2581Johann Ulrich Pauli to John Adams: A Translation, 5 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
If your Hanseatic Charge d’Affaires Monsieur Martens were soon to inquire whether your honor would be ready to authorize the settling of a Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the Hanseatic Cities, then this is not a mere question of curiosity. The Hanseatic Cities would offer relatively bigger gains and advantages to the Americans, than the Dutch gentlemen would ever be able to offer them. In...
2582To John Adams from the Comtesse de Quadt Wykeradt, 5 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
Comme votre excellance, a asschetté notre Maison au fruell-Burgwal, ou je demeure le-quèl je dois sedder et transporter le premier de maÿ, et qu’ils me sont [aux]-vennée des affaires, qui demende ma pressence ici plus longtems, je vien La Prier, de voulloir maccorder d’y rèster un mois, ou quinzaine de jours plus-tar, et joffre, en mème temps d’y donner des chambres pour ÿ plasser des Meubles...
2583The Comtesse de Quadt Wykeradt to John Adams: A Translation, 5 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
Since your Excellency has purchased our house in Fluwelen Burgwal where I am residing until May 1st, and where I must continue to be present in order to attend to my business affairs, I ask you permission to stay on for a month longer, or at least two weeks. In exchange, I offer to put the rooms and garden in order before your arrival and while hoping for a favorable reply, I have the honor to...
2584Capellen tot den Pol, Joan Derk, Baron van der, 6 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
J’ai la Satisfaction de communiquer à Votre Excell: que les Etats d’Overÿssel ont resolu hier nemine contradicente, de reconnoitre Votre Excell: comme Ministre des Etats Unis de l’Amerique Septentrionale. Dieu en Soit beni!
2585Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol to John Adams: A Translation, 6 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have the satisfaction to communicate to Your Excellency that the States of Overijssel resolved yesterday, nemine contradicente, to recognize Your Excellency as minister of the United States of North America. Blessed be God. RC ( Adams Papers ). Without opposition.
2586To John Adams from Adrianus Dubbeldemuts, 6 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
The letter which your Excellencÿ has done me the honour of writing me the 22d. past reached me in Course. Since the Copy of the petition of the Merchants of this place to their Magistrates, which Covered my last, has been So acceptable to your Excellencÿ, I take the libertÿ to add here the Rotterdam Gazette of this daÿ, Containing Chiefly an adress to our Said Magistrates which I had the...
2587To John Adams from Anthony Mylius, 6 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
Whereas the happy Moment is arrived that the united States of America are or in Short shall be acknowledged as Free and Independent by the States of these United Provinces, and that in Consequence thereof a Treaty of Commerce, Trade and Navigation is to be made between the aforesaid States, by which the Commerce, Trade and Navigation shall increase and florish more and more, And as different...
2588To John Adams from Francis Dana, 8 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
I had the pleasure of your favour of the 15th March this morning, in which you acknowledge the receipt of mine of Feby 10/21 and of the paper enclosed; but you say nothing of another paper which I sent you by the same post, enclosed in blank, relative to the same subject: I hope it has safely reached you notwithstanding. I have wrote to you since, on Feby. 21. O.S. And to Mr: T. on the 5/16...
2589To John Adams from Thomas Digges, 9 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
I have not yet been able to see Mr L, he having left Town just before my return to it and not having got back till yesterday. Without my urging to Lord S–ne the propriety of immediately speaking to Mr L on the matter of my message to You and for releasing him from every tye here, I found His Lordship had concluded to make his approaches to that quarter, for most assuredly it is the right one,...
2590To John Adams from Joshua Johnson, 9 April 1782 (Adams Papers)
My last was on the 30th. October; Two Days ago I received by the hands of Mr. George Harrison your introductory Letter, to which every respect shall be paid, and attention shewn this Young Gent. that is in my power. I am glad to hear from you as well as others that the Dutch are at length takeing steps to acknowledge the Independancy of America, it would be well that they were more active...