1To John Adams from Hannah Adams, 21 February 1791 (Adams Papers)
Desirous to gain the patronage of so distinguished a character, with the utmost diffidence I...
Yesterday I received your favour of the 19 th. and learn with Pleasure your design to pursue your...
3From John Adams to Samuel Adams, 18 October 1790 (Adams Papers)
I am thankful to our common friend as well as to you for your favour of the 4 th. which I...
4From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 2 February 1790 (Adams Papers)
I cannot give up my dear Latin and Greek although Fortune has never permitted me to enjoy so much...
5From John Adams to William Tudor, 15 February 1791 (Adams Papers)
My good Genius this morning has thrown in my Way, by perfect Accident, your oration of the 4....
6From John Adams to James Sullivan, 21 September 1789 (Adams Papers)
Your letter of the 23 of July remains unanswered. There is in the United States and the regions...
7From John Adams to Thomas Brand Hollis, 3 November 1790 (Adams Papers)
By Mr. Broom, a worthy citizen of our states, I take the pleasure to inform you, that I have...
8From John Adams to Richard Peters, 5 June 1789 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday I had the Pleasure of receiving your Letter of the 28 th. of May. M r Beals Intention...
9From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, [17] February 1790 (Adams Papers)
I had heard, before I rec d your Letter of the 12 th , of your new Engagements in the Colledge...
10From John Adams to Stephen Higginson, 14 July 1789 (Adams Papers)
I received your favor of the 4 th of this month, but not till the impost bill was enacted and...
11From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 18 April 1790 (Adams Papers)
Your letter of April 13, soars above the visible diurnal Sphære.— I own to you that avarice...
12Dialogues of the Dead, [ca. 22 April 1790] (Adams Papers)
Dialogues of the dead. Charlemain Frederick, Rousseau Otis. Rousseau. have you Seen Franklin,...
13From John Adams to Commissioners of City and County of Philadelphia, 9 December 1790 (Adams Papers)
The Senate have considered the letter that you were pleased to address to the Senate and the...
14From John Adams to Samuel Barrett, 11 June 1789 (Adams Papers)
I have received the letter you did me the honour to write me on the first of this month with its...
15From John Adams to James Sullivan, 14 July 1789 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favor of the second of this month. The report I mentioned to you in a former...
16From John Adams to William Thompson, [15 July 1789] (Adams Papers)
I have received the letter you did me the honor to write me on the fifth of this month, and am...
17From John Adams to John Trumbull, 25 April 1790 (Adams Papers)
Your favour of March 30. and Ap. 17. came to hand last night. By the “attack in Metre” you mean I...
18From John Adams to Marston Watson, 7 November 1789 (Adams Papers)
The Letter you did me the honour to write me, on the thirtieth of September, has been to New...
19From John Adams to William Tudor, 12 June 1789 (Adams Papers)
Your Letters put me more and more out of Patience every Post.— Why, in that of the 6 th. do you...
20From John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 27 February 1790 (Adams Papers)
Your agreable Letter of the 9. Jan. has lain too long unanswered.—M r Mappa, I should be happy to...
21From John Adams to Peter Thacher, 25 February 1791 (Adams Papers)
I received by the last Post, and have read with great pleasure your obliging letter; and the...
22From John Adams to John Jenks, 15 July 1789 (Adams Papers)
I received your letter of the first of this month and thank you for you kind congratulations. The...
23From John Adams to Eliphalet Fitch, 18 July 1790 (Adams Papers)
I have received the polite and obliging Letter, you did me the honour to write me, on the Seventh...
24From John Adams to Theophilus Parsons, 16 July 1789 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favor of the eigth of this month, and am much obliged to you for the frank...
25From John Adams to Ebenezer Hazard, 28 February 1791 (Adams Papers)
M r Adams presents his Compliments to M r Hazard, and returns, with Pleasure, the Proposal for...
26From John Adams to William Ellery, 28 February 1790 (Adams Papers)
Many months ago I received a kind letter from you, which by some odd accident or strange fatality...
27From John Adams to John Trumbull, 9 March 1790 (Adams Papers)
Coll Humphreys; at the Levee, this morning, delivered me Your kind Letter of Feb. 6, for the...
28From John Adams to Roger Sherman, 17 July 1789 (Adams Papers)
I have read over with Pleasure, your Observations on the new federal Constitution, and am glad of...
29From John Adams to Henry Marchant, 25 July 1790 (Adams Papers)
I have rec d your favour of the 19 th — I presume your answer to M r Jefferson will be...
30From John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 26 December 1790 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of receiving your favour of September the 24 th with an elegant copy...