John Adams to John Quincy Adams, December 15, 1781
Amsterdam Decr. 15. 1781 My dear Child This day Mr. Sayre arrived, 1 with your Letter of the 12/23 of October. Yours of August I answered, Yesterday. You have not…
Amsterdam Decr. 15. 1781 My dear Child This day Mr. Sayre arrived, 1 with your Letter of the 12/23 of October. Yours of August I answered, Yesterday. You have not…
Amsterdam Decr. 14. 1781 My dear Son Your Letter of 21 Aug. O.S. 1 the first I have received, reached me only two or three days ago. I am pleased…
Bilboa October 26. 1781 Dear Sir I had the honor to address your Excellency from Corunna on the 26 of last month, in which letter I promised myself the pleasure…
St. Petersbourg October 12/23 1781 Honoured Sir I wrote you just after I arrived here, 1 and gave you a short sketch of my Journey from Amsterdam to this Place,…
St. Petersbourg October 12 Old Style [ October ] 23 N.S. 1781 Honoured Mamma I am afraid you will think I was negligent in not writing more than I did…
Amsterdam Oct. 21. 1781 My dearest Friend I have not yet seen the Work from whence the inclosed Extracts were made. A set is on the Road, a Present from…
October 21. 1781 My dearest Friend It is now four weeks since Capt. Newman arrived in the Brig Gates and brought me your Letter of the 22d of May. It…
Amsterdam Oct. 20. 1781 Your Letter, Sir, of the 26 Ult. I received last night, and should have [been] astonished at its date and Contents if I had not seen…
the 14th. Octovr. 1781 Madam Since the above duplicatte of our last Respectts to you 1 has Kissed our hands your allways obliging Esteemed favour of the 18th. Jully 2…
Philada. Octr. 9th [ , Start insertion, 1781 , End, ] Yesterday’s Post brought me your Favour of Sepr. 26th. 1 Your dear Boy Charles should most certainly have had…