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John Adams to William Tudor, May 3, 1789
New York. May 3. 1789 Dear Sir Your fav r. of 22 Ult. is rec d. — I was well aware that many of my Friends and the Well Wishers…
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John Adams to Pierpont Edwards, May 2, 1789
New York May 2. 1789 Sir I have received the letter you did me the honour to write me, on the twenty Seventh of last month, inclosing the Freedom of…
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Wilhem & Jan (business) Willink to John Adams, April 30, 1789
Amsterdam 30 April 1789 Sir We had the pleasure of waiting on you in may & in Oct r. A o . D o: in forming you by the latter…
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William Tudor to John Adams, April 28, 1789
Boston 28 th. April 1789 Dear Sir I have never known more Pleasure discovered amongst all Ranks of Citizens, than what appeared here, on the news of our Two Presidents…
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Jabez Bowen to John Adams, April 28, 1789
Providence April 28 th. 1789 Sir, In Examining the Debates in the Lower House of Congress I find Melasses mentioned as Charged with a Duty on Importation of six Cents.…
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Nathaniel Peaslee Sargeant to John Adams, April 25, 1789
Worcester April 25. 1789.— Dear S r. — when I had the pleasure of conversing with you at Boston I took the freedom to recommend M r. William Pickman of…
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John Rodgers to John Adams, April 25, 1789
April 25 th. 1789. D r. Rodgers presents his most respectful Compliments to His Excellency the Vice President of the United States, & informs Him, there are two Pews set…
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Guy Claude, Comte de Sarsfield to John Adams, April 23, 1789
Paris le 23 avril 1789 My dear friend Lorsque nous nous Sommes quittés, Jeme Suis dit qu’il ne falloit pas penser a vous Ecrire parce que, quand on parle tout…
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Robert Duncan to John Adams, April 23, 1789
Boston 23 td April 1789. Sir. Permit me to join the Citizens of America in heart felt Congratulations on your Excellencys appointment to the Vice Presidency of the United States…
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Richard Price to John Adams, March 5, 1789
Hackney March 5th: 1789 Dear Sir Having been very happy in your friendship, and much honoured by it while you resided in this country, I cannot avoid taking the opportunity…
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Elbridge Gerry to John Adams, March 4, 1789
New York 4 th March 1789 My dear Friend I find on enquiry that you are elected Vice-president, having three or four times the number of votes of any other…
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Tristram Dalton to John Adams, March 3, 1789
Newburyport March 3 d. 1789 Dear Sir The accounts received of the votes given for Vice President of the federal Senate render your Election to that high Office undoubted— will…
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John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, March 2, 1789
Braintree March 2. 1789 Dear Madam Your friendly Letter of the third and twentieth of February, I did not receive till Saturday last. To your Friend, who has now been…
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Tench Coxe to John Adams, March 1, 1789
New York March 1. 1789 Sir Having just rec d. a letter from my friend Doctor Rush, which contained the enclosed pacquet for you, I do myself the honor of…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, March 1, 1789
Braintree March 1. 1789 Dear Sir The inclosed Letter from The Hon. Stephen Higginson Esq r , is upon a Subject of so much Importance, and contains so much Information…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, February 21, 1789
Philadelphia Feb: 21 st 1789. my dear friend, Few events have happened since the 17th of septem r: 1788, which have afforded me more pleasure than your election to the…
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William Cushing to John Adams, February 18, 1789
Boston Feby the 18 th. 1789.— Dear Sir— I know you will forgive me if I draw your attention, a moment, from the weighty matters that employ it, to the…
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Abraham Fuller to John Adams, February 12, 1789
Newton Feb y 12 th. 1789 Hon d Sir Since I made the last return of the number of Polls in the Commonwealth, to your Hon r , I find…
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John Murray to John Adams, February 10, 1789
Glouster Feb y. 10— 1789 How grateful, how thankful, this moment I feel— To who, for what? To the infinitely good, the infinitely great, who, having the hearts of all…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, February 8, 1789
Braintree Feb. 8 1789 My Dear Friend Your obliging favor of the 22 d Ult I rec d. last night.— I remember so much of the transactions, at the formation…