John Adams to John Adams Smith, May 20, 1812
Quincy May 20th 1812 Mon cher Petit Fils My letter to you of 22 Decr was unacknowledged till 24 March. Yours to me of 24 March, is not to be…
Abigail Adams Smith, nicknamed "Nabby", was a daughter of Abigail and John Adams, founding father and second President of the United States, and the older sister of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. She was named for her mother.
Quincy May 20th 1812 Mon cher Petit Fils My letter to you of 22 Decr was unacknowledged till 24 March. Yours to me of 24 March, is not to be…
Quincy January 1st 1813 Dear Sir Though the Thirteenth year of the nineteenth century has made its Debutt, yet as the sun has not and I am obliged to light…
Quincy Feb 13th 1813. Dear Sir Your letter of the 6th is before me. to save me the time for writing & your that of reading long discourses, I will…
Quincy April 12th. 1815. Dear Sir As I am not able to be punctual as [Smith] , in the payment of my debts; I fear I owe you a Letter,…
London 22 July 1815. Dear Sir I have received your favour of the 13 May, and assure you that it would give me great satisfaction to contribute in any suitable…
[ , Start insertion, 8 September 1815 , End, ] Greeting, Reposing especial Trust and confidence in your Integrity Prudence and Ability, I do appoint you the said John Adams…
Quincy October 21st 1815 Dear Sir I thank you for your favour of the 10th & 12th. I can only say that I wish you a pleasant voyage, & a…
Quincy May 26th. 1816 My Dear Sir I thank you for your sensible and feeling letter of the 7th of February. If you and I should take a flight to…
Ealing 30 July 1816. Dear Sir, I consider Mr Temple Franklin a Citizen of the United States, and entitled to a Passport accordingly. yours faithfully.
Ealing 14 November 1816. Dear Sir, Under the circumstances stated in Coll Aspinwalls certificate (which I return) and in your Letter, I cannot reccommend John McIntosh to relief as a…
Little Boston House 1 January 1817. Dear Sir. I enclose herewith a draft of a Note to Lord Castlereagh on the case of the Hope, which I will thank you…
Quincy January 7th 1817 Dear Sir Thanks for your favour of Novbr. 13th. Of Lord Holland, I know nothing. I pity the people, I pity all men of destinction. I…
March 12 [ , Start insertion, 1817 , End, ] My dear Sir I have not noticed your Letter bearing date 10 Novb’r—I had begun to think that you had…
London 7 June 1817. Sir. Conformably to the Instruction which I have received from the President of the United States, by a Letter from Mr. Graham of the Department of…
Forn. Off: July 2d. 1817 Lord Castlereagh presents his Compliments to Mr. A. Smith, & in answer to Mr. Adams’s note of the 19th. of August last respecting the ill…
Ship Washington at Sea, Latitude 42.39. Longitude 50. just upon the Edge of the Grand-Bank. Tuesday 15. July 1817. Dear Sir Last Saturday we spoke with two vessels, bound one…
Washington 23d of october Dear sir My last letter to you was of the 8th inst. and acknowledged the receipt of all your letters that had then come to hand.…
Washn. 5th of november 1817. Dear sir The letter before the last that I wrote you was numbered one, as being the first after my arrival at this place—the last…
Washington 7 November 1818. Dear Sir, It is not for me to complain that the private correspondence between you and me has ceased—for I find upon my files letters from…
17. May 1819. The enclosed Card has two very coarse drawings of a device, of which I wish to have a Seal engraved—A Ship, under full Sail, or if the…
Washington 2d Novbr. 1819 Dear Sir Your favour of 1 September N. 42 with the receipts enclosed, and the Book, containing the statement of Account between us has been received—It…
Washington 5 June 1821. Dr. Sir, Mr. William Beach Lawrence of New York, the Bearer of this letter may already be personally known to you, in which case, it will…
Washington 6 November 1822. Dear Sir I enclose under cover to you a Packet, addressed to R. H. Crewe Eqr. etct, etct, etct, Office of Ordnance—Pall Mall—London—And a Letter directed…
Washington 15 April 1824 Dr. Sir, I have the pleasure of introducing to your acquaintance, Colo. Henry H. Bacot of Charleston S.C. who visits England for the recovery of his…