François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, April 8, 1814
Olden barneveld 8 apr. 1814. My Dear and respected Sir! Now I hope, you have already perused my Oration—although I have not Seen it yet in print—I doubt not, or…
Olden barneveld 8 apr. 1814. My Dear and respected Sir! Now I hope, you have already perused my Oration—although I have not Seen it yet in print—I doubt not, or…
Quincy April 6th. 1814 Dear Sir As I have been, in the course of my life, 200 or 300 times in an “Agony of Embarrassment” I understand very well what…
Quincy April 3. 1814 Dear Sir I have recd Condorcet, in good order and your favour of 20th. Ult. Enfields History of Philosophy, is worth many Condorcets. This great Work…
Plymouth Ms. March 31st. 1814— I doubt not Sir, You will be pleased when I tell You that the Evening of my life is smoothed by the intercourse with a…
Boston, March. 31. 1814. Sir. I return you the pamphlets you were so good as to send me with many thanks. I have derived much pleasure from reading them. Mr.…
Albany, 8 Mo. 30, 1814. My Dear Friend— I am very sensible of thy kind condescention, & often hesitate to trouble thee so often with my Letters, which thy goodness…
Georgetown, District of Columbia, March 28th. 1814 The Hon. Mr. Adams will herewith receive a volume of Col. Taylor’s Enquiry &c. on the Government of the United States—a Bill of…
Quincy March 24. 1814 Dear Madam If weak Eyes and weaker fingers had not requird more time to write a Line than was once necessary for a page, I should…
Olden barneveld 23 March 1814 Mÿ Dear and respected Sir! At lenght I have been able to peruse Condorcet’s book—It can not be difficult to you, to conjecture, what impression…
Washington March 21. 1814. Dear Sir. At the very beginning of the last month my new appointment was bestowed upon me, and I was suddenly thrown into the midst of…