John Adams to Richard Rush, December 25, 1816
Montezillo Decr 25. 1816 Dear Sir Your Letter of the 29th of September has not been answered by me as it ought to have been. Your Excursion Horseback gave me…
Montezillo Decr 25. 1816 Dear Sir Your Letter of the 29th of September has not been answered by me as it ought to have been. Your Excursion Horseback gave me…
Doctors Commons 24th. Decr. 1816 His Excellency J. Q. Adams Esqr. &c &c &c We have the Honor of your Excellency’s Letter of the 16th. Instant wherein You inform us…
Baltimore, Dec 23, 1816 Honored Sir, As editor of the Weekly Register (a work that I am flattered with a belief has effected a good deal, of his building up…
Quincy December 18th 1816 Dear Sir Your kind letter of the 13th contains much truth, and nothing but the truth. I may return to it hereafter, but at present, with…
Quincy Decr. 17. 1816 Dear Sir All our intelligent Travellers to Washington, I find have an ambition to See both the present, and future President of the United States. I…
Quincy Decr 17. 1816 Dear Sir I beg leave to introduce to You Col. William Sumner; and to Mrs Madison, his Sister, Miss Elizabeth Sumner, Children of our late Governor…
Quincy Decr 16th 1816 Your Letter dear Sir of Nov. 15 from Poplar Forrest was Sent to me from the Post Office the next day after I had Sent “The…
Oldenbarneveld 15 Dec. 1816. My Dear Sir! ἀναπέτομαι δὴ πρὸσ ολυμπον πτερυγεσσι κούφαις — μ’ ἐπίβωτον κατὰ γειτόνας ποιήσεις. And I was gratified by your condescending kindness—as to this I…
Boston 13 Decr. 1816 Dear Sir Was I to draw the Portraits of the two Characters You mention, of the first I should say that he was not a Man…
Boston November 6th. 1816. Dear Sir, My Father has communicated to me your letter of yesterday, which he means to answer particularly himself, but in the mean time, I do…