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John Adams to Edmund Jenings, July 4, 1780
Paris July 4th 1780 Dear Sir After spending the day very happily with a Number of our Countrymen in Commemoration of our glorious Anniversary, I cannot close the Evening more…
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John Adams to John Bondfield, July 3, 1780
Paris July 3. 1780 Sir Your kind Letters of the 17th. 1 20th. of June as well as that of 20th of May, are unanswered. I hope Soon to receive…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 2, 1780
Paris July 2d 1780 1 Sir I have the honor to inclose a Boston News Paper of the first of May, containing an Account of the Arrival of the Marquiss…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, July 1, 1780
Paris July 1st. 1780 Sir I had this morning the honour of your letter of the Thirtieth of June. It is very certain that the Representations from his Majesty, which…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, July 1, 1780
Paris July 1. 1780 My dear Friend I Yesterday, received your Favour of the 28 of April, the first Since my Arrival by Dr. John Foulke. This young Gentleman shall…
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John Adams to Joshua Johnson, July 1, 1780
Paris July 1. 1780 Dear sir I have just received yours of 27 of June. 1 I have no Sufficient 2 Reason to believe that any Letter to or from…
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Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes to John Adams, June 30, 1780
Versailles, 30 June 1780 Sir I have received, sir, the letter which you did me the honour to write of the 22d of this month concerning Congress’ resolution of 18…
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Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes to John Adams, June 30, 1780
A Versailles le 30. Juin 1780 J’ai reçû, Monsieur, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 22. de ce mois concernant la resolution du Congrès du 18.…
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John Bondfield to John Adams, June 30, 1780
Bordeaux 30 June 1780 Sir The loss of Charles Town engages me to lay before you the following Circumstance, Mr. Gillon at his arrival in France finding the greatest part…
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Edmund Jenings to John Adams, June 29, 1780
Brussels June 29. 1780 Sir I have the Honour of receiving your Excellencys Letter inclosing your Epistle to Mr. Wythe and the resolutions of the Convention. 1 I have read…
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Joseph Matthias Gérard de Rayneval (Reyneval) to John Adams, June 20, 1780
Versailles, 20 June 1780 Mr. Adams would give great pleasure to Mr. de Rayneval if he would inform him if he knows an Englishman < , Start deletion, named ,…
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Joseph Matthias Gérard de Rayneval (Reyneval) to John Adams, June 20, 1780
à Vle. Le 20. Juin 1780 Monsieur Adams feroit trés-grand plaisir à M. de Rayneval de lui mander s’il connoit une anglais < nommée > qui se nomme Montagu Fox,…
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John Bondfield to John Adams, June 20, 1780
Bordeaux 20 June 1780 Sir Inclosed we take the liberty to lay before you a letter 1 we lately wrote to Doc. Franklin requesting his interest to obtain us leave…
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John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, June 20, 1780
Paris June 20th. 1780 Sir I have just now received Some Newspapers and Journals, 1 which I think it my Duty to inclose without Loss of Time to your Excellency.…
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John Adams to Pierre Landais, June 20, 1780
Paris June 20 1780 Sir I came this moment from the Post office, where I have been to give a Receipt for a Letter from you of the 14, which…
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John Adams to Edmund Jenings, June 20, 1780
June 20. 1780 Dear sir I last night received a Letter from a Member of Congress, 1 which informs me, that Congress have resolved to redeem their Loan Office Certificates,…
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Edmund Jenings to John Adams, June 18, 1780
Brussels June. 18. 1780 Sir Your Excellencys finds by the London Papers, that the expected Tumults are begun—they are the natural Consequences of those Measures, which have been taken against…
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John Adams to Samuel Huntington, June 12, 1780
Paris, 12 June 1780. Dupl in John Thaxter’s hand (PCC, No. 84, II, f. 118–123). printed : Wharton, ed., Dipl. Corr. Amer. Rev. description begins The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of…
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John Adams to Edmund Jenings, June 11, 1780
Paris June 11th. 1780 Dear Sir I have recieved with great pleasure yours of the 5th. I have certainly seen those extremes of Confidence and of Diffidence that You saw.…
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Edmund Jenings to John Adams, June 10, 1780
Brussels June 10th. 1780 Sir I have only Time to Acknowledge the Receipt your Excellencys Letters of the 6th. and 7th. of this month—the last inclosing the Report of a…