John Adams to Timothy Pickering, September 21, 1798
Quincy Spt 21st 1798 Dear Sir I received last night your favor of the 14th & 15th. The letter to Govenor Sumner, I will send to his Excellency. I feel…
Timothy Pickering was the third United States secretary of state, serving under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party. In 1795, he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society.
Quincy Spt 21st 1798 Dear Sir I received last night your favor of the 14th & 15th. The letter to Govenor Sumner, I will send to his Excellency. I feel…
Quincy Sept 27th 1798 Dear Sir On the 27th I received your favors of the 22d The address from the volunteer company of riflemen of Christiania Hundred in the county…
Quincy Sept 28th [ , Start insertion, 1798 , End, ] Dear Sir I have received your favor of Sept 20th and return you the comission for a judge of…
Quincy October 3. 1798 Dear Sir Inclosed is a Duplicate of a Letter from Miranda with some Estimates. Read it and think of it. A number of questions and considerations…
Quincy October 10. 1798. Dear Sir I return you Mr. Fosters Letter, and your answer, together with the Abby Lambins’ Letter to Mr. Foster and the Arrete inclosed. Your answer…
Quincy Oct 16th 1798 Sir I have received your favor of the 11th and return you three warrants signed, which you may fill up for Gen. Collot, Mr. Sweitzer &…
Quincy Oct. 17. 1798 Sir I have recd your favour of the 17th and return you three Warrants signed, which you may fill up for General Collot, Mr. Sweitzer and…
Quincy Oct 19th 1798 Sir I < , Start deletion, recieved , End, > return you Mr Adams letter & the speeches. The latter with an extract from the former…
Quincy Oct 25th 1798 Sir I return you Mr Adams’s letter No 128 and the document inclosed in it. I congratulate you on Gen Pinckneys arrival and condole with you…
Quincy Oct. 26. 1798 Dear Sir The inclosed Letter to me from Mr. Gerry I received last night, and pray you to have it inserted in a public Print. It…
Dec 29th 1798 The president of the U.S. requests the Secretary of State to prepare copies of the remaining papers of our late Envoys to France to be laid before…
March 9 1799 The President of the United States requests the Company of the Secretary of State, with the Heads of Departments, tomorrow Evening at Six of OClock and requests…
Quincy March 29. 1799 Sir Mr Stodderts recommendation of Mr James Reid of New Hampshire to be Vice Consul at Canton, inclosed in your Letter of the 21. and returned…
Quincy April 1st 1799 Sir Mr. Samuel Cooper came out with a packet from the consul at Gibralter. My son and Mr. Shaw have taken the tedious pains to copy…
Quincy April 13th: 1799 Sir I regret that I cannot have an oppertunity of receiving General Maitland, and Colo. Grant and conversing with them on several subjects of Importance. They…
Quincy April 22d 1799 Sir I received your favor of the 12th only on the 20th. Gen. Dickerson introduced to me at Philadelphia Mr. Evan Jones, whose appearance deportment, &…
Quincy April 25th 1799 Sir I return signed, the blank commission, intended for Mr Jones to be consul at New Orleans. I return to you, Mr. Liston’s note of the…
Quincy May 1st 1799 Sir I received your favor of the 23d & have read all the papers inclosed with attention & much satisfaction. With the No 3. observations &c…
Quincy May 13th 1799. Sir I have received your favor of the 6th. and considered the copy of instructions to Mrs. King, which have been examined and unanimously approved by…
Quincy May 14. 1799 Sir According to your request in your favour of the 9th. I inclose your Letter to Mr King N. 7 and remain, Sir your most obedient…
Quincy May 21st 1799 Sir Your favor of 15th is received. I have no doubt that an offence, committed on board a public ship of war, on the high seas,…
Quincy May 26th 1799. Sir I return the commission to Govenor Wm Richardson Davie signed, inclosed in your favor of the 18th signed
Quincy June 12th 1799 Sir I return the papers inclosed in your favor of the 4th. relative to the consulship at the Havanna and am very well satisfied with the…
Quincy June 15th 1799 Sir. I received yesterday your important letter of the 7th. The form of a proclamation—is sufficient I believe for the purpose; and I have signed it,…