John Adams to William Sumner, March 28, 1809
Quincy March 28th. 1809. Mr Sumner, I have always cherrished an affection for you for many reasons which determine the Understanding and touch the heart.— Your Father Solicited me to…
Quincy March 28th. 1809. Mr Sumner, I have always cherrished an affection for you for many reasons which determine the Understanding and touch the heart.— Your Father Solicited me to…
Charlestown Mar. 27th.1809 Dear & much respected Sir, I recd. your letter of the 9th. inst—(nearly a fortnight after its date) accompanying Dr. Trumbull’s M S. Hist. “with more delight…
Brookfield March 23d. 1809 Dear Sir being a perticuler Friend of yours, Take the liberty to inclose this Letter, and ask the indulgence of an answer respecting its being a…
Boston March 23—1809 Dear Father Seeing a letter this morning in the Chronicle (a paper which has universally been calumniateing your Carecter both public and private) with your signature too…
Quincy March 23d 1809 My Sensible and humorous Friend I agree with Sidney as quoted in your favour of the 13th. That civil War is preferable to Slavery and I…
Boston March 22d. 1809 Sir Inclosed is a Letter which I have this morning received from a particular Friend of mine, who is a Representative from the Town of Northhampton…
Hatfield March 21—1809 Sir The slight personal acquaintance I have had with you would not entitle me to the honour of addressing to you a letter, which might take off…
Quincy March 20 1809 Dear Sir I have received your favours of March 11 and 14th. In answer to the first I wish to know whether you remember General Washington’s…
Fitchburg, March 14, 1809. Dear Sir My solicitude to see your strictures upon Mr. Pickering’s Letter was satisfied by the last mail. I acquit myself, by the enclosure of the…
Quincy March 14. 1809 My dear Friend Your Anecdotes are always extreamly Aprospros and none of them more So than those in your Letter of Mar 2d The King of…