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James Lovell to John Adams, November 28, 1777
[ , Start insertion, 28 November 1777 , End, ] Dear Sir I shall not in my great hurry repeat to you any of the matters which I have written…
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Continental Congress to John Adams, November 27, 1777
27 November 1777 The delegates of the United States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pensylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,…
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James Lovell to John Adams, November 22, 1777
York Novr. 22d. 1777 Dear Sir We have this Evening a Letter from Mr. Bingham of Octr. 13th. in which he tells us that the french General had received a…
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William MacCreery to John Adams, September 29, 1777
Nantes September 29th. 1777 Sir I did myself the pleasure to write you from Burdeaux the begining of this Month, 1 giving you what little information I had got, during…
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John Sullivan to John Adams, September 28, 1777
Camp on Perkeomi 1 Septemr 28th 1777 Dear Sir Far from addressing you in The Language of friendship and Desiring your assistance as a Friend I call upon you as…
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Samuel Freeman to John Adams, September 25, 1777
Boston Sept. 25 1777 Sir Knowing how much you have at Heart the Establishing the Currency of this State and the United States—I take this opportunity to inform you that…
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John Adams to Continental Army Officers, September 22, 1777
Bethlehem, 1 September 22, 1777 Having here observed a diligent attention to the sick and wounded, and a benevolent desire to make the necessary provi sion for the relief of…
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Thomas J. McKean to John Adams, September 19, 1777
[Ches] ter Cownty. Sepr. 19th. 1777 Sir I am informed, that some of the Members of Congress are dissatisfied with my allowing, as Chief-Justice of this State, writs of habeas…
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James Warren to John Adams, September 17, 1777
Boston Sept. 17th. 1777 My dear Sir Yours with the Inclosed came safe to hand last week, and have given me great pleasure. 1 I wish I could in return…
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John Adams to Officer in Charge of Hessian Prisoners, September 16, 1777
Philadelphia Septr. 16. 1777 sir I am directed by the Board of War to desire you, to deliver to Coll. Bird 1 forty of the Hessian Prisoners 2 in your…
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Caleb Davis to John Adams, September 10, 1777
Boston Septr. 10th. 1777 Honabl. Sir I ask pardon for giveing you this Trouble, Amidst your More Important Concerns, but being requested to forward the Inclosed, 1 I beg Leave…
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James Warren to John Adams, September 7, 1777
Boston Sept. 7th: 1777 My dear Sir I wrote you by the last post. I wonder whether all the Letters I write you get to hand, and if they do…
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Henry Laurens to Joseph Trumbull, September 5, 1777
State House Philadelphia 5 September 1777 Sir The Resolve of Congress which you will receive under this Cover will shew you that we are appointed a Committee and for what…
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James Warren to John Adams, September 4, 1777
Boston Sept. 4th. 1777 My dear Sir I thank you for yours of the 12th. and 18th August which came safe to hand. I am much Gratified by seeing some…
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Joseph Ward to John Adams, September 4, 1777
Camp at Wilmington Sept. 4th, 1777 Sir Yesterday a severe skirmish happened between a party of seven hundred of our Troops and two or three thousand Barbarians , it is…
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Richard Varick to Joseph Ward, July 5, 1777
Albany July 5th. 1777 Sir I have the pleasure of Acknowledging the Receipt of your Favor of the 8th Ultimo Which was deliver’d me On my Return from Tyonderoga to…
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Joseph Ward to John Adams, July 17, 1777
Peekskill July 17th. 1777 Sir Yesterday I came to this Place upon some business respecting my Department. I left General Washington encamped 18 miles south of the North River. I…
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James Warren to John Adams, July 11, 1777
Boston July 11. 1777 Dr. Sir We have this Moment an Account of the Evacuation of Ticonderoga in Consequence of A Council of General Officers who determined it to be…
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James Warren to John Adams, July 10, 1777
Boston July 10th: 1777 My dear Sir I Returned to this Town on Tuesday and found the Court had Just Adjourned to Sepr:. Last Evening I had the pleasure of…
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Samuel Cooper to John Adams, July 10, 1777
Boston 10th July—77 My dear Sir I have lately wrote you more than one Letter which I hope you have receiv’d. 1 Howe has confess’d his Inferiority in the Field…