1Editorial Note (Adams Papers)
On 28 August 1780, John Adams dined with “A Lawyer, Mr. Calcoon” ( JA, Diary and Autobiography...
21. To Hendrik Calkoen, 4 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
You desire an exact and authentic Information of the present Situation of American Affairs, with...
32. To Hendrik Calkoen, 5 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
Your first Proposition is to prove by Striking Facts, “that an implacable Hatred and Aversion...
43. To Hendrik Calkoen, 6 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
Your Third Proposition is to shew that America, notwithstanding the War, daily increases in...
54. To Hendrik Calkoen, 7 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
Your fourth Question is, whether America, in and of itself, by means of purchasing or exchanging...
65. To Hendrik Calkoen, 9 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
The fifth Enquiry is, whether a voluntary Revolt of any one or more of the States, in the...
76. To Hendrik Calkoen, 10 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
The sixth Task, is to shew that no Person, in America, is of so much Influence, Power, or Credit,...
87. To Hendrik Calkoen, 10 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
Your seventh Inquiry is, whether the common People in America, are not inclined, nor would be...
98. To Hendrik Calkoen, 16 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
The eighth Enquiry is, what England properly ought to do, to force America to Submission, and...
109. To Hendrik Calkoen, 16 October 1780 (Adams Papers)
The ninth question is, how Strong the English Land Force, is in America? How Strong it was at the...