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Henry, Jr Remsen to John Adams, December 14, 1787
New York 14 th. Decem r. 1787 1 Sir M r. Jay having been, and still continuing too much indisposed to attend to Business, has directed me to acknowledge the…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, December 12, 1787
Paris Dec. 12. 1787. Dear Sir In the month of July I received from Fiseaux & Co. of Amsterdam a letter notifying me that the principal of their loan to…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 10, 1787
Grosvenor Square Decr 10. 1787 Dear sir I last night received, the Ratification of my last Loan 1 and the inclosed Resolution of Congress of 18 July last, for the…
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John, Jr Lillie to John Adams, December 7, 1787
Boston 7 th December 1787. May it please your Excellency. Nothing but the importance of the following subject which immediately concerns myself could have induced me to beg your attention…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 6, 1787
London Decr 6. 1787 Dear sir The Project of a new Constitution, has Objections against it, to which I find it difficult to reconcile my self. but I am so…
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John Adams to Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, October 27, 1787
London october 27. 1787. D r. Sir— I thank you for your Letter & the Proceedings of Auvergne— 1 The Provincial assemblies, if they act only as Councillors of the…
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John Adams to John Jay, October 25, 1787
London Oct r. 25. 1787 Dear Sir I do myself the Honour to inclose Copy of M r Fagels Letter to me of the 18 th. and of my Answer…
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John Adams to Hendrik Fagel, October 25, 1787
London October 25. 1787 Sir I have received the Letter you did me, the honour to write me, on the eighteenth of October instant, and am extreamly Sorry to learn,…
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Isaac Stephens to John Adams, October 24, 1787
Oct r 24 th. 1787 algirs Sir Sir By the hand of Doctor Warner Consul Logie Doctor which Returns to London I hope you will Ricive these few Lines 1…
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Marquis of Carmarthen to John Adams, October 24, 1787
Whitehall Oct r. 24 th. 1787. Lord Carmarthen presents his Compliments to M r. Adams, he has had the Honor to receive his Note, and will not fail to inform…
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Hendrik Fagel to John Adams, October 18, 1787
à la Haye le 18 Octobre 1787. Monsieur. J’ai eû l’honneur de bien recevoir Votre Lettre du 1. du courant, par laquelle Vous m’avez envoyé un Memoire pour Leurs Hautes…
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John Adams to Thomas Brand Hollis, October 18, 1787
Grosvenor Square Oct r. 18. 1787 1 Dear Sir Let me thank you kindly and cordially for your Letter of the fifteenth. Such is the melancholly Lot of Humanity, that…
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John Jay to John Adams, October 16, 1787
Office for foreign Affairs 16 th. October 1787 D r. Sir Since my last to you of the 3 d. Instant I have not been favored with any Letters from…
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John Adams to Cotton Tufts, October 16, 1787
London Oct. 16. 1787 Dear Sir I am very happy to learn, by your Letter of the 30. June that my Son is with M r Parsons at Newbury Port.…
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Thomas Brand Hollis to John Adams, October 15, 1787
The Hide octo. 15. 1787. Dear Sir I have read, more than once your defence of the constitutions of America and am instructed, entertained and convinced. you have proved your…
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Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to John Adams, October 12, 1787
Paris October the 12 th 1787 My dear friend Amidst the Buzzling of Interior and foreign Affairs, I am glad to find an Opportunity to Remind you of Me, Which…
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Nicolaas & Jacob Van Staphorst to John Adams, October 9, 1787
Amsterdam 9 th October 1787 We have Your Excellency’s favor of 1 st: Ins t: advising it as most safe and prudent in your Opinion from what you had learned…
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John Adams to John Jay, September 22, 1787
London Sept r. 22. 1787 Dear Sir There was Yesterday in the River, an Impress of Seamen, and Several American Vessells had their Men taken from them. An Application was…
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John Adams to Marquis of Carmarthen, September 22, 1787
Gros r. sq r. Sep tr. 22 d. 1787 my Lord— I do myself the honor to inclose to your Lordship a Letter this moment received, from the Master of…
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Anne-César, chevalier de La Luzerne to John Adams, September 21, 1787
A paris ce 21 7bre 1787 Monsieur trumbull ma fait remettre monsieur, la lettre dont la charge votre excellence. 1 jai été bien faché de n’etre pas chez moi lors…