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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, September 19, 1816
Quincy Sept. 19th 1816 Dear Cousin, I have long meditated to write you a Line. You are giving annual Bounties, for Medical Essays which Nobody reads; No Body thanks you;…
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Letters to Ward Nicholas Boylston
Ward Nicholas Boylston, was an American merchant, a philanthropist, and benefactor of Harvard University.
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29 letters
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Abigail Smith Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, March 14, 1818
Quincy March 14th 1818. Dear Sir Agreable to your Request we have concluded to Send you the picture. Mr Adams has been So occupied by public Buisness that he has…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, May 20, 1819
Quincy May 20th 1819 dear Sir, your favour of the 7th from Princeton has given me Comfort by giving me good hopes and full assurance of the Continuence of your…
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John Quincy Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, May 24, 1819
Washington 24 May 1819 My Dear Sir Your kind Letter of the 15th. inst. has just come to hand—It was quite a disappointment to me upon my return from Europe…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, July 24, 1819
Quincy July 24th. 1819 my dear Sir I thank you for your favor of the 16th. It is impossible for me, as it was for Junius to recollect the innumerable…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, July 26, 1819
Quincy July 26th. 1819— dear Sir. I thank you for your favor of the 16th.—It is impossible for me, as it was for Junius to recollect the innumerable trifles I…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, November 3, 1819
Montezillo November 3d—1819 Dear Boylston I think it is Voltaire who some where says, the life of a Man of Letters ought to appear only in his writings, without any…
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John Quincy Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, March 29, 1820
Washington 29 March 1820 Dear Sir I have received your very obliging favour of the 15th. inst and also the box; containing the bottles of raspberry Cordial, for which Mrs.…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, June 16, 1820
Montezillo. 16th: June 1820. Thanks, dear Cousin, for yours of the 10th. and thanks again for the Box of perfumes. My daughter Louisa wishes me to go to Washington—my Grand-daughter…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, September 2, 1820
Montezillo September 2d. 1820 dear Cousin I have been as Civil to Mr Lane who brought me your letter of August 26th. as I could, he dined with me, and…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, September 15, 1820
Montezillo Septr: 15. 1820 My dear Cousin Boylston O that I had the talent at description of a Homer a Milton or a Walter Scott I would give you a…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, September 16, 1820
Montezillo September 16th 1820— my dear Cousin Boylston O that I had the talent at discription, of a Homer a Milton or a Walter Scot—I would give you a Picture…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, September 21, 1820
Montezillo September 21st. 1820 dear Cousin I have been as Civil to Mr Lane who brought me your letter of 26. As I could. He dined with me and I…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, January 22, 1821
Montezillo January 22d. 1821 Honored and dear Father I revoke the appellation of Son—Your conduct to me is more like that of a tender affectionate partial and too indulgent a…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, May 4, 1821
Little Hill May 4th. 1821 Dear Boylston. Mr Greanleaf and his Colleague in our Quincy Town Meeting thoght fitt to recommend all the Amendments, not as passed, but as the…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, August 7, 1821
Montezillo 7th August 1821. My dear Boylston Although I have not been able to acknowledge your kind letter, I have not been less grateful for it nor less delighted with…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, November 1, 1821
Montezillo November 1st 1821 Dear Sir Though my visit to Princetown formes an Era in my Life, and afforded me as much pleasure as my nature, and state was capable…
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John Quincy Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, January 24, 1822
Washington 24. January 1822 My dear Sir. I have received with great pleasure your Letter of the 14th. with the enclosed extract from that of your friend Mr Nicholls—I am…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, April 23, 1822
Montezillo April 23d 1822 dear Cousin Boylston Not a word at present about your delicious Cider and flounders. Miss Farnam a Grand Daughter of my Ancient acquaintance of Sixty years…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, May 30, 1822
Montezillo May 30 1822. My dear Cousin Some of Jobs afflictions and some peculiar to myself have rendered it impossible for me to write to you even a bare acknowledgement…
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John Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, August 24, 1822
Montezillo August 24th. 1822. my dear Sir I will not loose a second before acknowledgeing your favour of the 21st. which I received this minute—I wish I could send you…
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John Quincy Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, August 26, 1822
Washington 26th August 1822. Dear Sir I am quite ashamed to acknowledge at this day that I duly received both your Letters of 29th May and of 22nd July—The recess…
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John Quincy Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, October 24, 1823
Washington, 24 October 1823 …I now fulfil the promise I made you at my last visit to Princeton…The communications & disclosures which you made to me on the morning of…
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John Quincy Adams to Ward Nicholas Boylston, May 10, 1825
Washington 10 May 1825— My dear Sir Your kind letter of the 15th. of March has remained too long on file unanswered. That of the 7th. of the same month…