Saturday. Mr. Clay’s respectful Compliments to Mr. Adams and Mrs. Adams and he regrets Extremely that confinement to his room by indisposition prevents him from having the pleasure of dining…
[ 15 Dec. 1817-1 Jan. 1818 ] Decbr. 15 A Stormy and bousterous day a large party invited to dine being the first Diplomatic dinner nothing to be had and…
Washington 14. December 1817. My dear Charles. A very few days after my arrival in this City, I received your Letter of 19. September, the contents of which I dare…
Quincy december 14th 1817 my dear son As you accused me last Evening, or rather Night with preventing the Ladies from writing to you; I apologized by saying that I…
Alexandria Decr. 13th. 1817— Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of a set of documents, and the second Volume of Wheaton’s reports stiched in boards, which have…
Quincy december 12th 1817 my dear daughter I have been haunted with the Deamon of omission, and a hundred Sprights in the garb of excuses, Such as Company, family avocations…
London 11. Dec 1817. Dear Sir. The last letter of only two I have from Mr Adams is of 8 Octr. at Washington, he took upon him the duties of…
Q. Decr 8. 17 My dear Son Nature did not make me of a jealous disposition; but a dismal experience has made me Suspicious of myself, not less than of…
Washington 5th. December 1817 My Dear Brother Yours of the 24th. ulto. with the draft on the Branch Bank for 3000 Dollars in received.—Messrs: Payne and Co wrote me lately…
London 1 Dec. 1817. Dear Sir. I am so frequently importuned for particular information respecting the United States, which is comprised in the little volume, you have in your possession—That…