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Joshua Barney to John Adams, August 23, 1788
Baltimore Aug t: 23 d. 1788: Sir, Since I had the honor to Command the packett-ship Genr l. Washington. in 84. I have lived at this place in hopes long…
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Nicolaas & Jacob Van Staphorst to John Adams, August 21, 1788
Amsterdam 21 August 1788 Sir Permit us to offer you our most hearty and sincere Congratulations on Your and your Lady’s safe Return to your Native Country, after a long…
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Arthur Lee to John Adams, August 10, 1788
Aug t. 10 th . 1788 1 I receivd your favor, my dear Sir, by which I perceive you are once more a farmer at Braintree—a real Cincinnatus without being…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, August 2, 1788
Paris Aug. 2. 1788. Dear Sir I have received with a great deal of pleasure the account of your safe arrival and joyful reception at Boston. mr̃ Cutting was so…
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John Brown Cutting to John Adams, May 28, 1788
London May 28 1788 Dear Sir, I made up a parcel (directed for you by the Commerce) on the evening of the 17 th ; but M r Prentice who…
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Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to John Adams, May 25, 1788
Paris May the 25 th [ 1788 ] My dear Sir I Will not Enter on a detaïl of European Affairs, Still less So of our trouble in france, as…
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John Brown Cutting to John Adams, May 17, 1788
London 17 th May. 1788 Dear Sir, This moment I have been notified of the first opportunity I have known since your departure of writing to Boston. Altho it be…
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John Hancock to John Adams, May 7, 1788
Boston 7 th May 1788 Sir I Lodge this Letter with the Pilot at the Light House to deliver you, which will inform you that I have given him directions…
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John Adams to Thomas Brand-Hollis, April 9, 1788
Fountain Inn, Cowes, Isle of Wight, April 9, 1788. Dear Sir, I have, to day, received your kind letter of the 7th and the valuable books that accompanied it. Mariana,…
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John Adams to Thomas Brand-Hollis, April 5, 1788
Fountain Inn, Portsmouth, April 5, 1788. My Dear Sir, If ever there was any philosophic solitude, your two friends have found it in this place, where we have been wind…