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John Adams to Isaac, Sr Smith, March 12, 1786
Grosvenor Square March 12. 1786 Sir The Terror in the Minds of our Sailors, of the Barbary Rovers, is an immense Loss to our Country, in Insurance, and in Trade…
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John Adams to Benjamin Goodhue, March 10, 1786
Grosvenor Square Westminster March 10. 1786 Sir Your kind Letter of 20 Dec r. has much obliged me. The accurate States of the Mackarel, Cod and Whale Fisheries are very…
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John Adams to Granville Sharp, March 8, 1786
Grosvenor Square March 8 th 1786— Sir I took the first opportunity to send your Present of Books to my friend the Marquis de la Fayette and have this Morning…
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Board of Treasury to John Adams, March 7, 1786
Board of Treasury March 7 th: 1786. Sir We do ourselves the Honor of transmitting to you the Resolves of Congress of the 15 th. day of February last from…
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Guy Claude, Comte de Sarsfield to John Adams, March 6, 1786
Paris 6 mars 1786 Si Javois Seu le voyage de M r Jefferson, Je lui aurois remis quelques memoires curieux pour Vous. vous Savez que Je pense que vous autres…
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Philip Mazzei to John Adams, March 5, 1786
Paris, 5. March 1786. Dear Sir, I return you my sincere thanks, Sir, for the petition from the City of Bristol in 1775, which I have found here on my…
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Paul R Randall to John Adams, February 17, 1786
Barcelona. February 17 th 1786. I should have paid the highest Respect to your Excellency’s Injunction of writing by every safe Opportunity—but that I conceived such Information, as I could…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, February 17, 1786
Grosvenor Square Feb. 17. 1786 1 Dear Sir I was Sometime in doubt, whether any Notice Should be taken of the Tripoline Ambassador, but receiving Information that he made Enquiries…
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John Adams to John Jay, February 16, 1786
Grosvenor Square Feb. 16. 1786. Sir The Expences of Insurance on American Vessells; the Obstructions of their Commerce with Spain Portugal and Italy: and Compassion for our Fellow Citizens in…
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Jonathan Jackson to John Adams, February 15, 1786
Boston 15 Feb y 1786— Dear Sir I had your very agreeable Letter of the 1 st. Octob r in course after it’s date, which I have not before acknowledged…
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John Adams to Rufus King, February 14, 1786
Grosvenor Square Feb. 14. 1786 Dear Sir I have inclosed to M r Ramsay an Address to the landed trading and funded Interests of England, which contains Some good Sense,…
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John Adams to John Jay, February 14, 1786
Grosvenor Square Feb. 14. 1786. Dear Sir I have received your Letter, inclosing two Pamphlets one of which I have Sent to M r Jefferson, by Coll Humphreys who Setts…
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John Adams to David Ramsay, February 9, 1786
Grosvenor square Feb y. 9. 1786— Sir. I have received the Letter you did me, the honor to write me, on the 23 d. of Dec r. and am much…
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François Soulés to John Adams, February 8, 1786
february the 8 th 86— Sir I may now give your Excellency a description of this place before I give you the two next volumes of my history of America.…
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John Adams to David Humphreys, February 8, 1786
Grosvenor Square Feb. 8. 1786 Dear Sir I received with Pleasure, your kind Letter of Yesterday, and although I cannot absolutely disapprove of your proposed Return to America in the…
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Isaac Stephens to John Adams, February 7, 1786
algirs feb ry the 7 th 179[6] [ 1786 ] Sir Supposing Som one gentleman to be charged with the affairs of the united States of america in London I…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, February 7, 1786
Paris Feb. 7. 1786. Dear Sir I am honored with yours of Jan. 19. mine of Jan. 12. had not I suppose at that time got to your hands as…
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Tristram Dalton to John Adams, January 23, 1786
Newburyport Janu y 23 d. 1786 Dear Sir Under the 18 th of last October I did myself the honor and pleasure of addressing you, com̃itting the Letter to the…
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John Adams to Rufus King, January 22, 1786
Grosvenor Square Jan. 22. 1786 Sir Yesterday I was honoured with your Letters of the 4. and 10. Dec r. — The Act of Congress respecting the British Consul General,…
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Granville Sharp to John Adams, January 21, 1786
Old Jewry 21 January 1786 Sir The Books which I had the honour to request your Excellency’s acceptance of, (viz t. My—Grandfathers Works) are but this moment returned from my…