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John Adams to Henry Colman, October 28, 1816
Quincy October 28th 1816 Dear Sir Basanists might have gone farther. he might upon the same principles & with the same arguments have produced a greater number of candidate for…
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Letters from 1816
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John Adams to Benjamin W Crowninshield, October 25, 1816
Quincy October 25th 1816 Sir A Lieutenant of the Navy under Commodore Bainbridge on board the Independence, is in a tender state of health, & thinks this climate is too…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, October 23, 1816
Quincy Oct. 23. [ 18 ]16 Dear Sir Your Letter of the 16th. would occupy me for 12 months, when I know not that I have 12 days to live.…
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John Adams to James Madison, October 22, 1816
Quincy October 22d 1816 Dear Sir Thank you for your favour of the 12th. The Anecdote mentioned in my Letter of the 4th of September, is of no consequence to…
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Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, October 14, 1816
Monticello Oct. 14. 16 Your letter; dear Sir, of May 6. had already well explained the Uses of grief, that of Sep. 3. with equal truth adduces instances of it’s…
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James Madison to John Adams, October 12, 1816
Washington Ocr. 12. 1816 Dear Sir Your favor of the 4th. of Sepr. was handed to me, by Docr. Freeman, at my abode in Virga. just before I left it…
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François Adriaan Van der Kemp to John Adams, October 11, 1816
11 oct. 1816. My Dear and respected Sir! I Should rather guess that Basanistes would do good—It is true it is a heroic medicine, but it would not come in…
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John Adams to James Mease, August 24, 1816
Quincy August 24th 1816 Dear Sir A letter of the 8th of August from Dr Mease has revived many recollections of conversations at Bush Hill, and at the Corner of…
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John Adams to Stephen Miller, August 23, 1816
Quincy August 23rd 1816 Sir Last Evening Mr: Apthrop put into my hand your polite Letter of the first of this Month from New York. Your civil Apology for writing…
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John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, August 14, 1816
Quincy Aug. 14. 1816 My dear Sir Thanks for your third of Aug.—Griefs upon Griefs! Disappointments upon Disappointments! All is Vanity! What then? This is a gay, merry World, notwithstanding.…