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John Adams to David Sewall, November 4, 1821
Montizillo 4 Nov 1821 Dear Sir Thanks for your favour of 26 Oct last Mankind seem to be children from the cradle to the grave. They will beg & pray—wrangle…
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Alden Bradford to John Adams, November 1, 1821
Boston Nov. 1. 1821 Sir, I cannot say positively where the paper, I lately sent you, was found—There are here some files of letters &c. which were saved from the…
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John Adams to Mathew Carey, October 30, 1821
Montezillo October 30st. 1821 dear Sir— I have received your favour, and thank you for it—I should have written to you before but St Anthony has sent his subtarranan fires…
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David Sewall to John Adams, October 26, 1821
York October 26th. 1821 Dear Sir We are about commencing the 87th. year of our pilgrimage. And by the last Catalogue of H.C. among the front Ranks of our Cotemporary…
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John Adams to Alden Bradford, October 26, 1821
Montezillo October 26th. 1821 dear Sir Your kind letter of the 24th. has exerted a thousand conjectures in my Mind, and as many questions.—Where was the paper enclosed found—To whom…
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Mathew Carey to John Adams, October 24, 1821
Philada. Oct. 24. 1821 Sir, Several times since my return home, I have thought it wd be proper to write you on the subject of the Conversation that took place…
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Richard Stockton to John Adams, September 12, 1821
Princeton (N.J.) Sepr. 12th. 1821 Dear Sir Permit me to introduce to you my Son Robert F Stockton of the Navy at present Commanding the Schooner Alligator now in the…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, September 12, 1821
Monticello Sep. 12. 21. Dear Sir I am just returned from my other home, and shall within a week go back to it for the rest of the autumn. I…
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Jacob W Watson to John Adams, September 11, 1821
Princeton Sepr. 11th: 1821 Sir The Citizens of Princeton having moved to this place for the purpose of escorting < the > your Son, the Hon John Quincy Adams to…
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Jacob W Watson to John Quincy Adams, September 11, 1821
Princeton Sept. 11th: 1821 Sir The Citizens of Princeton, having been informed of your intended visit to that place, embrace this opportunity of manifesting their respect for your person and…