William Wirt to John Quincy Adams, June 6, 1818
Office of the Attorney General June 6th: 1818. Sir. The enclosed letter from Mr. Bache, the post-master at Philadelphia, ought, I think, to be communicated to the President of the…
Office of the Attorney General June 6th: 1818. Sir. The enclosed letter from Mr. Bache, the post-master at Philadelphia, ought, I think, to be communicated to the President of the…
Oldenbarneveld 8 May 1818. My Dear and respected Sir! Although only a few moments of day light are left me, I Shall take hold of these to indulge a pleasurable…
Quincy May 3d. 1818. Sir I was born on the nineteenth of October 1735, and consequently was eighty two years of age, on the thirtieth of October 1817. My Son…
London May 2. 1818 Dear and Respected sir. An old Scotch woman, in North-Shields, signing herself Ann Hewison, has sent me a manuscript Quarto of what she calls extracts from…
Washington City, D.C. 29 April 1818. Venerable Sir, A Stranger to you, an Apology is justly due on my part for the Liberty I take in addressing this Letter. The…
Quincy April 23d. 1818 Dear Sir I have Seldom read so much good sense, in so few Words as in your Letter of the 5th. Your Judgment of Mr Wirts…
Herkimer State of New York April 22nd: 1818— Honourable Sir: I am requested by the old Revolutionary Gentlemen of this vicinity, to ask the favour of your Hon. to give…
Quincy, April 15, 1818. dear sir, I HAVE received your obliging favour of the 8th, but cannot consent to your resolution to ask no more questions. Your questions revive my…
Oldenbarneveld—12 Apr. 1818 My Dear and respected Sir! Since I was gratified with your favour of march the 10, another of my intimate acquaintances—whom you may, perhaps, may recollect to…
Boston 7th. march 1818 Dear Sir, I had this day an opportunity to examine our Town Records. In May 1765 the representatives chosen were James Otis, Thomas Cushing, Oxenbridge Thacher…