John Adams to Cotton Tufts, October 16, 1787
London Oct. 16. 1787 Dear Sir I am very happy to learn, by your Letter of the 30. June that my Son is with M r Parsons at Newbury Port.…
Cotton Tufts was a Massachusetts physician. He was a cousin of Abigail Adams.
London Oct. 16. 1787 Dear Sir I am very happy to learn, by your Letter of the 30. June that my Son is with M r Parsons at Newbury Port.…
London Nov br 6 th 1787— Dear Sir Last week Captains Folger & Callihan arrived by whom we received all your Letters & Bills. 1 the Bills were imediatly accepted,…
Newbury-Port. December 9 th: 1787. Dear Sir. If it should be convenient to you, I would be obliged to you for a supply of money. I endeavour to avoid all…
London Feb. 12. 1788 My dear Friend Every Question you ask about the new Constitution Shows that you understand the subject as well as I can pretend to do, and…
New York May 3. 1789 My dear Friend Every Thing has happened, as I could wish Since I left you, excepting the delay of making Provision for my Subsistance; and…
New York June 12. 1789. Dear Sir The last Evenings Post favoured me with yours of the 6 th . 1 Many Gentlemen are in favour of a national Excise:…
New Yo[rk Se]pt. 16. 1789 My dear Friend I have rec d all your Letters, and the Post Office is very faithful. 1 The Heat has been excessive and my…
october 5 1789 Dear sir Your favour of 15 sep br I have not yet replied to. with regard to the House, I wish it was as moveable an article…
[ post 8 January 1790 ] 1 my dear sir I have to acknowledge two kind Letters 2 from you which I should sooner have replied to, but the post…
New York, Jan’ry 17, 1790. Dear Sir: I think our dear state makes full use of the liberty of the press, but they who write for the benefit of mankind…
Newyork April 18 1790 Dear sir Your kind favour of the 5 th Instant came safe to Hand. 1 I know our interest at Braintree can be of very little…
Philadelphia Feb ry 6 1790 [ 1791 ] my dear sir I received your kind Letter of Jan ry 7th by my son. in replie to the Buisness part, I…
Philadelphia March 11. 1791 Dear sir I received your kind Letter of the 23 Feb ry and was happy to learn that our Friends were all well. my son Set…
Philadelphia Dec br 18 th 1791 my dear sir Tis more than two months since I left you yet I have neither written a word to you or heard from…
Philadelphia June 14 th 1797 Dear sir I have felt every day as if I was conscience smit for neglecting to write to you. I have been some encumberd with…
East Chester october 17 th 1797 Dear sir I was in hopes to have seen you, and had some more conversation with you upon the subject of finishing the Room…
Philadelphia December 6 1797 Dear sir I received your Letter of Nov br 24 by the post of yesterday. with respect to the Notes you wrote me about I wish…
Philadelphia Nov br 22 1799 Dear sir I received Yesterday Your favour of Nov br 8 th and thank You for the information containd in it. The weather has been…
Philadelphia Janry 9 1800 my dear sir I am indebted to you for two Letters, one which acknowledges the Recipt of the three Bills, and one Yesterday received which bears…
Philadelphia March 6 th 1800 Dear sir I wrote to you intending to Send the Letter by mr Dexter, but found he was gone. I therefore committed it to the…
Philadelphia April 19 1800 Dear sir I received Yesterday Yours of April 11th. I wrote to you upon the 17th and inclosed You an order upon the Bank for 5000…
April 30 1800 Philadelphia Dear Sir I received Yours of the 22 d Yesterday. I have already written You that the President and I are both well Satisfied with what…
Washington December 15 1800 my dear sir I wrote to you not long since, and inclosed a Bill of a hundred dollors which I hope you received. 1 I inclose…
Washington Jan ry 15 1801 my dear Sir I received Your kind and friendly Letter of December 15 and thank You for your sympathetic condolence upon an event severely afflicting…