John Adams to John Quincy Adams, June 12, 1814
Quincy June 12th: 1814 My ever dear Son I have received your number 27. 15 October, 13. The large quarto Pamphlet entitled “Principes de Chronologie pour les temps anterieurs aux…
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825; minister to Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia; and senator for Massachusetts. After his presidency, Adams uniquely returned to Congress as a member of the lower house, where he died in 1848. He was the eldest son of John Adams, the second president, and First Lady Abigail Adams. Among his children were Charles Francis Adams Sr. Initially a Federalist like his father, Adams spent his presidency as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and later, in the mid-1830s, became affiliated with the Whig Party.
Quincy June 12th: 1814 My ever dear Son I have received your number 27. 15 October, 13. The large quarto Pamphlet entitled “Principes de Chronologie pour les temps anterieurs aux…
St Petersburg June 13th. 1814 How shall I express my thanks my best beloved friend for you very kind attention. No 8 was put into my hand on my arrival…
St: Petersburg June 24th. 1814 My Dear Friend In the first place I will inform you, as I know how very particular you are, that I have received No 9…
St. Petersburg July 15/3 1814 Dear Papa Mama presented me your kind Letter of the 20th. of June, No 2, which I read with great pleasure, particularly that part of…
St Petersburg July 15/3 1814 My best Friend. The heartfelt delight I experienced at the reception of your last favour No. 11 is not to be expressed. there is <…
St Petersburg July 19/7 1814 I write you again my best friend; although I have nothing from you, since your Letter from Amsterdam; to inform you of the arrival of…
St Petersburg August 13th 1814 My Dearest Friend The last time I wrote you I was so excessively fatigued and it was so late that I scarcely know what my…
St. Petersburg August 15 1814 My Dear Friend Your two last favours of the 19 and 22 of July were again deliver’d to me together < , Start deletion, at…
St: Petersburg August 15 1814 Dear Papa I recieved your kind Letter, of the 22 July, and was very glad you were so much pleased with my Letter. I still…
St Petersburg August 19th 1814 I intended writing you a long Letter this evening my best friend but was interupted by a visit from Mr. Harris who had however nothing…
Sepbr 7th 1814 My dear Son I wrote to you on the 26 of August, and sent my Letter to N york to go in a dispatch vessel. I did…
Quincy Sep’br 7th 1814 My Dear Son upon the 26th of August; I wrote to you, and Sent my Letter to Newyork; to go in a dispatch vessel; I did…
St Petersburg Sept 10 1814 My beloved Friend Your No 28 was deliver’d to me yesterday morning. Your fears of bad news from America in the autumn fill me with…
St Petersburg October 6th 1814 Dear Papa As you desired I left off writing although I had prepared a letter. As Mama has just recieved your Letter of the 23…
Quincy October 16. 1814 My dear Son I am happy to have recd. your No. 30. No. 33. and No. 34. It is impossible to express the pleasure I have…
St Petersburg October 16 1814 My best Friend I had left off writing entirely from the idea that you would have left < , Start deletion, England , End, >…
Quincy october 18th 1814 My dear Son The john Adams arrived last week at Nyork, with mr dallas and brought me your Letters, which have been missing, viz No 57.…
St Petersburg October 18 1814 My best Friend < , Start deletion, Some how or other , End, > By some mistake I think I misdated my last Letter to…
St Petersburg November 3 1814 My best Friend Although Mr. H.—has informed me that the Congress is dissolved, still I persevere in writing, as it is easy to have my…
St Petersburg Novbr: 6 1814 My Dearest Friend Bad news still keeps pouring on us and your prophecies are too fatally accomplished It is to day announced in the Papers…
St: Petersburg Novbr: 8th 1814 My best Friend Your Letters arrive so regularly that it is scarcely necessary to acknowledge the receipt of them. by your last I find you…
St Petersburg Novbr. 25. 1814. My best and Dearest Friend Your charming letter only reached me last night the roads being very bad but it came time enough to put…
St Petersburg Novbr: 26 1814 My best Friend I did not mean to offend you, in what I wrote you concerning the information you gave. but I was so much…
Quincy Nov’br 29th 1814 my Dear Son My last Letter to you, was dated 17th of October 1814 which supposing the negotiation had ended in Sep’br I directed It to…