1795 Letters

Philadelphia, PA - 1 January 1795

I WISH you a happy new year, and a repetition of happy new years as long as time shall endure

Hague, NED - 3 January 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... This morning the Charge des affairs of Sardinia paid me a visit, and appeared to be exceedingly fearful...

New York, NY - 5 January 1795

Some weeks ago Mrs. Jackson was polite enough to call on you, with Miss Jackson and Miss Brown, who left you cards. You have never returned the visit. I beg you to do it without delay.

Philadelphia, PA - 5 January 1795

To a heart that loves praise so well, and receives so little of it, your letter is like laudanum, which Mr. Henry the senator, says, is the Divinity itself.

Hague, NED - 7 January 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... They are fearful that conditions specially unfavorable to the authority of the House of Orange will be required...

London, ENG - 8 January 1795

It does not appear probable to me that Europe is very speedily to be blessed with a general and lasting peace, or that the period has already arrived when reason and virtue will govern the conduct of the mass of mankind.

Amsterdam, NED - 19 January 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... On Saturday the 11th the French troops entered and took possession of Utrecht by virtue of a capitulation.

Amsterdam, NED - 22 January 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... The states of Holland have given orders to all their officers and commanders to make no further resistance against the French armies.

Amsterdam, NED - 24 January 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... the rumor appeared to indicate a total revolution of government, of Constitution, and of principles to commence from the present moment

Philadelphia, PA - 29 January 1795

THE public prints announce the death of my old, esteemed friend General Roberdeau, whose virtues in heart-searching times endeared him to Philadelphia and to his country.

London, ENG - 30 January 1795

In a letter, which I have lately received from the Secretary of State, I am desired to make such arrangements as may be necessary, previous to a mission which you have prepared for me as Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Spain.

Hague, NED - 1 February 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... The inveteracy against Great Britain appears to be unanimous among them, and discovers itself upon every occasion.

Hague, NED - 2 February 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Alexander Hamilton... The province of Holland itself is more than insolvent, and the only securities which have not considerably depreciated are those of the United States.

Philadelphia, PA - 2 February 1795

The enclosed postscript to Dunlap will show you that the expectation of a treaty hourly to arrive, will not allow me to leave my chair till the fourth of March.

Hague, NED - 5 February 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... I have just returned from a visit to the citizen Paulus, President of the Assembly of Provisional Representatives of the people of Holland.

Hague, NED - 12 February 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to John Adams... since the date of my last letter (December 21, 1794) a revolution has taken place

Hague, NED - 15 February 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... There are two objects of primary importance which this secret Revolutionary Committee wished to secure.

Philadelphia, PA - 15 February 1795

This month has been all unpleasant weather, but none severe. You have had a north-east storm, I perceive, which raised the tides, but I hope, brought in a fresh and abundant supply of seaweed.

Hague, NED - 19 February 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... The President of the Provisional Representatives of Holland sent me last evening...

Hague, NED - 22 February 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Sylvanus Bourne... I will, if the lady will consent, have the money paid and consider it as a private debt repayable by her or by whoever receives it.

Hague, NED - 25 February 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... The prospect of a general pacification, which has appeared opening during the course of the winter, becomes daily more distant and obscure.

London, ENG - 25 February 1795

The objects and efforts of the Jacobin societies in America were well known here ; and the fate of our government was considered as being involved in that of the insurrection.

Hague, NED - 0 March 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... Our foreign communications except with France are still interrupted, so that I have neither the means of receiving or of conveying foreign intelligence.

London, ENG - 6 March 1795

it is my opinion that the common and popular (not official) language of America, relative to Great Britain, manifested such a disposition as to create serious apprehensions in this country that we should join with the French in the war

Hague, NED - 9 March 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... The dispositions of the new Administration are certainly very friendly towards the United States.

London, ENG - 18 March 1795

I have been favoured with yours of the 14th instant. It gives me pleasure to observe, that good-will towards America seems to prevail generally in this kingdom

Hague, NED - 7 April 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... The Provincial Assembly of Holland have published a law requiring the inhabitants to furnish all their plate to be coined for public use.

Hague, NED - 10 April 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Oliver Wolcott... I take the liberty of inclosing herewith my correspondence relative to the payment of the interest due in December upon the Antwerp loan.

Hague, NED - 14 April 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... When the freedom of deliberation was restored to the Assembly they declared the city of Paris to be in a state of siege...

Hague, NED - 25 April 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to mother... It has not been without difficulty that the ardour of the popular Societies has been suppressed...

Amsterdam, NED - 1 May 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... The fate of this country and indeed of all Europe appears to be suspended upon operations...

Hague, NED - 4 May 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to John Adams... It is extremely pleasing to hear that the elections for the ensuing completion of the Senate have been so favorable.

London, ENG - 11 May 1795

Since you left us, the news of the arrival of the treaty in America has reached us. We were singularly unfortunate in the loss of the Tankenville packet.

Hague, NED - 14 May 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... In the meantime everything here is in a state of stagnation.

Hague, NED - 19 May 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... whatever terms might be exacted on the part of France would eventually be consented to in this country.

Hague, NED - 22 May 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to father... the advantage of seeing Europe at the present moment is personally a subject of particular gratification to me.

Philadelphia, PA - 9 June 1795

THE Senate assembled yesterday at eleven, twenty- five members present. The new senators were sworn, and a committee waited on the President

Philadelphia, PA - 9 June 1795

THE Senate are now in possession of the budget. It is a bone to gnaw for the aristocrats as well as the democrats

Philadelphia, PA - 14 June 1795

Moderation, however, is approved only by the moderate, who are commonly but a few. The many commonly delight in some thing more piquant and lively.

Philadelphia, PA - 15 June 1795

I went out to him and found that he wanted to enquire of me concerning a young lady of amiable manners and elegant education, whom Mr. Law and Mr. Greenleaf had found in Maryland, in great distress and a little disarranged

Philadelphia, PA - 19 June 1795

He gave me many details of affairs in France ; a gloomy picture of the reign of terror, and a smiling one of the present reign of moderation ; but he is not without inquietude on the subject of a constitution.

Hague, NED - 24 June 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... the Orange societies have been prohibited in their turn, and the patriotic clubs have been revived.

Hague, NED - 25 June 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... I have now the honor of inclosing the translation of the plan for the convocation of a National Convention...

Hague, NED - 27 June 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to father... The son of Louis the 16th died in the temple on the 8th of this month.

Hague, NED - 29 June 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to mother... He will not forgive me for having put some truth and justice into his paper.

New York, NY - 29 June 1795

The enclosed contains my resignation of the office of chief-justice. I cannot quit it without again expressing to you my acknowledgments for the honour you conferred upon me by that appointment

Clermont - 8 July 1795

In my present retired situation, I have carefully read and considered the treaty with England. I see in it not the slightest satisfaction for our wrongs. I see them, in some instances, authorized.

Hague, NED - 27 July 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to father... The public affairs of the country where I now reside afford at this time but an indifferent topic of correspondence.

Hague, NED - 15 August 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Sylvanus Bourne... The object of the consular office is the benefit of merchants and mariners in countries other than their own ; it is to procure facilities and conveniences for them that this institution is appropriated.

Hague, NED - 20 August 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Edmund Randolph... In many parts of Europe at this time a passport is a paper of indispensable necessity to every traveller, and indeed to every individual in a country other than his own.

Philadelphia, PA - 25 August 1795

George Washington letter... To testify to your Majesty the sincerity of the government of the United States in its negotiations, I have transmitted to John Quincy Adams...

Philadelphia, PA - 25 August 1795

Timothy Pickering letter to John Quincy Adams... The first part of the business, for which you are called to London by my letter of the 14 instant, is the exchange of ratifications of the late treaty between the United States and Great Britain.

Hague, NED - 31 August 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to father... The public treasury is empty. They have to pay between one and two hundred millions of florins for arrearages, the remainder of an hundred millions for the friendship of France...

Hague, NED - 12 September 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to father... The conduct of the British government is so well adapted to increasing our danger of war, that I cannot but suppose they are secretly inclined to produce it.

Bristol, PA - 14 September 1795

Saturday night I lodged at Elizabethtown, and, after two wettings, dined on Sunday with General Freelinghuysen.

Hague, NED - 15 September 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to brother Charles... You observe that there are many people who wish to raise a jealousy between Mr. Jay and another public character nearly connected with us.

Philadelphia, PA - 17 September 1795

But to return to the subject of manners, &c. I have often seen Madame at table, and other situations, pay you the utmost attention; offer you twenty civilities, while you appeared scarcely sensible

Washington, MD - 23 September 1795

I write from the house of our friends, Law and Duncanson, where I make my home. Miss Duncanson, who is mistress of the house, is a very sprightly, sensible, ladylike woman.

Washington, MD - 25 September 1795

Since Tuesday last I have been here much against my will; arrested by high command; performing quarantine by authority not to be questioned or controverted. In plain English, I am sick.

Philadelphia, PA - 31 September 1795

You will have learned from the public gazettes, and through other more authentic channels, that all that rested with me to do, to give ratification to the treaty between this country and Great Britain, is already accomplished.

Hague, NED - 12 October 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Daniel Sargent... The people of the United States have in their own possession the choice between peace, with unparalleled prosperity, and war, with universal calamity.

Hague, NED - 16 October 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to W. & J. WILLINK AND N. & J. VAN... In reply to your favor of yesterday you will permit me to waive any further discussion relative to the bill of Dallard and Swan.

Helvoetsluys, NED - 31 October 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to father... to deal with him after Mr. Jay, and with the furious persecution that this gentleman has suffered for this very transaction... has nothing attractive to ambition or flattering to hope.

Helvoetsluys, NED - 4 November 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to brother Charles... The state of this country is in general tolerably quiet and peaceable, excepting every now and then a little irregular usurpation...

London, ENG - 15 November 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Timothy Pickering... The letter of Mr. Randolph, dated July 21, had indeed been to me a subject of equal pain and surprise.

London, ENG - 17 November 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to father... An English paper that I saw at Rotterdam on the day of my departure from the Hague gave me the first information of Mr. Randolph's resignation.

London, ENG - 5 December 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Timothy Pickering... I saw yesterday Lord Grenville at his office, and had a lengthy conversation with him upon subjects connected with the object of my mission here...

London, ENG - 9 December 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Lord Grenville... I have received the card which your Lordship did me the honor to write me yesterday

New York, NY - 14 December 1795

all my accounts agree in representing the public mind as becoming more and more composed, and that certain virulent publications have caused great and general indignation

London, ENG - 15 December 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Timothy Pickering... I now resume the subject of the intention that the Ministry perhaps entertained of considering me as a Minister to this court.

London, ENG - 16 December 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Sylvanus Bourne... The President has not resigned, but there appears to be a most violent attack carried on against him...

London, ENG - 19 December 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Timothy Pickering... I return to the conversation of which it was my purpose to give you the relation.

Philadelphia, PA - 21 December 1795

My information with respect to the general disposition of the people, accords with yours; and I have little doubt of a perfect amelioration of sentiment, alter the present fermentation (which is not only subsiding, but changing) has evaporated a litt

London, ENG - 22 December 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Timothy Pickering... One of the favorite objects of this government is an increase of the dominions in the East and West Indies. A formidable expedition with 25,000 troops has recently sailed for the latter...

London, ENG - 24 December 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to Sylvanus Bourne... I shall accordingly procure for him a copying press, with a considerable quantity of the paper and ink-powder.

Philadelphia, PA - 28 December 1795

Mrs. Adams, your new daughter, behaves prettily in her new sphere. I dined with them one day, and promised to take my lodgings with them the next time. Mrs. Adams showed me an elegant bed, which she politely said she had made up for me.

London, ENG - 29 December 1795

John Quincy Adams letter to father... When I say I hope to be relieved from my present situation in a few days, I wish not to have my motives misunderstood.