s. & outs differ were bro’t on. we lost…