2901From John Adams to James Warren, 21 October 1775 (Adams Papers)
I believe I shall surfeit you with Letters, which contain nothing, but Recommendations of Gentlemen to your Attention, especially as you have So many important affairs to take up all your Time and Thoughts. But the Bearers, are Gentlemen, who come so well recommended to me that I could not refuse my self the Pleasure of giving them an opportunity of Seeing my Friend Warren, of whom you must...
2902From John Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt, 18 December 1823 (Adams Papers)
Your kind letter of the 14th. has given me great pleasure, I congratulate you on the Birth of your fifth Daughter. God Bless the lovely little creatures, may they all imitate their Mothers & Grand Mothers from the seventh or eighthth generations such a race of Mothers has rarely existed in this world I believe. I hope you will educate them as you Grand Mother was educated, by reconciling...
2903From John Adams to Susanna Boylston Adams Clark Treadway, 1 March 1819 (Adams Papers)
I have requested your Uncle to advance the money for your Bible on my account; Have you heard Mr. Clay speak in the house? I wish there might be as many spectators of the launching of the 74; as there were of the execution of the four pirates lately in Boston. Kiss little Susan and congratulate her on her recovery My love to Mr. Clark and all the family; I hope you will not fall in love with...
2904From John Adams to Bidé de Chavagnes, 24 February 1780 (Adams Papers)
I had last Evening the Honour, of your Letter from Brest, of the 16th. of this Month, and I thank you, sir for your kind Enquiries after our Health. Mr. Dana, Mr. Thaxter, the three Children and myself, are very well at present. Mr. Allen We left, in good Health at Bordeaux. We were all much incommoded with violent Colds and threatned with dangerous Fevers in Spain, arrising from bad Weather,...
2905From John Adams to Benjamin Waterhouse, 16 March 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have just recd your Favour of Yesterday. It has been a Rule of the Government from 1789 to this day to answer no Solicitations or Recommendations for Office. The necessity of this Rule must be obvious to evry enquiring Mind. The Hyperfederalists, or the Ultrafederalists, have a more exalted System, than the Simple Federalists. They dare not, openly and publickly avow or attempt to Support...
2906From John Adams to James Gunn, 31 October 1798 (Adams Papers)
Your Address of the 4th of September, has been transmitted to me, as you directed by your Committee, through a senator in Congress from Georgia, General James Gunn. Opinions So correct and feelings so honorable, as yours can never fail to add to my Satisfaction and encouragement, from whatever Part of the Union or portion of my fellow Citizens the People they may come: but especially when they...
2907From John Adams to Commissioners of Washington City, 10 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
I have this morning received your favor of the 7th Inst and although I have not found time to answer your former Letters, I will give you a short answer to this, that you may meet with no delay or embarrassment in your proceedings— Although I may have been inclined to an opinion, that a Variation of the measures, might have more surely prepared the City for the residence of Government at the...
2908John Adams to Abigail Adams, 21 June 1777 (Adams Papers)
It would give Pleasure to every Body your Way but the few, unfeeling Tories, to see what a Spirit prevails here. The Allarm which How was foolish enough to spread by his March out of Brunswick, raised the Militia of the Jersies universally, and in this City it united the Whiggs, to exert themselves under their new Militia Law, in such a Degree that nobody here was under any Apprehensions of...
2909From John Adams to Josiah Bartlett, 22 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
As I never had the honor to be one of your ancient Fraternity, I feel my Self under, the greater Obligations to you for this respectfull and affectionate Address. Many of my best Friends have been Masons; and two of them Grand Masters of Lodges , my professional Patron the learned Gridley, and my intimate Friend your immortal patriot and Hero Warren, whose Life and Death were Lessons and...
2910From John Adams to the Comte de Sarsfield, 16 September 1789 (Adams Papers)
Your friendly letter of the 23 of April, has laid me under obligations to you which it shall be my endeavour to discharge. It will ever be a pleasure to me to hear of your health and happiness: and perhaps you may have a curiosity to hear of mine.— I have been here about five months, and without missing a single day, (excepting one when my own salary was under consideration, and delicacy...