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John Daniel Schweighauser to John Adams, April 19, 1779
Nantz 19 Ap. 1779 Sir The Officers of the Alliance having express’d some discontent at my offering them two Months advance out of which they were to furnish themselves the…
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Ralph Izard to John Adams, April 18, 1779
Paris 18th. April 1779 Dear Sir I am favoured with your Letter of 12th, 1 and am sorry to find that you have had so much trouble about the Frigate.…
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Alexander Gillon to John Adams, April 17, 1779
Paris 17 April 1779 Sir Pardon me for not forwarding you the two inclos’d introductory Letters 1 sooner but I was in hopes of readily accomplishing my business here thus…
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John Adams to Arthur Lee, March 24, 1779
Brest. March 24. 1779 Dear Sir I have this Moment the Honour of yours of 18. I am perfectly of your Opinion that We have yet a hard Battle to…
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John Adams to William Temple Franklin, March 24, 1779
Brest March 24. 1779 Dear Sir I have just received your favour of the 17. inclosing a Paper from M. Le Roy, for which I thank you and Mr. Le…
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John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, March 24, 1779
Brest. March 24. 1778 [ i.e. , 1779] Sir I had the Honour of a Letter from, your Excellency at Nantes, but as I was setting off for this Place…
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Ralph Izard to John Adams, March 20, 1779
Paris 20th. March 1779 Sir I was favoured yesterday with your Letter of 12th 1 and congratulate you on your safe arrival at Nantes. Accept of my thanks for the…
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Arthur Lee to John Adams, March 18, 1779
Paris. Hôtel d’Espagne Rue Guenegaud. March. 18th. 1779 Dear Sir Yesterday’s advices from England inform us, that Gen. Lincoln was collecting an Army in S. Carolina to meet the Invaders,…
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Nicolas Maurice Gellée to John Adams, March 15, 1779
Passy March 15 1779 Dear Sir I have the Honour to inclose to you some News Papers which contain all the material News you could hear, if yet at Passy.…
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Edmund Jenings to John Adams, March 10, 1779
Paris March 10 1779 Dear Sir I Hope this will meet you in good Health at Nantes and that you will find every thing there Agreable to your Wishes. 1…
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Pierre Landais to John Adams, March 9, 1779
Brest 9 March 1779 Sir I have had the honour of your favour of the 1st Instant, 1 and recollect with pleasure, the social hours we passed together at Genl.…
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John Adams to Arthur Lee, March 7, 1779
Passy Feb. [ , Start insertion, i.e. March , End, ]> 7. 1779 1 Sir I should be obliged to you to let Mr. Franklin take a Copy of our…
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Robert Montgomery to John Adams, March 6, 1779
Alicante 6th Mar. 1779 Dear Sir I am Honourd with your Much Esteem’d Letter of the 24th, Nov. Since Which Should have had the Pleasure of Addressing you My Respects…
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John Bondfield to John Adams, March 6, 1779
Bordeaux 6 March 1779 Sir Mr. Vernon Junr. having obtained a knowledge of the French Language sufficient to introduce him into a Compting House he is return’d to Bordeaux. I…
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William MacCreery to John Adams, March 5, 1779
Bordeaux 5 March 1779 Sir Since I wrote you in January, I have not been favour’d with a line from you. Since I heard of the change which lately took…
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John Adams to John Boylston, March 5, 1779
March 5. 1779 Dear Sir I have received your Billet of the 6. Feb. and altho I am much obliged by your Care to put me on my Guard, against…
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John Adams to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, February 16, 1779
Passy Feb. 16. 1779 Sir By the late Appointment of < Dr. Franklin to be > a Minister plenipotentiary at this Court, I am left at Liberty to return to…
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John Adams to Ferdinand Grand, February 16, 1779
Passy February 16. 1779 Sir As I Shall soon have an opportunity of rendering an Account of my Short Stewardship, I must beg the Favour of you, to let Some…
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John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, February 14, 1779
[ , Start insertion, ca. 14 Feb. 1779 , End, ] 1 I have the Honour to transmit you, three Letters, received by the Marquiss de la Fayette. I send…
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John Adams to Samuel Adams, February 14, 1779
Passy Feb. 14. 1779 My dear Sir The Marquiss de la Fayette did me, the Honour of a Visit, Yesterday, and delivered me, your Favour of the 25. of October.…