John Quincy Adams to John Adams, March 12, 1783
Hamborough March 12. 1783 1 Honoured Sir I suppose you have receiv’d before now my letter from Copenhagen dated Feby. 20th. in which I wrote you that I expected to…
Hamborough March 12. 1783 1 Honoured Sir I suppose you have receiv’d before now my letter from Copenhagen dated Feby. 20th. in which I wrote you that I expected to…
Paris Feby. 27th. 1783 My dearest Friend I read in a great Writer, Montesquieu that “l’honneur, en imposant la loi de servir, veut en être l’arbitre; et, s’il se trouve…
Paris 22d. Jany. 1783 Madam I little expected, when writing to You on the 16th. instant, to have so soon congratulated You upon the Signature of the Preliminaries of Peace…
Paris Jan. 22. 1783 My dearest Friend The Preliminaries of Peace and an Armistice, were Signed at Versailles on the 20 and on the 21. We went again to pay…
Saturday Evening [ , Start insertion, ca. 18 January 1783 , End, ] 1 Your letter 2 my Dear Eliza was this day handed me by your Mamma. I Love…
Paris 16th. Jany. 1783 Madam About three weeks agone, I forwarded a packet of Letters to Mr. Cranch, inclosing one to him—the first since I have been [ , Start…
Saturday Morn [ , Start insertion, ca. 11 January 1783 , End, ] 1 Your letter 2 my Dear Eliza, was, sent me yesterday afternoon. By the bearer of it…
[ , Start insertion, ca. 10 January 1783 , End, ] 1 Sir The Letter which you find enclosed you will be kind enough to sink should you be so…
Janry 10th 1783 My dearest Friend The young Gentleman who is the Bearer of this has acted for about 7 months in the capacity of preceptor to our children; I…
Boston Janry. 7th. 1783 Madam For above a fortnight past I have been meditating a visit to Braintree but some unlucky occurrence or other turned up and disappointed me, and…