John Adams to John Quincy Adams, May 19, 1783
Paris May 19. 1783 My dear son I am glad to learn, by your Favour of the 12th, that you have begun to translate Suetonius. This is a very proper…
Paris May 19. 1783 My dear son I am glad to learn, by your Favour of the 12th, that you have begun to translate Suetonius. This is a very proper…
Paris May 18. 1783 My dearest Friend You may well Suppose that I am not very easy when you are informed that We have no News from America, and that…
Paris May 14. 1783 My dear Child Mr. Hardouin has just now called upon me, and delivered me your Letter of the 6 Instant. I find that, although, your hand…
Paris 13. May 1783 My dear son No Letters from you by the two last Posts. Let me hear from you as Soon and as often as you can. This…
Hague May 12th. 1783 Honoured Sir The fair ended last Saturday, and yesterday 1 I began to translate Suetone’s life of Caligula; 2 Mr. Dumas who is so good as…
Paris April 16. 1783 My dearest Friend If Congress when they revoked my Commission had appointed another to make a Treaty of Commerce with Great Britain, We should have had…
Paris, April 14th, 1783 My dear daughter By this time, I hope, your inclination to travel has abated, and the prospect of peace has made you more contented with your…
Paris April 11. 1783 My dearest Friend There is at length a Ministry in England composed of Kings Friends and Peoples Men, which will effervesce, and throw out a great…
Paris April 7. 1783 My dearest Friend It is now compleatly five Years, Since I first arrived in Europe, and in all that time I was never more impatient to…
April 7 1783 My dearest Friend Tis a long a very long time since I had an opportunity of conveying a single line to you. I have upon many accounts…