John Adams to Benjamin Rush, July 15, 1789
New York July 15 1789 Dear Sir I have read D r Rush, de moribus Germanorum, with pleasure. 1 As I am a great lover of paradoxes, when defended with…
New York July 15 1789 Dear Sir I have read D r Rush, de moribus Germanorum, with pleasure. 1 As I am a great lover of paradoxes, when defended with…
New York July 15 1789 Sir I received your letter of the first of this month and thank you for you kind congratulations. 1 The application in favor of Joseph…
Hingham July 14 th. 1789— Dear sir I had the pleasure a few days since of receiving your kind favor of the 19 th. ult o — When I first…
New York July 14 1789 Sir I have received your favor of the second of this month. The report I mentioned to you in a former letter, was spoken of…
New York July 14 1789 Dear Sir I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me on the third of this month, and I thank you…
New York July 14, 1789 Sir I received your favor of the 4 th of this month, but not till the impost bill was enacted and published. In the progress…
[ 10 July 1789 ] 1 Dear Sir I have received the letter you did me the honor to write on the 26 th of last month and am much…
Boston 9 July 1789 My dear Sir However you & I may have been taught by Civilians, & however History confirms the Maxim, that an Imperium in Imperio is a…
Boston July 9 th. 1789— Dear Sir altho’ this Letter is somewhat of a public Nature, yet I dare not address you in a consonant manner, ’till the Point is…
Newbury Port July 8 th. 1789 My dear Sir— Conscious of the persecutions you would meet with, by applications for your influence in the appointment to offices, I had determined…