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.
Washington 3d Sept 1820 Dear George Your Letter has remained unanswered some time in consequence of the illness of Mary which has been pretty severe tho’ short she is now…
< , Start deletion, Washington , End, > Baltimore 22 Sept 1820 My Dear George My absence from the City must plead My excuse for not sooner congratulating you on…
Washington 8 April 1821 My Dear George Your ridiculous Letter as you call it was received yesterday and gave me great pleasure as at least it evinced all the discernment…
Washington 29 April 1821 My Dear George Mary is amusing me as usual in crying and whining because I suggest to her the necessity of some occupation She has written…
Montezillo June 8 1821 My dear George Though the theory of Government is a nice and dangerous Study as I have found by experience; Yet I am glad to find…
Montizello June 11 1821 Dear George I have finished the Sprit of the King. About 3400 pages, as romantick as any of Scotts Novels and as ennuiuse as they are…
Montezillo November 3. 1821 My dear George Your letter of the 28th. of October has been received with pleasure—First because it is sprightly ingenious and agreeable—Secondly because it is a…
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Montezillo 27 January 1822. Dear George The splendid account we receive from you and others of the dinners parties and balls from Washington almost persuade me to give you an…
March 26 22 [ , Start insertion, 18 , End, ] Dr G. I am delighted with your number 22. It is not too free. It is modest enough. It…
Montizillo May 30, 1822— My dear Grandson— Some of Jobs afflictions & some of Jobs comforters have prevented my answering your letters as far as No 30. I hope you…
Montezillo June 3d. 1822— my dear Grand son— Some of Jobs afflictions and some of Jobs comforts have prevented my answering your letters, as far as no 30. I hope…
Montizillo 12 June 1822. My dear Grandson I am well pleased with your No’s: 31. 32 & hope you will continue the subject. I see nothing on the quarterly review…
Montezillo June 15th. 1822— my dear Grandson I am well pleased with your No. 31 & 32 I hope you will continue the subject. I see nothing in the quarterly…
Montezillo 24th. June. 1822. My Dear Grandson. Your No 33. has pleased me much and I beg you to continue your observations on the cavilling and chicanery of the quarterly…
Washington 10 July 1822 Last Eveng Mr. Ingersol called and sat with us sometime and we had a good and pleasant chat after which Messieurs Walsh and Hopkinson came and…
Quincy July 11th. 1822 my dear George I agree with you in your number 34. that the quarterly is guilty of damning Stuart, and Reid, with faint praise, or rather…
Philadelphia 2 August 1822 N. 9 has reached me and I hasten to answer it although I must complain a little at your neglecting to do so to the Letters…
Montezillo September 20th 1822. My dear Grandson Your beautiful letter of the 8th has given me great pleasure I call it beautiful because the style is handsome and handwriting marvellous…
Quincy December 17th. 1822. Dear George yours of the 9th. is received, you do not give me any account of your Studies as formerly—Mr. Smith and your Aunt have been…
Princeton 5. October 1823. My dear George. I now enclose you a Letter for George Davis, which you will deliver to him—The subscription as I told you is conditional to…
Washington 21. October 1823 My dear Son. I received yesterday your Letter N 1. dated the 15th. instt. with its enclosure, and am much pleased with the attention you are…
Washington 25. October 1823. My dear Son. I have this day received your Letter of the 20th. instt. with the copy of the lease to Joseph Baxter—The substance of the…
[ , Start insertion, December 3-11, 1823 , End, ] 3rd: December. My whole morning was occupied with visits and writing cards of invitation—we have had 40 or more Members…