John Quincy Adams to George Washington Adams, September 15, 1811
St: Petersburg 15. September 1811. The first point of view, in which I have invited you to consider the Bible, is in the light of a Divine Revelation . And…
George Washington Adams was a German-born American attorney and politician. He was the eldest son of U.S. president John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States, and a grandson of John Adams, the second President of the United States. Adams served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and on the Boston Common Council. He is believed to have died by suicide at age 28.
St: Petersburg 15. September 1811. The first point of view, in which I have invited you to consider the Bible, is in the light of a Divine Revelation . And…
St: Petersburg 22 Septr: 1811. My Dear George, My last letter contained the substance but not the form of an argument for considering the Bible as a divine Revelation. It…
St: Petersburg 29. September 1811. My Dear Son The second general point of view, in which I propose to you to consider the Bible, to the great end that it…
St: Petersburg 27. September 1812 My Dear Son. I wrote a few days ago to your Grandmama, and desired her to inform you, and your brother John, of the heavy…
Quincy April 9 1813 Dear George I Send you, a few Lines from the Old Astronomical and Astrological Poet, Manilius, whom you may Some time or other, think it worth…
Quincy April 9th 1814 Dear George I received your importent Letter so clearly exprest that for some time I was not able to define the true meaning of it. with…
St: Petersburg July 16th: 1814 Dear Brother There have been two grand illuminations, the first was for the taking of Paris, the second was for the general Peace in Europe,…
Quincy. May 3rd. 1815 Dear George and John I adress myself to both of you as equally dear to me and because the difficulty with which I write, will not…
Quincy May 6th 1815 Dear George and dear John I know not where your Father is, or I Should write directly to him. As Soon as you See him, pray…
Quincy August 7th 1815 Dear George I have received your Letter written at Sea dated the 1st of May, and was pleased that you had kept your promise of writing…
Quincy Septr. 8. 1815 My dear George I have recd. your < , Start deletion, Number 2. , End, > June 30th. Number 3 and your June 8th. without number.…
Quincy Nov. 12. 1815 Dear George Every one of your letters has given me great pleasure, and none more than No. 6. Aug. 15 just received. I am much pleased…
Quincy Nov. 17th. 1815. Dear George— I have received your pleasing letter of Sept. 12. Your Situation is indeed delightful: But I hope you think more of the Musick of…
Quincy May. 27th 1816 My dear George The Accounts I receive of your Indisposition, excite much Grief. Your Father by Precept and Example will recommend Exercise, and he will be…
Quincy June 16th 1816 My dear George You cannot easily imagine, how much Grief, the news of your Indisposition has given Us. our most chearing hopes are built upon your…
Little-Boston 12. April 1817. your birth-day. My Dear Son. The enclosed Letter is from Mr Le Dieu, and was received the day after you left London—As I did not notice…
Washington 26 May 1818 My Dear George I do not recollect whether I answered your last Letter my memory not being remarkably good and keeping no account of dates but…
Washington 10. August 1818 My dear Son. It is a great affliction to me to be deprived as I am by constant and indispensable obligipations, of the pleasure of writing…
Washington 1 August 1819 I was much gratified by the receipt of your Letter my dear George yesterday at noon and am somewhat surprized to find that you have not…
Washington 17 August 1819 My Dear Son You will probably have received the translations I sent you my dear Son of Plato as I understand you have made a visit…
Washington 21 Novbr. 1819 My dear George I have at length received your Letter, after having unpatiently waited untill your more important avocations were so far terminated, as to permit…
Montezillo April 3d. 1820 dear George & John If you can obtain leave of absence I wish for the pleasure of your Company here on the twelfth of the month—and…
Washington 6 July 1820 Your Letters were both delivered to me yesterday the one by Dr Waterhouse and one by the Mail. I am very happy to observe that you…
Washington 10. July 1820. My dear Son. In looking over my file of Letters received, I find that the latest date I have from you is of 10. November 1819—I…