Letter
John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, February 24, 1780
Paris Hotel de Valois Rue de Richelieu Feb. 24. 1780 Dear Sir I have received the Letter, that you did me the Honour to write me the 20th. of this…
Archive
All Letters
Browse the complete collection of historical letters, memos, and telegrams.
46,149 lettersLetter
John Adams to Edward Dilly, February 20, 1780
Paris Feb. 20. 1780 Gentlemen You may possibly remember a Correspondent of yours, who had six or seven Years ago the Pleasure of Writing to you sometimes and of receiving…
Letter
Robert Montgomery to John Adams, February 19, 1780
Alicante 19th Feb: 1780 Dear Sir I had the Pleasure of Addressing you the 5th Currente to Which Please be Referd and Since am Honour’d With your Truly Esteem’d Letter…
Letter
Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to John Adams, February 19, 1780
Paris February 19th 1780 Dear Sir As I came but this morning from Versailles, it was not in my power sooner to answer to the letter you have honor’d me…
Letter
Edmund Jenings to John Adams, February 19, 1780
Brussels Febry. 19. 1780 My Dear Sir I cannot express the pleasure it gave me; when I heard of your Safe Arrival in Europe; permit me to congratulate you and…
Letter
Joseph, & Sons (business) Gardoqui to John Adams, January 31, 1780
Bilbao 31st. Jany 1780 1 Invoice of Sundries shipp’d per the Phinix James Babson master for Newburyport on Account of the Honble. John Adams Esq. Joseph Gardoqui & Sons
Letter
Joseph, & Sons (business) Gardoqui to John Adams, February 19, 1780
Bilbao 19th. Feby 1780 Sir In consequence of the orders you was pleas’d to directt us to ynvest the value of the 200. dollars in sundry goods and to ship…
Letter
John Adams to Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, February 19, 1780
Paris, 19 February 1780. printed : JA, Diary and Autobiography description begins Diary and Autobiography of John Adams , ed. L. H. Butterfield and others, Cambridge, Mass., 1961; 4 vols.…
Letter
John Adams to President of Congress, February 19, 1780
Paris February 19th 1780 Sir Inclosed are Copies of former Letters to Congress, and I shall continue to transmit Copies until I learn that some have arrived; for which Reason…
Letter
John Adams to James Lovell, February 19, 1780
Paris Hotel De Valois Feb. 19. 1780 My dear Friend You have been so good, in sending me the Journals and above all in sending me very particular Intelligence of…
Letter
John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, February 18, 1780
[ , Start insertion, Paris Hotel de Valois Feby. 18th 1780 , End, ] [Dear Sir] Whether it is that [the Art of political Lying] is better understood in England…
Letter
John Adams to President of Congress, February 17, 1780
Paris February 17th. 1780 Sir It is necessary that I should inform Congress, in what manner I have been able to procure Money to defray my Expenses, in my long…
Letter
Bidé de Chavagnes to John Adams, February 16, 1780
Brest, 16 February 1780 My dear sir If I have not had the honor of writing to you since my arrival at Brest it is because, having understood at La…
Letter
John Adams to Joseph, & Sons (business) Gardoqui, January 20, 1780
[ , Start insertion, Bilbao, ante 20 January 1780 , End, ] 1 < , Start deletion, Gentlemen , End, > < , Start deletion, If you will be so…
Letter
John Adams to President of Congress, January 16, 1780
Bilbao, Spain, 16 January 1780. RC in John Thaxter’s hand PCC No. 84, I, f. 234; docketed: “No. 3 Letter from John Adams Bilbao Jany 16 1780 Read April 7.”…
Letter
John Adams to Michel Lagoanere, January 16, 1780
Bilbao Jany 16. 1780 Sir We arrived here last night, all alive, but not very well having all taken, in Spight of all the Precautions in our Power, very great…
Letter
John Adams to M Detournelle, January 16, 1780
Bilbao January 16. 1780 Sir The United States of America have experienced so much Friendship from the French Court and Nation, and I have myself as their Representative heretofore received…
Letter
Massachusetts Council to John Adams, January 13, 1780
Council Chamber Boston January 13th. 1780 Gentlemen The General Assembly having for many Reasons, and for purposes appearing to Them advantagious, taken the Resolution to negociate a Loan of One…
Letter
Samuel Adams to John Adams, January 13, 1780
Boston Jany 13. 17< , Start deletion, 7 , End, >80 My dear Sir I gladly embrace the first opportunity I have had of writing to you since you left…
Letter
Richard B Lloyd to John Adams, December 28, 1779
London 28th. December 79 Dear Sir Having just heard of your being returned to Paris, 1 I take the earliest opportunity to offer you my sincere congratulations on your safe…