Samuel Tucker to John Adams, February 11, 1791

Marblehead Feb ry. 11—
1791.

sir

I Yesterday receivd Your very Polite Letter 1 by which I think myself highly Honour’d on this
reception, from so great a Character, and shall strictly attend to the Purport thereof.
as it is Probable their will be more Cutters than one stationd on our Coast the sea part
being so Extensive, I should be glad of such a command should this not be, Please to
offer me a Candidate, to the President, to any Post or office You may think me qualified
for and be assur’d that no Gentleman, while I have Existence shall have the least reason
to reflect on themselves, from any Recommendation they may be pleas’d to give me, though
I sometimes think seriously on my being by our Governor and Gen l. Lincoln omitted, in their Letters they wrote for Candidates, and my not
knowing anything of the cutters being Built, or I should have made an early application
for the Cutter in this State, as my claim was so just ’tho never desirous, of holding
any Post in Public service was it not meritted.

I shall take Particular care to give M r. John Q Adams the Journal you mention myself in the course of the next Week;
and must say Your very favourable expressions shall be ever gratefully acknowledg’d by,
/ Sir your most Obedient and very / Humble servant

Samuel Tucker.