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John Adams to John K. Jackson, December 30, 1817
Quincy Decbr 30th 1817 Sir In 1774, I became acquainted with MacKean, Rodney, and Henry. Those three appeared to me to see more clearly to the End of the Biussiness…
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Benjamin Waterhouse to John Adams, December 29, 1817
Cambridge 29th. Decr. 1817. Dear Sir, Habituated as I have long been to consider your judgement as infallible, I have not found it exactly so on the subject of our…
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John Trumbull to John Adams, December 26, 1817
New York 26th. December 1817. Dear Sir You will forgive my long delay in replying to your very interesting & confidential favor of the 18th. March:—I was reluctant to write…
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John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, December 25, 1817
Montezillo Decbr. 25th 1817 Dear Sir It was not friendly in you to involve me in your domestic & family Controversies Major Pierce Butler told me that he made a…
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Elkanah Watson to John Adams, November 2, 1817
Albany. 2d. Novr. 1817 Dear Sir It is now 37 years since I had the pleasure to recieve your first letter at Anconis It was a paternal letter containing advice…
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David Sewall to John Adams, October 28, 1817
York October 28th. 1817 Dear Sir I take the liberty of Congratulating you on the returne of your worthy Son to America, after years of absence in Europe, And may…
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Alpheus Cary to John Adams, October 13, 1817
Boston Oct. 13th. 1817. Sir, I received on Saturday last, through the medium of the Post-Office, a letter from you dated the 9th. inst. in which you request me to…
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John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, October 10, 1817
Quincy Oct. 10. 1817 Dear Sir I thank you for your kind congratulations on the return of my little family from Europe. To receive them all in fine hea[ l…
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John Adams to Alpheus Cary, October 9, 1817
Quincy Oct 9th 1817. Sir, Will you be so good as to procure for me a piece of white marble four and twenty inches in length and twenty inches in…
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Thomas Loring to John Adams, October 3, 1817
Hingham 3d: of Octr: 1817 Respected Sir I would inform you my daughter Mrs: Lincoln died yesterday after a lingering illness. The funeral will be tomorrow.—The bell will toll at…