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Edmund Jenings to John Adams, July 19, 1781
Amsterdam July. 19. 1781 Sir I think your Excellency will not be Surprized to find that I am stil at Amsterdam. 1 Mr. Dana is so well Accompanied on his…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 19, 1781
Paris July 19. 1781 In my Letter, Sir, of the Eighteenth, I had the Honour to mention Some Things which lay upon my Mind: but am Still apprehensive that in…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 18, 1781
Paris July 18. 1781 I have received the Letter, Sir, which you did me the honour to write me of this Days Date: and I assure your Excellency I never…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 7, 1781
Versailles July 7. 1781. Hotel de Jouy Sir I have the honour to inform, you, that, upon an Intimation, from your Excellency, Signified to me by Mr. Berenger, and afterwards,…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, July 7, 1781
Saturday July 7.—PM. Dr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr. Adams, and sends such of his Trunks as can be got at; W.T.F. in whose Chamber it is suppos’d there…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, July 7, 1781
Hotel de Valois July. 7 1781 1 Mr. Adams presents his Compliments to Dr. Franklin and prays him to let his servant take the Trunks left at Passy to Paris.…
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John Adams to President of Congress, July 7, 1781
Amsterdam, 7 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s handPCC, No. 84, III, f. 262–263. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence…
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John Adams to President of Congress, July 5, 1781
Amsterdam, 5 July 1781. RC and signature in John Thaxter’s hand PCC, No. 84, III, f. 254–261. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic…
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J.,Th. A. Elsevier, & P. Th. Rocqùette, (business) Rocqùette to John Adams, July 3, 1781
Rotterdam 3d. Julÿ 1781 Sir In consequence of the conversation, which the writer of this had the honour to have with your Exellencey, Last Saturday, 1 We now make free…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to John Adams, July 3, 1781
The Hague, 3 July 1781 Sir I was mortified to find that you had just left your inn, when I came to call on you after having met with some…
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Charles William Frederick Dumas to John Adams, July 3, 1781
Lahaie 3 Juillet 1781 Monseiur J’ai été mortifié dernierement, de vous trouver justement parti lorsque je passai à votre Auberge, pour vous rendre mes devoirs après avoir vu quelques patriotes.…
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Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, June 30, 1781
Passy, June 30. 1781 Sir, This is to request that you will accept no more Bills with an Expectation of my Paying them, till you have farther Advice from me:…
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John Adams to President of Congress, June 29, 1781
Amsterdam, 29 June 1781. RC in John Thaxter’s hand PCC, No. 84, III, f. 246–251. printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of…
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John Adams to President of Congress, June 27, 1781
Amsterdam June 27th. 1781 Sir Major Jackson has been sometime here, in pursuance of Instructions from Colo. Laurens, in order to dispatch the purchase of the Goods, and the shipping…
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John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, June 16, 1781
Amsterdam June 16. 1781 Dear sir Mr. Le Roy the Bearer of this, is a young American educated in Amsterdam where he has good Connections. He wants mercantile Connections in…
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President of Congress to John Adams, June 15, 1781
[ , Start insertion, 15 June 1781 , End, ] Instructions to the Honble. John Adams Benjamin Franklin John Jay Henry Laurens and Thomas Jefferson ministers plenipotentiary in behalf of…
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President of Congress to John Adams, June 15, 1781
[ , Start insertion, 15 June 1781 , End, ] The United States of America in Congress Assembled. To all to whom these presents shall come send Greeting. Whereas these…
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President of Congress to John Adams, June 15, 1781
[ , Start insertion, 15 June 1781 , End, ] 1 The united States of America, To all to whom these Presents shall come send Greeting. Whereas his most Christian…
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John Adams to President of Congress, June 15, 1781
Amsterdam June 15th. 1781 Sir The long expected Courier has at last arrived at the Hague from Petersbourg. The Contents of his dispatches are not publick, but all hopes of…
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Henry Grand to John Adams, June 12, 1781
Paris June 12th. 1781 Sir At the receit of the two Letters you honoured us with, 1 I went and laid before Dr. Franklin your observations, the first of which…