John Adams was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. During the latter part of the Revolutionary War and in the early years of the new nation, he served the Continental Congress of the United States as a senior diplomat in Europe. Adams was the first vice president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. He was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with contemporaries, including his wife and advisor Abigail Adams and his friend and rival Thomas Jefferson.
La Haie 10 e. Juillet 1787 Monsieur Votre Excellence verra par l’Extrait ci-joint la nécessité absolue & urgente que son contenu m’impose, d’avoir recours á Elle, com̃e Ministre Plenipo: des…
Charleston South Carolina 10 th: July 1787. Sir. I embrace the earliest opportunity of acknowledging your Excellency’s favors of the 21 st. of April by M r Miller and the…
Paris July 17. 1787 1 Dear Sir I have been duly honoured with your’s of the 10 th. inst. and am happy to hear of the success of your journey…
Virginia July 23. 1787— Sir. The acquaintance I had the honor to make with you in 1776 & the high opinion I then entertained of your Abilities & goodness of…
Paris July 23. 1787. Dear Sir Frouillé, the bookseller here who is engaged in having your book translated and printed, understanding that you were about publishing a sequel to it,…
The Hide Thursday 6 Septem. 1787. Dear Sir I had the pleasure to receive your favor this morning shall be very happy to receive you & m rs Adams your…
A Londres ce 7 me. Septembre 1787 Monsieur. J’ai eû ordre de ma Coûr de faire parvenir à votre connoissance, que quoique on ait differé jusqu’ici de repondre au project…
New York 20 th sep r 1787 My dear sir The proceedings of the Convention being this day published, I embrace the Oppertunity of transmitting them by a Vessel which…
Charleston Sep tr 20 th 1787 Dear Sir, Your favor of July 14 th with the pamphlet of letters addressed to D r. Calkoen came to hand a few days…
A paris ce 21 7bre 1787 Monsieur trumbull ma fait remettre monsieur, la lettre dont la charge votre excellence. 1 jai été bien faché de n’etre pas chez moi lors…
Amsterdam 9 th October 1787 We have Your Excellency’s favor of 1 st: Ins t: advising it as most safe and prudent in your Opinion from what you had learned…
Paris October the 12 th 1787 My dear friend Amidst the Buzzling of Interior and foreign Affairs, I am glad to find an Opportunity to Remind you of Me, Which…
The Hide octo. 15. 1787. Dear Sir I have read, more than once your defence of the constitutions of America and am instructed, entertained and convinced. you have proved your…
Office for foreign Affairs 16 th. October 1787 D r. Sir Since my last to you of the 3 d. Instant I have not been favored with any Letters from…
à la Haye le 18 Octobre 1787. Monsieur. J’ai eû l’honneur de bien recevoir Votre Lettre du 1. du courant, par laquelle Vous m’avez envoyé un Memoire pour Leurs Hautes…
Whitehall Oct r. 24 th. 1787. Lord Carmarthen presents his Compliments to M r. Adams, he has had the Honor to receive his Note, and will not fail to inform…
Oct r 24 th. 1787 algirs Sir Sir By the hand of Doctor Warner Consul Logie Doctor which Returns to London I hope you will Ricive these few Lines 1…
Boston 7 th December 1787. May it please your Excellency. Nothing but the importance of the following subject which immediately concerns myself could have induced me to beg your attention…
Paris Dec. 12. 1787. Dear Sir In the month of July I received from Fiseaux & Co. of Amsterdam a letter notifying me that the principal of their loan to…
New York 14 th. Decem r. 1787 1 Sir M r. Jay having been, and still continuing too much indisposed to attend to Business, has directed me to acknowledge the…
Paris Dec. 16. 1787. Dear Sir I wrote you on the 12 th instant, that is to say, by the last post. but as that channel of conveiance is sometimes…
Amsterdam 25 December 1787 Being without any of Your Excellency’s esteemed favors unreplied to, The Purport of the present is to acquaint you, that on the 22 nd: Ins t:…
Anvers 29. Dec. 1787. Monseigneur! L’année passé j’avois l’honneur de communiquer a votre l’Excellence mon desir de passer en Amerique avec ma famille pour m’etablir dans l’etat de New-york: vous…
Amsterdam 29 th: January 1788 We are honored with Your Excellency’s respected favor of 22 d. Ins t: —informing us You and Col o: Smith will require £3000— St g:…