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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, August 2, 1799
Quincy August 2d 1799 Sir Inclosed is a petition from New Bedford in favor of Thomas West to be keeper of the light house at Gay head
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Letters to Oliver, Jr Wolcott
B. 1726 · D. 1797
Oliver Wolcott Sr. was an American Founding Father and politician. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth governor of Connecticut. Wolcott was a major general for the Connecticut militia in the Revolutionary War serving under George Washington.
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, August 9, 1799
Quincy Aug 9th 1799 Sir I return the blank commission signed that you may fill with the name of Alexander Freeland to be collector & inspector of Great egg harbor,…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, August 10, 1799
Quincy Aug 10th 1799 Sir I have received your favor of the 1st. and read all the ——— papers inclosed with much pain as I had conceived of Mr. Tucker,…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, September 21, 1799
Quincy 21st Sept. 1799 Sir I return you all the papers inclosed in yours of the 13th, & I pray you to acquaint Ebenezer Skiff & Gen. Lincoln that Ebenezer…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, March 17, 1800
Philadelphia March 17th 1800 The papers from the Accountant of the War office, which accompany this, are referred by the President of the U:S to the Secretary of the Treasury…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, August 6, 1800
Quincy August 6. 1800 Dear Sir In Answer to your Letter of the 26 of July, I have to inform you that although you omitted to enclose to me the…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, August 15, 1800
Quincy August 15th 1800 Dear Sir I received but last night your favor of the 4th. The papers containing applications & recommendations for the collectorship of the port of Louisville…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, August 30, 1800
Quincy Aug 30th 1800 Dear Sir Enclosed is a letter from Mr. Sam Freeman of Falmouth, in favor of Mr. Joseph Titcomb, but although Mr. Freeman is a very respectable…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, September 11, 1800
Quincy Sept. 11 1800 Dear Sir Enclosed is a letter from General Peleg Wadsworth of Portland, recommending Thomas Baker Wait to be surveyor & inspector in the place of James…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, September 14, 1800
Quincy Sept 14th 1800. Dear Sir Yesterday Mr. < D > Leonard Jarvis called on me to present me the inclosed letter from himself dated the 10th and the enclosed…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, September 23, 1800
Quincy Sept 23d 1800 Dear Sir Enclosed is a letter from Mr William Channing from Tappahannock requesting to be made Collector of Norfolk in the place of Col Bird which…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, October 4, 1800
Quincy October 4. 1800 Dear Sir Enclosed is a Letter from Mr Daniel Bedinger, with a Certificate in his favour from Governor Wood. I Suppose the Letter comes too late…
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John Adams to Oliver, Jr Wolcott, October 5, 1800
Quincy Oct 5 1800. Dear Sir The enclosed letter from Gen Lee recommending in very strong terms Mr King for collector in place of < , Start deletion, M ,…