Papers of John Adams, volume 19
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To John Adams from the Marquis of Carmarthen, 24 October 1787
Carmarthen, the Marquis of
Adams, John
From the Marquis of Carmarthen
Whitehall Oct
1.
r.24
th.1787.
Lord Carmarthen presents his Compliments to Mr. Adams, he has had the Honor to receive his Note, and will not fail to inform His Majesty of the Attention he has shewn in deferring to pay his Respects to Their Majesties, on Account of one of his Children being ill of the Small-Pox—1 Which Lord Carmarthen begs leave to observe was extremely proper.— Lord Carmarthen, having no Apprehension of this Kind, will be very glad to have the Honor of seeing Mr. Adams Tomorrow.
RC (Adams Papers).
JA’s note has not been found, but his grandson, William Steuben Smith, was inoculated on 18 Oct. (
AFC
, 8:194).