Col. James Otis to John Adams, October 25, 1775
Watertown October 25th 1775 Sir I Recived your favor of the first Current 1 and Note the Contents and in answer say that I am Obliged for this first favor…
Watertown October 25th 1775 Sir I Recived your favor of the first Current 1 and Note the Contents and in answer say that I am Obliged for this first favor…
Watertown Octr. 20th: 1775 My Dear Sir After an Interval much longer than I ever designed should take place, I now set down to write again. The Multiplicity of Business,…
Octr. 20. 1775 Dr sir The Bearer of this is John McPherson Esq. 1 He is a Genius—an old Sea Warriour, Nine or ten Times wounded in Sea Fights. He…
Octr. 19. 1775 Dr sir I want to be with you, Tete a Tete, to canvass, and discuss the complicated subject of Trade. I Say nothing of private Consultations or…
New York Wednesday Evening 18th Octbr. 1775 Gentlemen Since I closed my last, of this Morning, 1 I have been inform’d of a most curious Motion that was made in…
Octr. 18. 1775 Dr sir The Letter of Dr—— is the oddest Thing imaginable. There are so many Lies in it, calculated to give the Enemy an high Idea of…
N. York Octbr. 16th 1775 Gentlemen I 1 have been here, almost ever since I had the Pleasure of seeing you at Fairfield, and have attentively observed the Conduct of…
Octr. 13. 1775 Yours of october 1. and 2d I received this Morning with the Letters inclosed. These were from my afflicted Wife, 1 giving me Such a continued History…
Philadelphia Octr. 13. 1775 My dear Sir 1 Your obliging Favour of the fifth Inst. I this Moment received, and give me Leave to assure you that no Letter I…
Watertown October 12 1775 I Write again from Waterton, where I Arrived Yesterday with your Excelent Friend who has been so much Engaged by his Necessary Attention to public affairs…