31To John Adams from Rufus King, 1 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
Seven States only have been represented in congress since October, of consequence very few...
32To John Adams from Charles Storer, 1 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
Enthusiasm is as necessary to the science of Politics as of Religion: without zeal in the Cause...
33To John Adams from John Jay, 2 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I lately wrote you a few hasty Lines just as the vessel which carried them was departing; and...
34To John Adams from John Jay, 3 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
My last to You was written the 2 d. Ult:— It acknowledged the Receipt of your Letters of 15. 17....
35To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 7 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I am honored with yours of Jan. 19. mine of Jan. 12. had not I suppose at that time got to your...
36To John Adams from Isaac Stephens, [7 February] 1786 (Adams Papers)
Supposing Som one gentleman to be charged with the affairs of the united States of america in...
37To John Adams from François Soulés, 8 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I may now give your Excellency a description of this place before I give you the two next volumes...
38To John Adams from Jonathan Jackson, 15 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I had your very agreeable Letter of the 1 st. Octob r in course after it’s date, which I have not...
39To John Adams from Paul R. Randall, 17 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I should have paid the highest Respect to your Excellency’s Injunction of writing by every safe...
40To John Adams from the Marquis de Lafayette, 22 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I Have Been Honoured with Your favour By Mr̃ Joy to Whom I Will Readily Render Every Service in...
41To John Adams from Paul R. Randall, 25 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
The last Letter I had the Honor to address to your Excellency was of the 17 th: instant—conveyed...
42To John Adams from Matthew Robinson-Morris, 27 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
I sincerely want words to express my sense of the honor done me by your letter; which I shall...
43To John Adams from the Marquis of Carmarthen, 28 February 1786 (Adams Papers)
In Answer to the Memorial You did me the Honour to deliver to me on the 8 th. Dec r: , I have to...
44To John Adams from Richard Price, 2 March 1786 (Adams Papers)
I have been wishing to call upon you all this week, but the weather has been so discouraging as...
45To John Adams from David Humphreys, 5 March 1786 (Adams Papers)
Colonel Smith has been so good as to take charge of a printed copy of M r Dwight’s Poem and a...
46To John Adams from Philip Mazzei, 5 March 1786 (Adams Papers)
I return you my sincere thanks, Sir, for the petition from the City of Bristol in 1775, which I...
47To John Adams from the Comte de Sarsfield, 6 March 1786 (Adams Papers)
Si Javois Seu le voyage de M r Jefferson, Je lui aurois remis quelques memoires curieux pour...
48To John Adams from the Board of Treasury, 7 March 1786 (Adams Papers)
We do ourselves the Honor of transmitting to you the Resolves of Congress of the 15 th. day of...
49To John Adams from Matthew Robinson-Morris, 18 March 1786 (Adams Papers)
I am much honor’d with your letter of 2 d March and have read with great pleasure the favorable...
MS not found. Printed from facsimile in WSS ’s hand in Magazine of American History, with Notes...
51To John Adams from Thomas Barclay, 27 March 1786 (Adams Papers)
I arrived here the 10 th. and expect to be able to proceed to Cadiz in a few days, the Copys of...
52To John Adams from Board of Treasury, 6 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
We do ourselves the Honor of transmitting to you a Duplicate of our Letters to yourself, and the...
53To John Adams from John Jay, 7 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
I lately sent you five or six copies of the last Edition of my Pamphlet. I then supposed it to be...
54To John Adams from Charles Storer, 7 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
To send a number of letters under cover to you without one line to yourself, were it only by way...
55To John Adams from Mercy Otis Warren, 8 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
While in the silent watches of the Last night I was Contemplating the Vicissitudes of Life, the...
56To John Adams from Samuel Williams, 9 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
I wish to present to the Royal Society of London the memoirs of our American Academy of Arts and...
57To John Adams from James Bowdoin, 10 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
I had the honour of writing to you in August last relative to the conduct of Captain Stanhope;...
58To John Adams from Elbridge Gerry, 12 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
A few Days since, I rec d your Letter of the 13 th of Decr last, without either of the Arrets...
59To John Adams from Samuel Adams, 13 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
Doctor Gordon is to deliver you this Letter. He is going to the Land of his Nativity, wishing for...
60To John Adams from Isaac Stephens, 15 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
Sir. I take the Liberty to enclose a line to you as we receivd one from you, by the hand of M r....
61To John Adams from Benjamin Vaughan, 20 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
M r B Vaughan presents his respectful comp ts. to M r Adams, and having waited for the inclosed,...
62To John Adams from Matthew Robinson-Morris, 25 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
I am honor’d with your letters both by M r. Partridge and by the post and am proud to observe;...
63To John Adams from John van Heukelom & Son, 27 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
Oúr distressed Sitúation on the one Side, and the Manÿ Civilities & friendlÿ regard Which ÿoúr...
64To John Adams from James Warren, 30 April 1786 (Adams Papers)
I was a few days ago honoured with your favour of the 12 th: of Dec r. I am much Obliged to you...
65To John Adams from John Jay, 1 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
{It is the pleasure of Congress that you protract your negotiations with the Court of great...
66To John Adams from Rufus King, 2 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
M r. Alsop of this city, whom you must recollect as a delegate from this State to congress in...
67To John Adams from John Jay, 4 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
Since the 22 d. February which was the Date of my last Letter to You, I have been honored with...
68To John Adams from John Jay, 4 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I have been favored with your Letter in which you mention M r Warren. Your opinion of that...
69To John Adams from Rufus King, 4 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
By the January Packet I was honored with your letter of the 23. of December, and by M r. Anstey...
70To John Adams from Paul R. Randall, 4 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I should have addressed your Excellency long e’er this, since my Arrival from Algiers —but being...
71To John Adams from Rufus King, 5 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
It has undoubtedly been said in England that the act of congress of the 15. of February relative...
72To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, 5 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
We have the Honor to inclose Your Excellency, a Letter from the Honb̃le the Commissioners to the...
73To John Adams from Roger Sherman, 8 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
This will be delivered to you by D r. Wales Professor of Divinity in Yale-College in New Haven...
74To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 11 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
I do myself the honour of inclosing to you letters which came to hand last night from mr̃ Lamb,...
75To John Adams from David Ramsay, 14 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
Your favor of the 9 th of February with the pamphlet inclosed came to hand on the 13 th instant...
76To John Adams from Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob Staphorst, 23 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
We have the honor of your Excellency’s favor of 19 th Instant, with a letter of the Hon ble:...
77To John Adams from the Comte de Sarsfield, 29 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
Il faut donc vous Ecrire Clairement et Sans Enigmes. on m’avoit dit que Mademoiselle Adams alloit...
78To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 30 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
In my letter of the 11 th. instant I had the honour of inclosing you copies of letters relative...
79To John Adams from Arthur Lee, 30 May 1786 (Adams Papers)
My Nephew Tho s. Lee Shippen wishes to be recommended to your patronage; & I am satisfyd he...
80To John Adams from John Jay, 6 June 1786 (Adams Papers)
My last to You was dated 4 th: Ult:, since which I have been honored with several from you viz t....