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Sylvanus Bourne to John Adams, September 8, 1789
Boston Sept 8 th 1789— My respected Sir— I was honoured by the due Receipt of your obliging fav r. of Aug t 30 th for which you have my…
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Letters from 1789
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William Maclay to John Adams, September 1, 1789
Sep r. 1st 1789 M r Maclay’s Compliments wait on the Vice President of the united States, begs leave to inform him, That he is in so ill a State…
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John Adams to Joseph Hardy, August 6, 1789
Richmond hill Aug t 6 1789 Sir In 1779 at Bilbao I was solicited for releif by a number of American seamen who had been captured by the English and…
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Francis Dana to John Adams, July 31, 1789
Cambridge July 31 st: 1789 Dear Sir I did not receive your very obliging favour of the 10 th: inst: till yesterday, when I returned from the eastern Circuit. I…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, July 28, 1789
Richmond Hill July 28. 1789 Dear Sir “The Characters, I So much admire among the ancients,” were not “formed wholly by Republican forms of Government”— 1 I admire, Phillip and…
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William Tudor to John Adams, July 27, 1789
Boston 27 July 1789. Dear Sir Our Citizens here disapprobate the Compensations, as they are called, which have passed the lower House of Congress. They generally think that the Salary…
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Roger Sherman to John Adams, July 27, 1789
New York July [27] 1789 1 Sir— I received your letter of the 20th Inst. I had in mine of the Same date communicated to you my Ideas on that…
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James Lovell to John Adams, July 26, 1789
Boston July 26 th. 1789— My dear honoured Friend I had often considered your Situation, before the Receipt of your Letter of the 16 th , and I had hoped…
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John Brown Cutting to John Adams, July 24, 1789
Bordeaux 24 th July 1789 My Dear Sir By a vessel that departs from hence in half an hour bound for the Potowmack I send you some authentic papers which…
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John Adams to Benjamin Rush, July 24, 1789
New York July 24. 1789 My dear Friend I have persecuted you, too much with my Letters.— I beg you would give yourself no trouble to answer them, but when…