Papers of John Adams Volume 18, December 1785 – January 1787 Front Matter Copyright Dedication Sponsorship Committees Descriptive List of Illustrations Introduction Guide to Editorial Apparatus Documents 2 December 1785To Nathaniel BarrettSir Last Night I received your Letter of Nov. 29. inclosing another written at sea give me Leave to Congratulate you, on your fortunate Escape from t... 2 December 1785To the Marquis of CarmarthenMy Lord I have received with a great deal of Pleasure, the Letter, which your Lordship did me, the honour to write me, on the thirtieth of last Month... 2 December 1785To John JayDear Sir Inclosed are Copies of private Letters, which have passed between Lord Carmarthen and me relative to the Appointment of Mr Anstey. The End o... 3 December 1785To George ChapmanSir I received in due Season your Letter of the 20. July, with a Copy of your Treatise on Education. As I was much engaged at that time, I was not ab... 3 December 1785To John JayDear Sir I am anxious to convey to you, if I can, in as strong a light as that in which I, See, myself, the Impossibility of our, doing any Thing Sat... 3 December 1785To John JayDear Sir There is a Gentleman at Lisbon, who went and established himself there, as I believe partly with a View to the Consulate. He is of a very re... 4 December 1785From Rufus KingSir I had the honor to write to you under date of the second of November, at which time the congress of the last year was at the point of seperation ... 6 December 1785To John JayDear Sir If the Facts, which I have had the Honour to state to you in my preceeding Letters, are credited, I think it will appear, that the Connectio... 8 December 178512 December 1785From Timothy DwightMay it please your Excellency, This letter accompanies to you the Conquest of Canaan. It is the wish of the writer, that this poem may be published i... 8 December 1785From John TrumbullSir I must apologize for delaying to acknowlege the honour of your letter of the 28th. of April which I received by the hand of your Son. I had the p... 9 December 1785To John JayDear Sir I went to Court Yesterday Morning, if not in despair, with very faint hopes of ever receiving an Answer to any Letter or Memorial of mine to... 10 December 1785To Elizabeth Otis BrownMadame I have this moment received your favour of the 8th of this month, inclosed a Letter from your unkle Warren of the 30th of August which is retu... 10 December 1785From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir On the arrival of mr̃ Boylston I carried him to the Marquis de la Fayette, and received from him communications of his object. this was to g... 10 December 1785From Rufus KingSir Mr. Hancock has accepted as President of Congress and will be here in a few days; Seven States have been represented for a few days only since No... 12 December 1785To Richard CranchMy dear Brother I am much obliged to you for your judicious Letter of Octr. 15. you have described the Causes of the present Evil with Accuracy, and ... 12 December 1785To James WarrenDear Sir Your Favour of October 6. I recd but Yesterday.— I had before written very fully to Mr Jay, a recommendation of your son to be Consull at Li... 12 December 1785To Mercy Otis WarrenMadam I am much obliged to you for your Letter and refer you to General Warren for what respects your son.— You suppose my present situation to be el... 12 December 1785From Joel BarlowSir My friend Mr Trumbull has done me the honour to mention my name to you in a letter which is herewith enclosed. The Poem which he mentions is lik... 12 December 1785From Richard Henry LeeDear Sir My Presedential year being ended I had left New York for this place (from which and from my family I had been thirteen months absent) before... 13 December 1785To Elbridge GerryDear Sir It was but last Week that I received your Letter of the 14th. of July.— With regard to the Money borrowed by me, and applid to the discharge... 13 December 1785To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I have received a Letter from my Friend General Warren of Milton Hill near Boston, acquainting me, that Congress have it in Contemplation to... 13 December 1785To the Marquis de LafayetteDear Sir— I have received your favour of the 30th. Ulto. and thank you for the extract enclosed— The Commerce of new England will follow their oil, w... 13 December 1785To Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van StaphorstGentlemen I have now to acquaint you that on the 29 Novr. I accepted a Bill of Mr. Thos. Barclay. No. 6. (by mistake I suppose it ought to be Number ... 15 December 1785To John JayDear Sir There are mysterious Movements, of various kinds, that ought to be observed and reflected on, although We cannot draw any certain Conclusion... 15 December 1785To Philip MazzeiDear Sir In your favour of Octr. 29, You inform me that The Marquis has observed in Germany, that the Lies which are Spread to our disadvantage, must... 16 December 1785From Christian LotterMay it please Your Excellencÿ! It is with the greatest reluctance, most honorble: Sir! that Your continuing Silence, forces me to incumber You again,... 20 December 1785To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Mr Barretts Arrival at Paris, is a lucky Event, and his appointment by the Merchants in Boston a judicious Step; but I am not So clear in th... 20 December 1785From Benjamin GoodhueSir Having an acquaintance with your good brother Mr. Cranch, from being a fellow member of the same Legislative body; at his request and from the As... 20 December 1785From John JebbDr. Sir I have been prevented from paying my respects to you hitherto by the feeble State I have been in for some time— I am now still further preven... 21 December 1785From Cotton TuftsDear Sr. Your Favour of Sept. 9t I recd. and Your Present of Neckar for which I return You Thanks and am much gratified with Your Sentiments on the W... 23 December 1785To Rufus KingSir I am much obliged to you for your kind Letter of the 2d. of November, and hope that a Correspondence So agreably begun may be prosecuted, to the ... 23 December 1785From Samuel AustinSir I am now to advise you, that John Rowe Esqr. Capt. Patridge Capt. Dashwood & myself have applied to our General Court, for their aid and assistan... 23 December 1785From Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van StaphorstSir, We have before ús Your Excells. most Esteemed favour of the 13h. Instt., and have taken Duely Notice of the Acceptances made by Yoúr Excelly. to... 24 December 1785To Nathaniel BarrettSir I am happy to learn, by your favour of the 10th. that your prospects are satisfactory to yourself and promising for the publick You may depend up... 24 December 1785To Richard Henry LeeDear Sir, I am honoured with your Letter of 23. octr. and I must confess to you, that the situation I am in is the most pleasant in many respects, th... 27 December 1785From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Your favors of the 13th. & 20th. were put into my hands today. this will be delivered you by mr̃ Dalrymple, secretary to the legation of mr̃... 29 December 1785To Philip MazzeiDear Sir I have found in the Remembrancer of the Year 1775, page 309, that a Petition was presented to his Majesty on Wednesday the 11th. of Septembe... 30 December 1785From Stephen HigginsonSir. Your obliging Letter by Callahan I received, and thank you for the information it contained. The picture you give me of the British-Cabinet, is ... 30 December 1785From Charles StorerDear Sir, I made a mistake in my other letter respecting the Medical Society— ’Twas you who settled the Correspondance between the Society of Medicin... 2 January 1786From John JaySir, I have the Honor of transmitting to you herewith enclosed a Copy of a Letter of the 21st: December from Mr: Temple to me, which I laid before Co... 4 January 1786To John JayDear sir I have only time to acquaint you, that since my last there have been some Appearances of an Intention in Ministry to take up American Affair... 4 January 1786To John JayDear Sir— A day or two after the receipt of your Letter of Novr. 1st. & that of President Lee. which came with it I wrote to the archbishop of Canter... 7 January 1786From John Paul JonesSir, On the 8th. of October last Mr. Jefferson wrote me a Letter approving of a proposition I had made to him that I should deputize Dr. Bancroft to ... 8 January 1786From the Comte de SarsfieldDear sir Depuis mon Arrivée icy Jay etè occupé Comme vous Savez qu’on l’est toujours apres une longue Absence. Je commence a me reconnoitre un peu Et... 9 January 1786From the Marquis de LafayetteTo Mr. Adams— I present You with my New Year Good Wishes so far as to conform ourselves to the European Calendar; for altho’ my Sentiments for You a... 10 January 1786To Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van StaphorstGentlemen I am honoured with your Letter of the 23d of Decr. and remember very well my giving the Credit for a 1000£— It was to pay for swords medals... 11 January 1786From Richard CranchDear Brother Mr. John Jenks, the Bearer, has this moment inform’d me that he shall sail for London this Day in Capt. Lyde. As he has been so long con... 12 January 1786From James Bowdoinsir, I am honored by your Excellency’s Letter of the 2d. of Sept. by Mr. Storer. The navigation Act of Massachusetts having been found to militate wi... 12 January 1786From Thomas JeffersonSir You were here the last year when the interest due to the French officers was paid to them, and were sensible of the good effect it had on the cre... 14 January 1786From Edward ChurchMuch hond. & esteemed Sir Notwithstanding the deep wound which one branch of our fishery had rec’d by an act of the british parliament, We were not w... 19 January 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I am favoured with yours of 27. Decr. and am obliged to you for what you Said to the Count De Vergennes in the Case of the Chevalier De Mezi... 21 January 1786To John JayDear Sir On Wednesday, the Chevalier De Pinto informed me that he had written to Lisbon, for Explanations from his Court upon certain Points: that he... 21 January 1786To the Marquis de LafayetteDear Sir I am very glad to learn by your Kind favour of the 9th. that Boylston has sold his oil to sangrains Correspondent because this will both she... 21 January 1786To the Comte de SarsfieldDear Sir— If I were as fortunate as you are and could pass the Water from Dover to Calais in 3 hours, I would go to Paris & dine with you in some of ... 21 January 1786From Granville SharpSir The Books which I had the honour to request your Excellency’s acceptance of, (vizt. My—Grandfathers Works) are but this moment returned from my B... 22 January 1786To Rufus KingSir Yesterday I was honoured with your Letters of the 4. and 10. Decr.— The Act of Congress respecting the British Consul General, is wise, and well ... 23 January 1786From Tristram DaltonDear Sir Under the 18th of last October I did myself the honor and pleasure of addressing you, com̃itting the Letter to the Care of Doctor Gordon, wh... 23 January 1786From Philip MazzeiDear Sir, I have just been honored with your Excellency’s favor of 15 ulto., & am extremely obliged to you for your discussions on the several topics... 26 January 1786To Samuel AdamsDear Sir Give me Leave to introduce to you, Mr Anstey a Member of Parliament and Barrister at Law, who is Sent out by the Commissioners of American C... 26 January 1786To John JayDear Sir Give me Leave to introduce to you John Anstey Esq Barrister at Law and a Member of Parliament, who goes out by Authority to verify the Claim... 26 January 1786From the Comte de SarsfieldDear friend Je ne comptois pas avoir lhonneur de vous ecrire aussi tot après avoir recu une lettre de vous, Je ne veux pas mettre dans notre Correspo... 28 January 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I have recd yours of the 12, but Yesterday, and wish it were in my Power to order the Interest due to the French Officers to be paid: but it... 29 January 1786From Nathaniel Barrettsir I have delayed for some Time writing to your Excellency, being desirous of compleating someg. of Importance.— I have now the pleasure of informin... 31 January 1786To the Marquis de LafayetteMy dear Marquis— I send you by Mr. Joy, all the writings which have fallen in my way, against the slave trade— I mentioned your Desire to read, whate... 31 January 1786From C. W. F. DumasMonsieur J’ai reçu la Lettre Ministerielle de N. York que V. E. a eu la bonté de m’acheminer. Je suis sensible com̃e je le dois à la part tout-à-fait... 1 February 1786From Rufus KingDear Sir Seven States only have been represented in congress since October, of consequence very few questions of national importance have been under ... 1 February 1786From Charles StorerDear Sir, Enthusiasm is as necessary to the science of Politics as of Religion: without zeal in the Cause there can be no success— Such zeal was once... 2 February 1786From John JayDear Sir I lately wrote you a few hasty Lines just as the vessel which carried them was departing; and enclosed a Pamphlet containing my Corresponden... 3 February 1786To the Comte de SarsfieldDear Sir, In your kind Letter of the 26. of Jany. You ask an explanation of that expression of the Massachusetts, “a Ridder of hobby horses”— in the ... 3 February 1786To John WoddropSir. I have received the Letter you did me the honor to write to me on the 27th. of January—and several others before that some of which contained Le... 3 February 1786From John JayDear Sir My last to You was written the 2d. Ult:— It acknowledged the Receipt of your Letters of 15. 17. 21. 25 & 27th: October last—no others have s... 3 February 1786William Carmichael to the American CommissionersGentlemen On the 4th of December last Mr Lamb delivered me the Letter which your Excellencies did me the honor to address me dated from London the 1s... 6 February 1786To the Marquis of CarmarthenMy Lord I have the Honour of transmitting to your Lordship a Copy of a Letter of the twenty first of December last, from His Majestys Consul General ... 7 February 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I am honored with yours of Jan. 19. mine of Jan. 12. had not I suppose at that time got to your hands as the receipt of it is unacknoleged. ... 7 February 1786From Isaac StephensSir Supposing Som one gentleman to be charged with the affairs of the united States of america in London I take the Liberty to write The Bearrer of t... 8 February 1786To David HumphreysDear Sir I received with Pleasure, your kind Letter of Yesterday, and although I cannot absolutely disapprove of your proposed Return to America in t... 8 February 1786From François SoulésSir I may now give your Excellency a description of this place before I give you the two next volumes of my history of America. I confess that tho’ a... 9 February 1786To David RamsaySir. I have received the Letter you did me, the honor to write me, on the 23d. of Decr. and am much obliged to you, for the present of the history of... 14 February 1786To John JayDear Sir I have received your Letter, inclosing two Pamphlets one of which I have Sent to Mr Jefferson, by Coll Humphreys who Setts out for Paris thi... 14 February 1786To Rufus KingDear Sir I have inclosed to Mr Ramsay an Address to the landed trading and funded Interests of England, which contains Some good Sense, intermixed he... 15 February 1786From Jonathan JacksonDear Sir I had your very agreeable Letter of the 1st. Octobr in course after it’s date, which I have not before acknowledged nor the very obliging No... 16 February 1786To John JaySir The Expences of Insurance on American Vessells; the Obstructions of their Commerce with Spain Portugal and Italy: and Compassion for our Fellow C... 17 February 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I was Sometime in doubt, whether any Notice Should be taken of the Tripoline Ambassador, but receiving Information that he made Enquiries ab... 17 February 1786From Paul R. Randall I should have paid the highest Respect to your Excellency’s Injunction of writing by every safe Opportunity—but that I conceived such Information, as... 18 February 1786To Stephen HigginsonSir. Your valuable Letter of Decr. 30. is received, and has much obliged me. The Conduct of this Country both in a political & Commercial Point of Vi... 1 February 178625 February 1786From Patience Lovell Wright Lady Countes Dowege Tankerfield Desires Mrs Wright to Wait on Jno. Adams Esqr and Enquire of him if the Actt of the American Congress is Repeeld whic... 20 February 1786To John JaySir Yesterday the Tripolitan Ambassador Sent a Message by a Doctor Benamor, an English Jew most probably, who has formerly resided in Barbary, and Sp... 21 February 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I have desired Colonel Smith to go Express to Paris, to intreat you to come here without loss of Time. The Portuguese Minister has received ... 21 February 1786To Matthew Robinson-MorrisSir My Friend Dr Price has kindly permitted me to read his Letter and to inclose mine with it— before the Commencement of Hostilities in America a Pa... 22 February 1786To John JaySir On Monday Evening another Conference was held with the Tripolitan Ambassador, attended with his Interpreter Benamor, who is a decent Man, and ver... 22 February 1786From the Marquis de LafayetteMy dear Sir I Have Been Honoured with Your favour By Mr̃ Joy to Whom I Will Readily Render Every Service in My power, and am also to thank You for th... 25 February 1786From Paul R. Randall The last Letter I had the Honor to address to your Excellency was of the 17th: instant—conveyed by Mr Harrison, who has resided in Cadiz, I believe i... 26 February 1786To John JaySir The Envoy from Portugal, has received from his Court an Answer to his Dispatches relative to the Treaty with the United States, and the enclosed ... 27 February 1786To John JaySir At the last Conferences, as they call here what is understood in Paris by Ambassadors Days the Marquis of Carmarthen was pleased to make an Apolo... 27 February 1786From Matthew Robinson-MorrisSir, I sincerely want words to express my sense of the honor done me by your letter; which I shall preserve as a valuable remembrance in my favor: I ... 28 February 1786To William WhiteSir Your Favour of the 26 of Nov. by Mr Peters, I had not the Honour to receive, till a few days ago. I am much obliged to you, for this Mark of your... 28 February 1786From the Marquis of CarmarthenSir, In Answer to the Memorial You did me the Honour to deliver to me on the 8th. Decr:, I have to observe to You, Sir, that it is His Majesty’s fixe... 2 March 1786To Matthew Robinson-MorrisSir— you have obliged me very much by your kind Letter of the Feb 27th. The Americans are indeed Englishmen, and will continue such in Language & sen... 2 March 1786From Richard PriceDear Sir I have been wishing to call upon you all this week, but the weather has been so discouraging as not to Suffer me to go much from home. I hav... 4 March 1786To Matthew Robinson-MorrisSir Among all the Pamphlets which have been written Since the Peace—I cannot recollect One, before the Address to the Landed Interest &c—which did no... 5 March 1786From David HumphreysDear Sir Colonel Smith has been so good as to take charge of a printed copy of Mr Dwight’s Poem and a letter from that gentleman to your Excellency, ... 5 March 1786From Philip MazzeiDear Sir, I return you my sincere thanks, Sir, for the petition from the City of Bristol in 1775, which I have found here on my return from Holland i... 6 March 1786From the Comte de Sarsfield Si Javois Seu le voyage de Mr Jefferson, Je lui aurois remis quelques memoires curieux pour Vous. vous Savez que Je pense que vous autres Gens de l’a... 7 March 1786From the Board of TreasurySir We do ourselves the Honor of transmitting to you the Resolves of Congress of the 15th. day of February last from which you will observe the Embar... 8 March 1786To Granville SharpSir I took the first opportunity to send your Present of Books to my friend the Marquis de la Fayette and have this Morning received the inclosed Let... 10 March 1786To Benjamin GoodhueSir Your kind Letter of 20 Decr. has much obliged me. The accurate States of the Mackarel, Cod and Whale Fisheries are very valuable Pieces of Inform... 12 March 1786To Isaac Smith Sr.Sir The Terror in the Minds of our Sailors, of the Barbary Rovers, is an immense Loss to our Country, in Insurance, and in Trade with Italy, Spain, P... 13 March 1786To the Marquis of Carmarthen Mr Adams presents his Compliments to the Right Honourable the Marquis of Carmarthen and acquaints his Lordship that Mr Jefferson, Minister Plenipoten... 18 March 1786From Matthew Robinson-MorrisSir, I am much honor’d with your letter of 2d March and have read with great pleasure the favorable circumstances contain’d in it respecting the Engl... 19 March 1786To Elbridge GerryDear Sir Before the Arrival of your kind Letter by Wingrove I had heard, from various quarters, of your Marriage and had received the most agreable A... 21 March 1786From Thomas Jefferson, William Stephens Smith, and Richard Peters ... 23 March 1786To Matthew Robinson-MorrisSir— I have too much reason to believe with you, in your Letter of the 18th. that there is a fatal Infatuation somewhere, & I think we should not dif... 24 March 1786To James BowdoinSir I do myself the honour of inclosing a few Extracts of Letters written in 1783 to Mr Livingstone, which it is to be presumed were laid before Cong... 27 March 1786From Thomas BarclayDear Sir I arrived here the 10th. and expect to be able to proceed to Cadiz in a few days, the Copys of three short Letters which I wrote to Mr. Jeff... 28 March 1786The American Commissioners to John JaySir— Soon after the arrival of Mr. Jefferson in London, We had a conference with the Ambassador of Tripoli, at His House. The amount of all the Infor... 3 April 1786To Edward Augustus HolyokeSir I now do myself the Honour of inclosing to you, as President of the Medical Society, the original Letters of Monsieur De Lassone Monsieur Geoffro... 4 April 1786To Joel BarlowSir. I am much obliged to you for your favour of December 12th. 1785, and for the oppertunity of reading the vision of Columbus a Poem of very great ... 4 April 1786To Timothy DwightSir I have received your Letter, & the Conquest of Canaan, with more pleasure than you will easily believe. before I took any measures towards the pu... 4 April 1786The American Commissioners to the Marquis of CarmarthenMy Lord Agreably to your Lordships request expressed to one of Us in Conversation, and again communicated to Us through Mr Fraser, We have drawn up t... 4 April 178610 April 1786John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Tour the English Countryside By 4 April, the commissioners faced a stalemate on several diplomatic fronts, including negotiations with the Marquis of Carmarthen, the Chevalier Pi... 5 April 1786William Carmichael to the American CommissionersGentlemen I this day recd. from the Secretary of States Department a letter from the Count D Expilly inclosin one from Mr Lamb, copies of which I hav... 6 April 1786From the Board of TreasurySir. We do ourselves the Honor of transmitting to you a Duplicate of our Letters to yourself, and the Commissioners of the Dutch Loans of the 7th: an... 7 April 1786From John JayDear Sir I lately sent you five or six copies of the last Edition of my Pamphlet. I then supposed it to be correct, but have since discovered in it t... 7 April 1786From Charles StorerDear Sir, To send a number of letters under cover to you without one line to yourself, were it only by way of apology, would, I think, have rather an... 8 April 1786From Mercy Otis WarrenSir— While in the silent watches of the Last night I was Contemplating the Vicissitudes of Life, the Fickleness of Mankind & the Instability of human... 9 April 1786From Samuel WilliamsSir, I wish to present to the Royal Society of London the memoirs of our American Academy of Arts and Sciences: and to convey to Manheim the inclosed... 10 April 1786From James Bowdoinsir, I had the honour of writing to you in August last relative to the conduct of Captain Stanhope; and twice since on the subject of British Encroac... 10 April 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen The Day before yesterday mr. Carmichael received Letters from Algiers from mr. Lamb, dated the 29th. of last Month, and from mr. Randal the... 12 April 1786From Elbridge GerryMy dear sir A few Days since, I recd your Letter of the 13th of Decr last, without either of the Arrets therein referred to. from the Cover of the Le... 13 April 1786From Samuel AdamsDear sir Doctor Gordon is to deliver you this Letter. He is going to the Land of his Nativity, wishing for the best Happiness of his own Country & o... 15 April 1786From Isaac StephensTo the Honourable John Adams Esqr. Sir. I take the Liberty to enclose a line to you as we receivd one from you, by the hand of Mr. Lambe which came h... 20 April 1786From Benjamin Vaughan Mr B Vaughan presents his respectful compts. to Mr Adams, and having waited for the inclosed, wishes for the favor of an answer upon the subject of i... 25 April 1786The American Commissioners to John JaySir Soon after our meeting together in London, We had a Conference with the Secretary of State for foreign Affairs, in which we communicated to him, ... 25 April 1786From Matthew Robinson-MorrisSir, I am honor’d with your letters both by Mr. Partridge and by the post and am proud to observe; that we so much concur in our public and political... 25 April 1786Proposed Portuguese-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce Her Most Faithful Majesty, the Queen of Portugal and the Algarves, and the United States of America, desiring to ascertain in a permanent and equitab... 27 April 1786From Jan van Heukelom & ZoonHonoráble Sir. Oúr distressed Sitúation on the one Side, and the Manÿ Civilities & friendlÿ regard Which ÿoúr Excellençÿ bestowed on ús on the other,... 30 April 1786From James WarrenDear Sir, I was a few days ago honoured with your favour of the 12th: of Decr. I am much Obliged to you for your Attention to my Son & your favourabl... 1 May 1786From John JayDr. Sir {It is the pleasure of Congress that you protract your negotiations with the Court of great Britain respecting the posts which should have be... 2 May 1786From Rufus KingDear Sir Mr. Alsop of this city, whom you must recollect as a delegate from this State to congress in 1775 & 1776, and whose daughter I have lately m... 4 May 1786From John JayDr Sir Since the 22d. February which was the Date of my last Letter to You, I have been honored with yours of the 4. 5. and 11 Novemr. and 2. 6. 9. 1... 4 May 1786From John JayDear Sir I have been favored with your Letter in which you mention Mr Warren. Your opinion of that Gentleman, added to the Merits of his Family, cann... 4 May 1786From Rufus KingSir, By the January Packet I was honored with your letter of the 23. of December, and by Mr. Anstey who arrived in the February Packet, I received yo... 4 May 1786From Paul R. Randall I should have addressed your Excellency long e’er this, since my Arrival from Algiers—but being in Expectation of bringing on Mr: Lamb’s Letters—was ... 5 May 1786From Rufus KingSir It has undoubtedly been said in England that the act of congress of the 15. of February relative to the federal Revenues, is full proof that the ... 5 May 1786From Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst We have the Honor to inclose Your Excellency, a Letter from the Honb̃le the Commissioners to the Board of Treasury of the United-States; Which came o... 8 May 1786From Roger ShermanSir This will be delivered to you by Dr. Wales Professor of Divinity in Yale-College in New Haven who is About to take a Voyage to England for the re... 9 May 1786To James BowdoinSir Your Excellencies Letter of the 12. of January I have had the Honour to receive, and am much obliged to you for the Information in it Your Opinio... 11 May 1786To Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van StaphorstGentlemen— I have received your favour of the 5th. of May inclosing a Duplicate of a Letter from the Commissioners of the Board of Treasury to me of ... 11 May 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I do myself the honour of inclosing to you letters which came to hand last night from mr̃ Lamb, mr̃ Carmichael and mr̃ Barclay. by these you... 14 May 1786From David RamsaySir, Your favor of the 9th of February with the pamphlet inclosed came to hand on the 13th instant for which please to accept my thanks. Your officia... 14 May 1786Paul R. Randall to the American Commissioners Since my Arrival here from Carthagena I have been in constant Expectation of a secure Opportunity for forwarding the inclosed, being nearly the Copy ... 16 May 1786To John JayDear Sir Last night I was honoured with your Letter of April 7th. and am happy to find that Twelve States, have granted to Congress the Impost. New ... 18 May 1786To the Marquis of Carmarthen[My] Lord I do myself the Honour of transmitting to your Lordship herewith inclosed, an Act of the United States of America in Congress assembled, th... 19 May 1786To the Board of TreasuryGentlemen— Yesterday I received the Letter, you did me the honor to write on the 6th. of April, and to day, your Letter to messrs. Willinks & Co. inc... 19 May 1786To Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van StaphorstGentlemen— The Letter in which this is inclosed, I received yesterday—open for my Inspection— The Bill of Exchange drawn by Mr. Morris for 144.000 fl... 20 May 1786To Philip MazzeiDr Sir It is impossible for me to assist you in your Refutation of the Abbe Raynal.— My time is all taken up, and there is not enough of it.— The Qua... 20 May 1786John Lamb to the American Commissioners After many little disappointments I arrived at Algiers the 25th. March and within the Term of three or four Days I found that the whole Amount of the... 23 May 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I am honoured with yours of the 11th. with the enclosures from Mr Lamb, Mr Carmichael and Mr Barclay. I am not Surprized that Mr Lamb, has o... 23 May 1786From Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van StaphorstSir. We have the honor of your Excellency’s favor of 19th Instant, with a letter of the Honble: Commissioners of the Treasury Board, conveying a Remi... 23 May 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen Since my Arrival here, the Ninth, nothing has occur’d worth Your Attention, I am waiting for a vessel that is Bound to Magadore and expect ... 24 May 1786To Elbridge GerryDear Sir I have just now received your Favour of the 12th. of April. The Arrets I inclosed to King, to be delivered to you, if at New York, and to b... 24 May 1786To Mercy Otis WarrenMadam I this day received your Favour of April 8th, and Sincerely condole with you under the Loss of your amiable son. These Afflictions are the Lot ... 25 May 1786To Samuel AustinSir. I have received your of Decr. 23d. & have since received from Mr. Jay our secretary of State for foreign affairs, the papers you refer to, with ... 25 May 1786To John JayDear Sir I have not presented a formal Memorial in the Name of our Sovereign concerning the Negroes carried off contrary to the Treaty, although it h... 26 May 1786To Richard CranchMy dear Brother During Such great Changes as We have seen When the whole World is put out of its Course and all Men are called to Act in scænes that ... 26 May 1786To Tristram DaltonDear Sir— Your favour of Jan: 23. like all your other Letters, contains valuable information & judicious reflections— The time is now come, when the ... 26 May 1786To Charles StorerDear Sir. Dr. Gordon called this morning and delivered me yours of the 7th. of April in a Bundle of News Papers, thank you for both— You might wish f... 28 May 1786To John JayDear Sir An Agent from South America, was not long Since arrested, at Rouen in France, and has not Since been heard of.— another Agent, who was his A... 29 May 1786From the Comte de Sarsfieldmy dear friend Il faut donc vous Ecrire Clairement et Sans Enigmes. on m’avoit dit que Mademoiselle Adams alloit Se marier, mais que cela n’etoit pas... 30 May 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir In my letter of the 11th. instant I had the honour of inclosing you copies of letters relative to the Barbary affairs. others came to hand t... 30 May 1786From Arthur LeeMy dear Sir My Nephew Thos. Lee Shippen wishes to be recommended to your patronage; & I am satisfyd he cannot be under better protection. I therefore... 2 June 1786To Samuel AdamsDear Sir Dr Gordon who is arrived with your Favour of the 13 of April, will probably be disappointed in his Wishes that mutual affection may be resto... 2 June 1786To James BowdoinSir. Dr. Gordon, Yesterday called upon me, with the Letter which your Excellency did me, the Honour to write me, on the 10th. of April— I have long s... 3 June 1786To Samuel WilliamsSir I am much obliged to you for your Letter of the 9. of April. The Memoirs of the Accademy of Arts and Sciences, Shall be sent to sir Joseph Banks,... 6 June 1786To John JayDear Sir I do myself the Honour to enclose Papers, relative to affrican Affairs, altho Mr Jefferson has transmitted them before, as it is possible hi... 6 June 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Yesterday I received your Favour of 30. May with its Inclosures. You have Since that day no doubt received my Answer to yours of the 11th., ... 6 June 1786From John JayDr. Sir My last to You was dated 4th: Ult:, since which I have been honored with several from you vizt. two dated 24th. November last—9. 16. 17. 20. ... 10 June 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen I arrived here after an agreeable Passage of Five days and was very well received by the Governor, & by the People who seem pleased to see ... 14 June 1786To Rufus KingDear sir Yesterday, arrived by the Post your Favours of the 2. 4. & 5. of May. Every Day will furnish America with fresh Proofs, of the fallacious na... 14 June 1786To Rufus KingDear Sir I had heard Sometime ago, of your Marriage with the amiable Daughter of my old Friend, Mr Alsop, as well as of that of Mr Gerry, and of both... 16 June 1786To John JayDr Sir Two days ago, I was honoured with your Letter of the 4. of May, in which another of the first of the same month is referr’d to, and as I hear ... 16 June 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I inclose you the copy of a letter received from mr̃ Barclay dated Cadiz May 23. by which you will perceive he was still on this side the Me... 16 June 1786From the Marquis de LafayetteMy dear Sir This letter is Going by a private Hand, and While I am Reminding You of one of Your Sincerest friends, I am Happy in this Opportunity to ... 17 June 1786From Philip MazzeiDear Sir, I received in due time, from the Count of Sarcefield, the letter you honored me with, dated 20. ulto. According to your obliging direction,... 18 June 1786From Griffin GreeneDear Sir I doubt not that you will excuse the liberty I take in addressing this letter to you, when you make your self acquainted with the motive tha... 23 June 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I hear of a conveyance which allows me but a moment to write to you. I inclose a copy of a letter from mr̃ Lamb. I have written both to him ... 25 June 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir last night I received yours of the 16.— Mr Lamb has not written to me. Mr Randal I have expected every day, for a long time. but have nothin... 26 June 1786To Edward Augustus HolyokeSir— About the time of the proposition of a Correspondence between your society and the Royal society of Medicine at Paris, I made a similar overture... 26 June 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear sir Sometime Since I received from Gov. Bowdoin some Papers relating to Alexander Gross, with an earnest desire that I would communicate them to... 26 June 1786To the Marquis de LafayetteMy dear Marquis— I am much obliged to you for your kind Letter of the 16th. I most heartily wish you success in your endeavours to introduce a benifi... 26 June 1786To Philip MazzeiDr Sir The insinuation of the Abby Raynal, mentioned in your Letter of the 17th.—that “the Savages were to be dispossessed of Lands, which they would... 26 June 1786From David GriffithSir, The General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church acknowledge themselves greatly obliged to your Excellency, for your kind attention to ... 26 June 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen This day week we arrived here, since which I have had two audiences from His Majesty, the first a public one & the second a private one of ... 27 June 1786To John JaySir The Chevalier De Pinto, the Envoy of Portugal, informed me, this Day that he had received Instructions from his Court, to inform me, “that the Qu... 27 June 1786To John JaySir I have received the Letter you did me, the Honour to write me, on the 1st. of May; and the Pleasure of Congress Signified in it, Shall be Strictl... 28 June 1786The Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and FriendshipIn the Name of Almighty God. This is a Treaty of Peace & Friendship, established between Us and the United States of America, which is confirmed & wh... 28 June 1786Sidi Haj Tahar Ben Abdulhaq Fennish to the American Commissioners Translation of the within Letter from his Excellcy. Sidi Hadg Taher Ben Abdelhack Fennish to their Excellcies: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Esqrs.... 30 June 1786From Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst We are honored with Your Excellency’s Favor of 19th: Inst: mentioning You had perfected the Congress Bond No: 4543 and returned it by Mr: Daniel Park... 1 July 1786From Thomas McKeanDear Sir, I do not write to you now as a Public Minister, tho’ I have a heartfelt pleasure in your being so, and at the very court where I long wishe... 3 July 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Yours of the 23 of June is come to hand, with a Copy of Mr Lamb’s of 6 June from Aranjuez. There is no Intelligence from America of Armies m... 4 July 1786To Robert MurdochSir I am no stranger to the case of the unfortunate Alexander Grosse in whose favour You did me the honor to write me your Letter from Dunkirk of the... 4 July 1786To James WarrenDear Sir Your Favour of 30. April, is arrived. I am Surprized to read in your Letter that “our Poverty cant relieve Us from the Piracies of the Alger... 6 July 1786From the Marquis of CarmarthenSir, I have received His Majesty’s Commands to inform You, that, in order to prevent the Abuses to which the Indulgence given by the Foreign Minister... 7 July 1786The American Commissioners to John LambSir— The Importance of Peace with the Algerines, and the other Inhabitants of the Coast of Barbary, to the United States, renders it necessary that e... 7 July 1786The American Commissioners to Paul R. RandallSir We have written to Mr Lamb, to return to America without Loss of Time, either by the first Opportunity from any Port in Spain, or by the French P... 8 July 1786To the Abbés Chalut and ArnouxMes chers Amis— Permettez moi de vous presenter Mon Ami monsieur John Trumbull Fils du Governeur Trumbull et cidevant Colonel au service des Etats Un... 9 July 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I wrote you last on the 23d. of May. your favor of that date did not come to hand till the 19th. of June. in consequence of it I wrote the n... 10 July 1786From John Paul JonesSir, On the other side is a Copy of a Letter I had the honor to write you by Mr. Bingham the 7th. of Feby. last. As I have long expected to see Dr. B... 11 July 1786From Samuel AustinSir Your favor of the 25 May last per Capt Biggilo, now lies before me.— In answer to which, shall only Observe. The difficulties and Obstacles you m... 11 July 1786From James Bowdoinsir, In addition to the papers I sometime ago sent you, relative to the encroachments made upon our Eastern boundary by our Neighbours of New Brunswi... 11 July 1786From Tristram DaltonDear Sir This morning has honored me with your most esteemed favors of the 26th May—for which be pleased to accept my sincere thank[s—] All on this s... 11 July 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Our instructions relative to the Barbary states having required us to proceed by way of negotiation to obtain their peace, it became our dut... 15 July 1786To John JaySir On Wednesday, the 13. the Marquis of Carmarthen, informed me, that, Captain of the Mercury Man of War, to use his Lordships own Words “had receiv... 16 July 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir last night Mr Randal arrived with yours of the 9th. If the Prussian Treaty arrives to You, I think you will do well to Send Mr Short with it... 16 July 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen I wrote you the 26th. of last Month and expected to have followed my Letter in a Week, but several unforeseen Matters have hitherto detaine... 17 July 1786To John Paul JonesSir. I have received the Letter you did me the honour to write me, on the 10th. of this month, and embrace the oppertunity by Colonel Trumbull to ans... 18 July 1786From Isaac StephensSir I take the Liberty of Directing a Letter to your Honour in order to Convey My Letters to Boston and Will be much obliged to you to forword them &... 21 July 1786From Samuel AdamsMy dear Sir There are two great Objects which I think should engage the Attention of Patriots here, & which appear to me to involve every thing else—... 21 July 1786From Charles Storer Nay, Sir, do not confine enthusiasm & patriotism entirely to Tories & Refugees— You have always had a good share of it, and I was going to claim a li... 25 July 1786From Richard O’BryenSir. your letter by Mr. Lamb I received and wrote you shortly Afterwards Informing you of the Unfortunate event of Mr. Lambs Voyage to Algiers. the p... 30 July 1786To John JayDear Sir I have received, the Letter you did me, the Honour to write me, on the Sixth of June, with the Ratification of the Treaty with Prussia. As t... 31 July 1786To John JayDear Sir Paul Randall Esqr, who has been with Mr Lamb to Algiers will have the Honour to deliver this Letter. in order to lay before Congress the ear... 31 July 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I have recd, the Ratification of the Prussian Treaty, and next Thursday Shall Sett off for the Hague in order to exchange it with the Baron ... 31 July 1786To John LambSir— Mr Randall who proposes to Sail in a few Days for N York, will deliver you this Letter. If, I have not Overlookd any Article in your Account you... 1 July 178631 July 1786From Stephen HigginsonSir. Your obliging Letter of 18 Feby. I duly received. to me it is extraordinary, that having a common Interest in a commercial View, and a Rival in ... 1 August 1786To James BowdoinSir I have lately written to Congress, An Account of the Sentiments and Conduct of the Lords of the Admiralty, upon Captain Stanhopes Letters, which ... 1 August 1786To David RamsaySir. I am much obliged by our Letter of the fourth of May. there have been hints of designs or desires to publish a mutilated Edition of your History... 3 August 17866 September 1786John Adams Visits the Netherlands, 3 Aug. – 6 Sept. 17863 August – 6 September 1786 Editorial NoteJohn Adams returned to London on 29 July from a weeklong visit to Thomas Brand Hollis at The Hyde and found John Jay’s 6 June letter awaiting him (abo... 10 August 1786From Antoine Marie CerisierMonsieur J’apprends dans l’instant par l’une de nos Gazettes Hollandoises que Votre Excellence est actuellement à la Haye; & je m’empresse de vous fa... 11 August 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen I arrived here today, and shall Continue My Journey to Tangiers Early in the Morning,— The Plague being at Constantina occasions a Rigorous... 13 August 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir The inclosed came to hand this morning. mr̃ Carmichael you observe, and mr̃ Barclay suppose something may yet be done at Algiers. it remains... 18 August 1786From John JayDr. Sir I have the Honor of transmitting to you herewith enclosed, a Copy of a Report on the Case of the Brig Jane and Elizabeth of Portsmouth in New... 19 August 1786From John JayDr. Sir I wrote to you on the 7th: of last Month, and also on the 18th: of this enclosing some Papers respecting an american Vessel seized at Barbado... 19 August 1786From Charles StorerDear sir, Excuse me if I only enclose letters to your family— I have not wherewithal to gratify you in the News way, as our brightest prospects are b... 27 August 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Your favour of July 31. was lately delivered me. the papers inform me you are at the Hague, and, incertain what stay you may make there, I s... 28 August 1786From Ezra StilesSir I think you will make no Impression upon the Court of Great Britain. And it is probable little Impression will be made on Algiers, while Britain ... 10 September 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen. I am at present waiting for a fair wind to embark for Ceuta to avoid the quaranteen in Spain, and I embrace the Delay occasion’d by the St... 11 September 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir On my Return from Holland, on the Sixth instant I found your Favours of the 8. and 13. Aug.— on my Arrival at the Hague The Exchange of Rati... 11 September 178619 September 1786The American Commissioners to John LambSir— We have received your two Letters, of the 15 & 18. July from Alicant and are sorry to learn that your indisposition discourages you from travell... 13 September 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen. Though, in a letter written at this place—dated the 10th. instant, I gave you a long answer to the questions with which you charged me, I ... 16 September 1786From Charles StorerDear Sir, I wish you would finish your business in London & return home—We want you here more than a little— Every thing seems to be going wrong, and... 18 September 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen As you will probably wish to know the particulars of the Negotiations of the Treaty with the Emperor, and as the perusal will not take up a... 26 September 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear sir My last letter to you was dated the 27th. of August, since which I have recieved yours of Sep. 11th.— The letter to mr. Lamb therein inclose... 26 September 1786From Charles StorerDear sir, Mr: Martin, who will deliver you this, is a Kinsman of ours & therefore I take the liberty of begging your notice of him: assuring you I sh... 29 September 1786To Richard O’BryenSir I, Yesterday received your Letter of July 25, and am obliged to you for the Information it contains. You may possibly have heard an erroneous Rep... 29 September 1786To Isaac StephensSir— Your Letter of July 18 was brought to me Yesterday, and your Letter to Mr. Foster with its Enclosures, shall be sent to Boston by the first oppe... 2 October 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen. By the bearer Colonel Franks I do myself the honor to Send you in a Small Box the following articles. 1st: A Book containing the original ... 3 October 1786To John JayDear Sir An Event has taken Place, of too much Importance to the United States, to be omitted, in Dispatches to Congress. A Messenger arrived at the ... 3 October 1786From Richard CranchDear Bror: The Genl Court met here last Wednesday being called together much sooner than was expected, on acct. of the Disturbances that have taken p... 3 October 1786From Rufus KingDr Sir, You will undoubtedly hear much of the tumultuous and irregular conduct of a considerably numerous class of people in the western counties of ... 12 October 1786From C. W. F. DumasMonsieur Autant nous avons été en peine de Vous savoir avec Madame en mer par la tempête qu’il faisoit, autant nous a réjoui la nouvelle de votre arr... 13 October 1786To Thomas BulfinchSir. The Day before yesterday, I received the Letter you did me the honour to write me in January last— I had indeed long before received from Congre... 15 October 1786From John Singleton CopleyDear sir I thank you for the loan of the Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, they have afforded me much entertainment particularly ... 22 October 1786From James WarrenMy dear Sir A few days since, I had the pleasure of receiving yours of the 4th. July— You think the picture I gave you in my last too high wrought. Y... 23 October 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear sir Your favor of Sept. the 11th. came to hand in due time & since that I have recieved the copies of the Prussian treaty you were so kind as to... 24 October 1786From Benjamin HichbornSir I have long intended to write you, but the fear of giving you more trouble than Information, has hitherto prevented me— the present critical Situ... 27 October 1786To John JayDear Sir When the Ratification of Congress, of their Treaty with the King of Prussia, arrived here, the Term limited for the Exchange of it was near ... 27 October 1786From Edward Augustus HolyokeSir. I have the Honour to inclose Your Excellency a Vote of the Massachusetts medical Society; by which You will percieve the grateful Sense they ent... 27 October 1786From John JayDr Sir The Revd. Doctor Provost is so obliging as to take Charge of this Letter together with other Dispatches which he will deliver to you.— This Ge... 27 October 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I formerly had the honour of mentioning to you the measures I had taken to have our commerce with this country put on a better footing; & yo... 27 October 1786From Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst We have the Honor to acquaint Your Excellency, that agreeable to the Conditions of the Loan of Two Millions raised for the United-States, the Second ... 31 October 1786From the Board of Treasurysir In your Letter of the 19th May last, you were pleased to inform us that you had already accepted Bills which had been drawn on you to a considera... 31 October 1786From François Adriaan Van der KempMonseigneur! L’accueil, dont vous m’avez honorés pendant votre Sejour dans cette Republique et les marqúes d’estime et d’amitie, avec lesquelles vous... 1 November 1786From John JayDr Sir My last to you was dated 4th: Ult: since which I have been honored with yours of the 15th. July last, which was immediately communicated to Co... 1 November 1786From John JayDear Sir accept my thanks for your Letter mentioning the Marriage of your Daughter, and my cordial Congratulations on that pleasing Event.— they who ... 7 November 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen. I wrote to you from Cadiz the 2nd: of last month, a Copy of which goes under the cover of this and the original, with the papers mentioned... 14 November 1786From Samuel OsgoodDear Sir.— I have to acknowledge the Rect. of your Favor, which I should have answered sooner, had any Thing within the Compass of my Knowledge occur... 15 November 1786Thomas Barclay to the American CommissionersGentlemen I came here a few days ago to deliver a Letter from the Emperor of Morocco to the King, which I put into the Hands of the Count de Florida ... 29 November 1786To Rufus KingDr Sir— The tumultuous Conduct of many People in New England which is mentioned in your obliging Letter of the 3d of October, does not I hope arise f... 30 November 1786To John JayDear Sir Your Favour of the fourth of october, I have had the Honour to receive, and have dispatched the Resolution inclosed in it to Paris to go fro... 30 November 1786To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir By Dr Gibbon a young Gentleman of Philadelphia whom I beg Leave introduce to you, I have the Honour to send you a few more Copies of the Pru... 1 December 1786To François Adriaan Van der KempSir I have received your Letter, and am much concerned to perceive your Apprehensions that Affairs might take an unfavourable Turn. The Questions you... 6 December 1786From John WingroveSir Agreeable to the kind intimation You was pleased to do me the Honor of making the last time I was with You, has induced my taking the liberty of ... 11 December 1786From the Marquis of CarmarthenSir, You will be pleased to recollect that, in the Month of May 1783, Mr. Hartley communicated to You, and the other Plenipotentiaries then residing ... 12 December 1786From Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst We are honored by your Excellency’s respected Favor of 1st. Inst: with an Enclosure from the Board of Treasury of the United-States, whereof we trans... 13 December 1786From John Brown CuttingMy Dear Sir A croud of thanks to You for the pleasure and instruction I have received from your defence of the american constitutions. I have as yet ... 15 December 1786From John JeffriesMay it please your Excellency Encouraged by the high opinion I entertain of your personal character, and persuaded, that in the important publick one... 16 December 1786From James SullivanMy Dear Sir I have neglected writing to you perhaps more than I Should have done had I not supposed that your Numerous correspondents had become a bu... 18 December 1786To Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van StaphorstGentn: I have this moment the honor of your Letter the 12th. of Decr. I am not able to say what orders Congress may give about the farther dispositio... 18 December 1786From Thomas PownallDear Sir. I have often wished, since I came here into the Country, to fancy I could find a time when I might suppose you at leisure & Liberty having ... 20 December 1786From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Colo. Franks will have the honor of delivering you the treaty with the emperor of Marocco, & all it’s appendages. you will perceive by mr̃ B... 5 January 1787From the Marquis de LafayetteMy dear Sir I Expected to write to You By cll franks, But as His departure Has Been daily differed, I will not delay Any longer My Hearty Wishes of a... 5 January 1787From Wilhem & Jan Willink and Nicolaas & Jacob van Staphorst We had the honor to receive in due time Your Excellency’s ever respected Favor of advising us to pay in Specie the Premiums of CPl ƒ60,000:—:—, dr... 7 January 1787From Mercy Otis WarrenSir The most of my leasure hours since I have resided on the Hill at Milton have been devoted to my pen. Yet I have never adventured to lay any of th... 9 January 1787To John JayDear Sir I am unable to give you any Account, of the Reasons, which have prevented the Treaty with Morocco from reaching London. But it has not yet m... 9 January 1787To James WarrenDear Sir I have received, Your Favour of October the 22d. and am Sorry to find you so true a Prophet.— Yet I am happy to perceive that Government arr... 11 January 1787From Thomas JeffersonDear Sir Mr. Jay, in his last letter to me, observes that they hear nothing further of the treaty with Portugal. I have taken the liberty of telling ... 12 January 1787To the Marquis de LafayetteMy dear marquis— Your kind favor of the 5th. of this month is just now brought to me, & I beg leave to reciprocate to you & your amiable family all ... 15 January 1787To Richard CranchMy dear Brother. Dr Tufts will give you a Strange Book. I know not whether, the Sentiments of it, will be approved, by the Men of Sense and Letters i... Volume 1 of John Adams’ A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America[ca. 15 January 1787] Editorial NoteIn early September 1786, John Adams returned to No. 8 Grosvenor Square from a whirlwind summer trip to the Netherlands with wife Abigail (John Adams V... 16 January 1787From Benjamin HichbornSir Some weeks Since I took the freedom to communicate to you a few of my political Conjectures—since which every circumstance has concured to establ... 24 January 1787To the Marquis of CarmarthenMy Lord I took the first Opportunity of transmitting to Congress, the Letter which your Lordship did me the Honour to write me on the Eleventh of Dec... 24 January 1787To John JayDear Sir I must beg the Indulgence of Congress, while I Sollicit their Attention, for a few moments to Some Particulars which are very interesting to... 25 January 1787To John JayMy Dear Friend I wrote you Yesterday, in your Ministerial Capacity as well as mine, my ulltimate Determination to revisit my Country, this time twelv... 25 January 1787To Thomas JeffersonDear Sir I have received your Letters of December 20. and Jan. 11. by Coll Franks.— The whole of the Business shall be dispatched, and Coll Franks Se... 25 January 1787The American Commissioners to Thomas BarclaySir— We have transmitted to Mr. Lamb a Resolution of Congress vacating his Commission & Instructions & we had long before written to him, that we had... 1 January 178725 January 1787The American Commissioners’ Provisional Ratification of the Moroccan-American Treaty Now know Ye that We the said John Adams & Thomas Jefferson Ministers Plenipotentiary aforesaid do approve & conclude the said Treaty and every Articl... 26 January 1787To the Board of TreasuryGentlemen— In compliance with your Directions, I do myself the honor to inclose to you, a List of all the Draughts of money, which have been made by... 27 January 1787To the Marquis of CarmarthenMy Lord Last night, I received the Card your Lordship did me the Honour to write me Yesterday, inclosing a Petition, to the Right Honourable the Lor... 27 January 1787To Benjamin FranklinSir Dr White has been So obliging to me, as to take with him to America, two Volumes, one for your Excellency and one for the Philosophical Society o... 27 January 1787To Benjamin HichbornSir— I have received with pleasure your obliging Letter of the 24 of october and am much affected with the disagreable State of things in the Massach... 27 January 1787The American Commissioners to Sidi Haj Tahar Ben Abdulhaq Fennish To His Excellency, Sidi Hadg Jaher Ben Abdelhack Fennish, in the service of His Majesty the Emperor of Morocco— We have received, with high satisfact... 27 January 1787The American Commissioners to John JaySir We had the honor of transmitting to Congress, Copies of the Commission and Instructions, which in pursuance of the Authority delegated to Us, wer... 27 January 1787From Thomas Brand HollisDear Sir I have read over most part of your book with no less satisfaction than pleasure and gained much information. In conversation the other day y... 30 January 1787From François d’IvernoisMonsieur Lord Lansdown ayant satisfait mon impatience en me confiant votre defense of the American Constitutions; j’ai commencé cet ouvrage avec un p... Back Matter Appendix: List of Omitted Documents
