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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, May 23, 1807
Quincy May 23d. 1807 Dr Sir I received at an Exhibition of Musick in our polite Village of Mount Woollaston, on thursday, your Letter relative to Mr Loude, and sent…
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Letters about Diplomacy
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John Adams to Thomas Foxcroft, February 13, 1807
Quincy Feb 13, 1807. Dear Sir Benjamin Beale Esq. our representative, brought me last night from the General Court, a packet containing two books and a letter. But the letter…
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John Adams to Abel Sawyer, February 8, 1807
Quincy February 8th: 1807. Sir. Mr: Samuel Adams was called a Maltster because he kept a Malt-house; but he was a Gentleman of liberal Education; a Legislator and a Magistrate.…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, February 2, 1807
Quincy Feb. 2, 1807 Dear Sir One of the Historiographers of Johnson’s Chat, Boswell perhaps or Piozzi says that Johnson being asked which were the best sermons in the English…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, February 2, 1807
Quincy Feb. 2. 1807 My Dear Doctor You make me very happy when you Say, that you agree with me upon the Subject of the Perfectibility of Man. Let every…
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Abel Sawyer to John Adams, January 29, 1807
Alfred Jannuary 29th 1807 Honrble Sir I am Possesed of A paper Executed To Samel Adams Malster of Boston & others it was Executed Decembr 1718 if it concerns you…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, January 29, 1807
Quincy January 29 1807 Dear Van Der Kemp Upon my Word and honour, if I know myself, and for any Thing I know to the contrary, I am Alive, and…
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James Lenox to John Adams, January 24, 1807
Churchhill Queen Anns County. State of Maryland [ c. January 24, 1807 ] Honorable Sir. I can but confess my neglect in not letting you Know that I received your…
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Benjamin Rush to John Adams, January 23, 1807
Philadelphia Jany 23rd. 1807. My dear friend I have been waiting like Horace’s Clown till the Stream of my business should so far lessen that I could pass over it,…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, January 21, 1807
Quincy Jan. 21. 1807 Dear Sir Robinson was not only a Man of Sense and learning < but > Piety and Virtue but of a Catholic tolerant Spirit and remarkable…