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John Adams to Marquis of Carmarthen, December 2, 1785
Grosvenor Square December 2. 1785. 1 My Lord I have received with a great deal of Pleasure, the Letter, which your Lordship did me, the honour to write me, on…
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John Adams to Nathaniel Barrett, December 2, 1785
Grosvenor Square Decem r. 2 d 1785— Sir Last Night I received your Letter of Nov. 29. inclosing another written at sea give me Leave to Congratulate you, on your…
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Marquis of Carmarthen to John Adams, November 30, 1785
S t James’s Novem r: 30 th 1785. Sir, The Commissioners for American Claims having notified to me, that, by Virtue of the Power given to them by the Act…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to John Adams, November 29, 1785
Lahaie 29 Nov. 1785 Monsieur Je dois réponse aux honorées vôtres des 1 er. & 10 du cour t. J’écris ce fois à Mr. Cerisier afin de savoir pourquoi l’insertion…
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John Adams to Charles van Notten, November 29, 1785
Grosvenor Square Nov r. 29 th 1785 Sir I have received your Letter of Yesterday and I wish it were in my power to give you a Sattisfactory answer, and…
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Nathaniel Barrett to John Adams, November 1, 1785
At sea, [ ante 29 ] 1 Nov 1785— sir The generous Exertions of the Marquis de la fayette, having obtained prosals for introducing a Quantity of Oil into the…
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Joseph B. Palmer to John Adams, November 28, 1785
Germantown 28 th Nov r 1785. Dear Sir Your very friendly Lett r of the 26 th August ’84, wou’d not have lain so long unnoticed, had not my embarrassments…
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Charles van Notten to John Adams, November 28, 1785
Devonshire Square 28 Novem r 1785 Sir I beg pardon for troubling You on a very disagrable Subject, but not being able to procure a sufficient Information in any other…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, November 27, 1785
Paris Nov. 27. 1785. Dear Sir Your favor of the 5 th. came to hand yesterday, 1 and Col o. Smith & Col o. Humphries (by whom you will receive…
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William White to John Adams, November 26, 1785
Philadelphia Nov r 26. 1785. Sir I presume on the Circumstance of being not intirely unknown to your Excellency, to offer to you the inclosed Papers: knowing, that the President…
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John Jay to John Adams, November 26, 1785
New York 26 th: Novem r. 1785 D r: Sir Congress on Wednesday last made a House and chose M r. Hancock President but he being absent they appointed M…
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John Adams to Wilhem & Jan (business) Willink, November 4, 1785
Grosvenor Square November 4 th 1785 Gentlemen I last Night received the letter you did me the Honour to write me the 28 th of Octr I have the Honour…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, November 4, 1785
Grosvenor Square Nov. 4. 1785 Dear sir M r Preston has at last found and Sent me, your Letter. 1 D r Bancroft Spoke to me, about Commodore Jones’s Demand…
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John Adams to John Jay, November 4, 1785
Grosvenor Square Westminster Nov. 4. 1785 Dear Sir Yesterday at the Ministers Levee, one of the foreign Ministers put into my hand a Leyden Gazette, in which I found announced…
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Rufus King to John Adams, November 2, 1785
New York 2 d Nov: 1785 Sir, A confidential intimacy with our common friend M r. Gerry, with whom I have served during the last year has given me full…
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John Jay to John Adams, November 1, 1785
New York 1 Nov r. 1785 Dear Sir The enclosed Letter from President Lee to you (of the Subject and Contents of which I am informed) will explain to you…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, November 1, 1785
Grosvenor Square Nov. 1. 1785. Dear Sir Your Favour of the 18 th. did not reach me, till last night.— I am glad the D r has arrived Safe and…
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John Adams to Charles William Frederick Dumas, November 1, 1785
Grosvenor Square Nov. 1. 1785 Sir I have not written you Since you inclosed me a Letter for M r Gardoqui from the Comte de Sanefe. 1 I pray you…
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Philip Mazzei to John Adams, October 29, 1785
Paris, 29. October 1785. Dear Sir, The Marquis de la Fayette is just returned from Germany, where he has been in the way of observing, that the many lies &…
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John Adams to John Jay, October 27, 1785
Grosvenor Square Westminster Oct r. 27. 1785 Dear Sir Yesterday at the Levee at St. James’s, the Marquis of Carmarthen came to me and told me, that he Should deliver…