Letter
John Adams to John Holker, September 21, 1779
Braintree September 21. 1779 Sir A Day or two before my Embarkation at L’orient, Mr. Chaumont came to me and told me that he had shipped a Quantity of Tea,…
Sir John Holker was a British lawyer, politician, and judge. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Preston from 1872 until his death ten years later. He was first Solicitor General and later Attorney General in the second government of Benjamin Disraeli.
Braintree September 21. 1779 Sir A Day or two before my Embarkation at L’orient, Mr. Chaumont came to me and told me that he had shipped a Quantity of Tea,…
Passy, Oct. 28. 1779. Dear sir Inclos’d I send you a Packet I have just received from Morlaix, containing some of the Papers you requested me to recover, and a…