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David Ramsay to John Adams, September 20, 1787
Charleston Sep tr 20 th 1787 Dear Sir, Your favor of July 14 th with the pamphlet of letters addressed to D r. Calkoen came to hand a few days…
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Elbridge Gerry to John Adams, September 20, 1787
New York 20 th sep r 1787 My dear sir The proceedings of the Convention being this day published, I embrace the Oppertunity of transmitting them by a Vessel which…
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John Adams to Luiz Pinto de Balsamão, September 10, 1787
Grosv r. square London Sept r. 10 1787 Sir. I have received the Letter, which you did me the honour to write me, on the 7 th. of this month,…
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John Adams to John Jay, September 10, 1787
Grosvenor Square London Sept r 10. 1787 Dear Sir Inclosed is , Start deletion, a Copy of , End, a Letter from the Portugese Minister, to me of the 7.…
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Luiz Pinto de Balsamão to John Adams, September 7, 1787
A Londres ce 7 me. Septembre 1787 Monsieur. J’ai eû ordre de ma Coûr de faire parvenir à votre connoissance, que quoique on ait differé jusqu’ici de repondre au project…
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Thomas Brand Hollis to John Adams, September 6, 1787
The Hide Thursday 6 Septem. 1787. Dear Sir I had the pleasure to receive your favor this morning shall be very happy to receive you & m rs Adams your…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1787
Grosvenor Square Sep r 6 1787 Dear Sir. I am Sorry to give you the trouble of this Commission: but I fear it will not be effectually done but by…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, July 23, 1787
Paris July 23. 1787. Dear Sir Frouillé, the bookseller here who is engaged in having your book translated and printed, understanding that you were about publishing a sequel to it,…
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Carter Braxton to John Adams, July 23, 1787
Virginia July 23. 1787— Sir. The acquaintance I had the honor to make with you in 1776 & the high opinion I then entertained of your Abilities & goodness of…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, July 17, 1787
Paris July 17. 1787 1 Dear Sir I have been duly honoured with your’s of the 10 th. inst. and am happy to hear of the success of your journey…
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Thomas Barclay to American Commissioners, July 13, 1787
L’Orient 13 th. July 1787 Gentlemen I Do my self the honor to Inclose you the Books of 82 pages Containing All my Accounts respecting my Missions to Morocco, by…
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Thomas (1750–1828) Pinckney to John Adams, July 10, 1787
Charleston South Carolina 10 th: July 1787. Sir. I embrace the earliest opportunity of acknowledging your Excellency’s favors of the 21 st. of April by M r Miller and the…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to John Adams, July 10, 1787
La Haie 10 e. Juillet 1787 Monsieur Votre Excellence verra par l’Extrait ci-joint la nécessité absolue & urgente que son contenu m’impose, d’avoir recours á Elle, com̃e Ministre Plenipo: des…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, July 10, 1787
Grosvenor Square July 10, 1787 1 Dear Sir I received with great Pleasure your favour of the first.— Your Excursion I dare answer for it, will be advantageous in many…
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Arthur Lee to John Adams, July 6, 1787
New York July 6 th. 1787 I received, my dear Sir, your Republics, & am much honord with the office you assign me. I had before read them & nothing…
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John Jay to John Adams, July 4, 1787
Office for foreign Affairs 4 th: July 1787. Dear Sir, I have been honored with your Letters of the 10 th. 19. & 30 April and 1 st: May last.…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, July 1, 1787
Paris July 1. 1787. 1 Dear Sir I returned about three weeks ago from a very useless voiage, useless, I mean, as to the object which first suggested it, that…
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John Adams to Cotton Tufts, July 1, 1787
Grosvenor Square July. 1. 1787 My dear Friend I have received your Favour of May the fifteenth, and am greatly obliged to you for your kind Attention to my little…
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William Stephens Smith to John Adams, May 19, 1787
Bourdeaux May 19 th. 1787. D r. Sir— I am under the disagreable necessity of informing you that M r: Barclay is in Prison at this place—at the suit of…
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Benjamin Rush to John Brown Cutting, May 18, 1787
Philadelphia may 18 th 1787. 1 D r Rush returns his thanks to M r: Cutting for the elegant & agreeable manner in which he conveyed M r Adams’s acceptable…