13131Bidé de Chavagnes to John Adams, 15 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
Depuis bien du temps jay fait des recherches inutiles sur la partie de la terre que vous habitiez, on m’avoit même dit que vous etiez retourné a boston, mais mon beaufrere qui est a paris depuis un mois et que javois chargé de prendre des informations en consequence vient de me mander que nous avions le bonheur de vous posseder encor en france et que vous habitiez auteuil, je mempresse D’avoir...
13132John Adams to Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst, and De la Lande & Fynje, 16 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of the 6 th: of January and that of the second of February and am much obliged to you for the particular Account of the State of the Cash and Obligations in your Hands. By all that I have learnt from your Letters, as well as by Enquiry in Conversation it seems to be so possible and indeed so probable, that the United States might be exposed to a loss of several...
13133John Adams to Charles Sigourney, 17 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have received your favour of 21 Dec r. and congratulate you on your arrival, My health which you are so obliging as to inquire after is so much better than it has generally been for the four last years, that I begin to hope I Shall get the better of those obstinate Disorders with which you saw me tormented in Holland. My family, is I thank God in perfect Health we have no commercial Treaty...
13134Elbridge Gerry to John Adams, 24 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
I informed You a few Days since, that Yourself, M r Chancellor Levingston, & M r J Rutledge, were in Nomination for the Court of London, since which many Attempts have been made to determine the Choice, & this Morning it was effected & devolves on Yourself. I am happy to give You this Information, both on publick Consideration, & on the Score of Friendship, the former however being on every...
13135John Adams’ Commission as Minister to Great Britain, 24 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
The United States of America in Congress assembled. To our trusty and well beloved John Adams Esquire Send Greeting We reposing special trust and confidence in your Integrity Prudence and Ability have nominated constituted and appointed and by these Presents do nominate constitute and appoint you the said John Adams our Minister Plenipotentiary to reside at the Court of His britannic Majesty...
13136C. W. F. Dumas to John Adams, 25 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
La copie ci-jointe de la réponse de Mr. le Conseiller Fiscal de l’Amirauté van der Hoop, aux questions que j’avois proposées de la part de l’hon ble. Com̃ission par une note, étoit faite dès Samedi dernier; & je l’aurois envoyée Mardi à V. E. avec une Lettre pour le Congrès, très intéressante sur les affaires internes de cette Rep., si l’état de mon Epouse, déjà fort indisposée depuis...
13137Jonathan Jackson to John Adams, 25 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
When I parted with you at Paris I flattered myself to have had the pleasure before this of seeing you here with M rs Adams & your Family, but the hope of that is at an end while I remain in England, & I almost despair of any Good arising to our Country from the Gent n in our Commission coming here at all— such is the strange Blindness & Perversion of all ranks of People in this Country whom I...
13138Abbé Gabriel Bonnot de Mably to John Adams, 25 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
je réponds bien tard, Monsieur, à la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 14 de ce mois; c’est que j’esperois de vous porter moi même ma réponse. je me suis flatté de cette douce esperance, mais de jour en jour la fortune à rompu nos projets. Tantot le temps a été trop détestable pour oser se mettre en route, et tantot M rs les Abbes de Chalut, arnoux et moi nous avons été...
13139John Adams to Bidé de Chavagnes, 27 February 1785 (Adams Papers)
I have received your obliging Letter of the 15 th: of this Month, and am very sensible to your kind attention Last Summer, my dear M rs: Adams, and Miss Adams, both of whom, you saw at Braintree, were so kind, as to cross the Atlantic to meet me. They arrived in London while I was at the Hague. I soon found the way to them, and as I received orders at the same time to join M r: Franklin and M...
13140The Baron von Thulemeier to the American Commissioners, 4 March 1785 (Adams Papers)
Les Ordres du Roi dont je me trouve actuellement muni, me mettent à même de répondre plus amplement à la lettre dont Vous m’avez. honoré, Messieurs, en dernier lieu, et dont je Vous ai accusé l’entrée par la mienne du 11. Fevrier. Sa Majesté Se persuade que l’établissement d’un ou de deux ports francs seroit absolument inutile, d’après la réflexion très juste que Messieurs les...