Papers of John Adams, Volume 4
Document List
Document Group:
John Adams' Service in the Continental Congress
I. Resolutions on Saltpeter and Powder Mills -
In Congress, February 23, 1776
II. Resolutions Concerning the Canadian Campaign -
8 March 1776
III. Instructions to the Commissioners to Canada -
20 March 1776
IV. John Hancock to George Washington -
Philadelphia, April 2d. 1776
V. Preamble to Resolution on Independent Governments -
15 May 1776
VI. Amendment to a Committee Report -
ante 21 May 1776
VII. Committee Report on Esek Hopkins' Letter -
ante 7 June 1776
VIII. Committee Report on Letters from William Palfrey -
ante 17 June 1776
IX. Committee Report on Fortifying Harbors -
ante 24 June 1776
X. Draft Preamble of Committee Report on Inducing Foreign Officers to Desert -
ante 27 Aug. 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia Feb. 11. 1775 i.e. 1776
To John Trumbull -
Philadelphia 13 Feb. 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia Feb. 14. 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Camp at Roxbury 14 Feby. 1776
To Thomas Crafts Jr. -
Philadelphia Feb. 18. 1776
To William Heath -
Philadelphia Feby. 18. 1776
To James Warren -
Feby. 18. 1776
To Charles Lee -
Philadelphia Feby. 19. 1776
From John Morgan -
Camp at Cambridge Febry 19. 1776
From Joseph Palmer -
Watertown, Febry 19th. 1776
From Isaac Smith Sr. -
Salem Feby: the 29. 1776
From William Tudor -
Cambridge 29th. Feby. 1776
From Elisha Boudinot -
New York 2 March 1776
From Joseph Frye -
March 4th: 1776
To John Thomas -
Philadelphia March 7, 1776
From James Warren -
Plymo: March 7th: 1776
From Horatio Gates -
Head Qrs: 8th: March 1776
From Mercy Otis Warren -
Plimouth March 10 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Camp at Roxbury 14 March 1776
From John Sullivan -
Winter Hill March 15th 1776
To James Warren -
March 21. 1776
To Horatio Gates -
Philadelphia March 23. 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Boston 23 March 1776
From Jonathan Trumbull -
Lebanon 25th March 1776
Document Group:
Thoughts on Government
I. To William Hooper -
ante 27 March 1776
II. To John Penn -
ante 27 March 1776
III. Thoughts on Government -
April 1776
From Jeduthun Baldwin -
New York 28th March 1776
To James Warren -
March 29. 1776
From James Warren -
Watertown March 30. 1776
From Hugh Hughes -
New York March 31st 1776
To George Washington -
Philadelphia April 1. 1776
To Joseph Palmer -
Philadelphia April 2d. 1776
To James Warren -
April 3. 1776
The Massachusetts Delegates to the President of the Council -
Philadelphia April 3d: 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Boston 3 April 1776
From Mercy Otis Warren -
Watertown April 3d 1776
From John Winthrop -
Watertown 5 April 1776
From Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -
6. Apl. 1776
From Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -
Princeton 11. Apl. 1776
To Joseph Palmer -
April 12. 1776
To William Tudor -
April 12. 1776
To William Heath -
Philadelphia April 15. 1776
To James Warren -
April 16. 1776
To Mercy Otis Warren -
April 16. 1776
From Isaac Smith Sr. -
Salem Aprill. 16. 1776
From John Penn -
HalifaxApril 17th. 1776
From Samuel Chase -
Fort George. April. 18th. 1776
To James Warren -
April 20th. 1776
From Jeduthun Baldwin -
New York April 20. 1776
From Samuel Chase -
Landing at North End of Lake GeorgeApril. 21st. 1776. Sunday Afternoon
From William Tudor -
New York 21st. April 1776
To James Warren -
April 22. 1776
From Samuel Cooper -
Boston 22d. Apr. 1776
From Isaac Smith Sr. -
Salem Aprill the 22D 1776
From Horatio Gates -
New York 23d: April 1776
To William Tudor -
April 24. 1776
From Benjamin Kent -
Boston April 24th 1776
To Horatio Gates -
Philadelphia April 27. 1776
To John Penn -
Philadelphia April 28. 1776
From Samuel Chase -
Saint Johns April. 28th. 1776
To James Otis Sr. -
Philadelphia, 29 April, 1776
From Joseph Greenleaf -
Boston April 30th. 1776
Enclosure Group:
James Warren to John Adams, with a Letter from Benjamin Greenleaf to James Warren
From James Warren -
Watertown April 30. 1776
[enclosure] Enclosure: Benjamin Greenleaf to James Warren -
Watertown April 30. 1776
From John Winthrop -
Watertown April 1776
From Archibald Bulloch -
Savannah in Georgia May 1st. 1776
From William Gordon -
Jamaica Plain May 1. 1776
From William Stearns -
Worcester May 1st 1776
From Horatio Gates -
New York 4th: May 1776
From Isaac Smith Sr. -
Salem May. 4th. 1776
From John Sullivan -
New York May 4th 1776
From William Tudor -
New York 4th. May 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Boston 5 May 1776
To John Winthrop -
May 6 1776
From James Warren -
Watertown May 8th: 1776
From James Sullivan -
Watertown the 9th of May 1776
The General Court to the Massachusetts Delegates -
9 May 1776
To James Warren -
May 12. 1776
To John Winthrop -
May 12. 1776
To James Warren -
May 15th. 1776
From Richard Devens -
Watertown BostonMay 16 1776
From Henry Knox -
New York May 16th 1776
To James Warren -
May. 18. 1776
From Richard Lee -
Wmsburgh May 18. 1776
To James Warren -
May 20. 1776
From Samuel Cooper -
May 20th. 1776
From William Cushing -
Scituate May 20th. 1766 i.e. 1776
From Patrick Henry -
Wms.burgh May 20th. 1776
From Benjamin Hichborn -
Boston 20th May 1776
From Samuel Holden Parsons -
N York 20th May 1776
From Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -
20 May 1776
To James Sullivan -
Philadelphia May 26. 1776
From Nathanael Greene -
Brookline Long Island May 26th. 1776
From Benjamin Kent -
Boston May 26th: 1776
From Samuel Cooper -
27. May. 1776
To Benjamin Hichborn -
Philadelphia May 29. 1776
From Hugh Hughes -
New York May 29th. 76
To Samuel Cooper -
May 30th: 1776
From John Winthrop -
June 1. 1776
To Henry Knox -
Philadelphia June 2. 1776
From Nathanael Greene -
Camp on Long Island June 2d—1776
From James Warren -
Watertown June 2d. 1776
To Patrick Henry -
Philadelphia June 3. 1776
From Samuel Holden Parsons -
New York 3d of June 1776
To Hugh Hughes -
Philadelphia June 4. 1776
To Richard Lee -
Philadelphia June 4. 1776
From James Warren -
Watertown June 5th: 1776
The General Court to the Massachusetts Delegates -
In the House of Representatives 6th. June 1776.
To Samuel Cooper? -
Philadelphia June 9. 1776
To William Cushing -
Philadelphia June 9. 1776
To James Warren -
June 9. 1776
To Oakes Angier -
Philadelphia June 12 1776
To Francis Dana -
Philadelphia June 12. 1776
To John Lowell -
Philadelphia June 12. 1776
To David Sewall -
Philadelphia June 12. 1776
Document Group:
John Adams and the Board of War
Document Group:
Calendar of Resolutions Based on Reports of the Board of War
10 August. -
[1776-08-10]
13 August. -
[1776-08-13]
14 August. -
[1776-08-13]
15 August. -
[1776-08-15]
17 August. -
[1776-08-17]
21 August. -
[1776-08-21]
22 August. -
[1776-08-22]
27 August. -
[1776-08-27]
Document Group:
Plan of Treaties
I. A Plan of Treaties -
ante 18 July 1776
II. Committee Report on A Plan of Treaties -
27 August 1776
III. Plan of Treaties as Adopted (with Instructions) -
17 September 1776
From Josiah Quincy -
Braintree. June 13th: 1776
From Pelatiah Webster -
Boston, 13 June. 1776
From Samuel Chase -
ante 14 June 1776
To Samuel Chase -
Philadelphia June 14. 1776
From Isaac Foster Jr. -
New York June. 14th. 1776
From Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -
Burln. 15. June 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia June 16. 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Boston 16 June 1776
To Horatio Gates -
Philadelphia June 18. 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Boston 20 June 1776
The Board of War to George Washington -
War Office Philada. 21st. June 1776
From Samuel Chase -
Annapolis. June. 21st. 1776 Fryday Afternoon
To Nathanael Greene -
Philadelphia June 22. 1776
To Benjamin Kent -
Philadelphia June 22. 1776
To Samuel Holden Parsons -
Philadelphia June 22. 1776
To William Gordon -
Philadelphia June 23. 1776
To John Sullivan -
Philadelphia June 23d. 1776
To John Winthrop -
Philadelphia June 23. 1776
To Samuel Chase -
Philadelphia June 24. 1776
To William Tudor -
Philadelphia June 24. 1776
From Horatio Gates -
New York Monday morning 24th: June 1776
Enclosure Group:
Thomas Walker to John Adams, with a Letter from P. Gamelin to Chabrand Delisle
From Thomas Walker -
Albany 24 June 1776
Translation Group:
[enclosure] Enclosure: P. Gamelin to Chabrand Delisle -
Bristol 8. Juin 1776
P. Gamelin to Chabrand Delisle: A Translation -
Bristol 8. June 1776
Document Group:
John Adams' Copy of the Declaration of Independence
A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America in general Congress assembled -
ante 28 June 1776
From Samuel Chase -
Annapolis. June. 28th. 1776 Fryday Evening 9 O'Clock
To Archibald Bulloch -
Philadelphia July 1. 1776
To Samuel Chase -
Philadelphia July 1. 1776
From Samuel Cooper -
1. July. 1776
From Joseph Palmer -
Watertown, July 1st. 1776
To Samuel Cooper -
Philadelphia July 2. 1776
From Joseph Reed -
New York July 4th. 1776
To Joseph Ward -
Philadelphia July 5. 1776
From Samuel Chase -
Annapolis. July. 5th. 1776 Fryday Afternoon
To Joseph Reed -
Philadelphia July 7. 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia July 7. 1776
From Samuel Holden Parsons -
New York 7th. July 1776
From William Tudor -
New York 7th. July 1776
From Samuel Chase -
Annapolis. July 8th. 1776 Monday
From Joseph Ward -
Boston 8th July 1776
To Samuel Chase -
Philadelphia July 9. 1776
From Jonathan Mason Jr. -
Boston July 9th. 1776
To Samuel Cooper -
Philadelphia July 10. 1776
To William Tudor -
Philadelphia July 10. 1776
To Joseph Ward -
Philadelphia July 10th. 1776
From James Warren -
Plymo. July 10th. 1776
From Nathanael Greene -
Camp on Long Island July 14. 1776
To James Warren -
July 15. 1776
From Nathaniel Barber Jr. -
Boston July 15. 1776
From Samuel Cooper -
Monday 15th July—76
From Thomas Cushing -
Boston July. 15. 1776
From David Sewall -
York July 15th. 1776
To Joseph Ward -
Philadelphia. Wednesday July. 17. 1776
From Horatio Gates -
Tyonderoga 17th. July 1776
From James Warren -
Boston July 17th: 1776
To Jonathan Mason Jr. -
Philadelphia, Thursday July 18. 1776
From Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -
Trenton 19. July 1776
From William Heath -
New York July 20nd: 1776
To Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -
Philadelphia July 21. 1776
Elbridge Gerry to Samuel and John Adams -
Kings BridgeJuly 21. 1776
From Jeduthun Baldwin -
Ticonderoga July 22. 1776
From Daniel Hitchcock -
Camp Long Island July 22d 1776
To Nathaniel Barber Jr. -
Philadelphia July 24. 1776
To Thomas Cushing -
Philadelphia July 24. 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia July 24. 1776
From Samuel Holden Parsons -
New York 24th. July 1776
To John Avery -
Philadelphia July 25. 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia July 26. 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia July 27. 1776
From Francis Dana -
Boston Sundy. July 28th. 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Boston 28 July 1776
From William Cushing -
Boston July 29th 1776
From Henry Knox -
N York July 29 1776
George Washington to the Board of War -
New York July 29th. 1776
To William Heath -
Philadelphia Aug. 3. 1776
To Daniel Hitchcock -
Philadelphia August. 3. 1776
To Samuel Holden Parsons -
Philadelphia August. 3. 1776
Elbridge Gerry to Samuel and John Adams -
Watertown 3d August 1776
To Nathanael Greene -
Philadelphia August 4. 1776
From Thomas Mifflin -
Camp at Mount WashingtonAugust 5th. 1776
From Isaac Smith Sr. -
Salem August 6th. 1776
From James Warren -
Boston Augt. 7th: 1776
From Joseph Ward -
Boston 8 August 1776
From Thomas McKean -
Head-Quarters at Perth-Amboy August 9th: 1776
From Harriet Temple -
Ten Hills August the 10th. 1776
To Samuel Holden Parsons -
Philadelphia August 11. 1776
From James Warren -
Boston August 11. 1776
From Jonathan Mason Jr. -
Boston August. 12. 1776
To Horatio Gates -
Philadelphia August 13. 1776
A Report of the Board of War -
[1776-08-13]
From Samuel Adams -
PrincetownAugt. 13 1776
From Samuel Holden Parsons -
New York 13th. Augt. 1776
Enclosure Group:
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant to John Adams, with a Draft of an Article
From Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -
Princeton 13. Aug: 1776
[enclosure] Enclosure: Draft of an Article -
To William Tudor -
Philadelphia August 14. 1776
From Samuel Cooper -
14. July Aug: 17676
From John Lowell -
Boston Augt. 14th. 1776
To Thomas Mifflin -
Philadelphia August 15. 1776
From Samuel Holden Parsons -
New York 15th. Augt. 1776
To Francis Dana -
Philadelphia August 16. 1776
From Samuel Adams -
N York Augt 16 1776
To Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -
Philadelphia August 17. 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia August 17. 1776
To Samuel Adams -
Philadelphia August 18 1776
From William Tudor -
New York 18th. Augst. 1776
To Samuel Holden Parsons -
[1776-08-19]
From William Tudor -
New York 19th. August 1776
To Joseph Ward -
Philadelphia August 20. 1776
To Jonathan Mason Jr. -
Philadelphia August 21. 1776
To Harriet Temple -
Philadelphia August 21. 1776
To James Warren -
Philadelphia August 21. 1776
From Henry Knox -
New York 21 Augt 1776
From Daniel Hitchcock -
Long Island Augst 22d 1776
From Abraham Clark -
Eliza. Town Augst. 23d. 1776
From Thomas Edwards -
Boston, Augt: 23d. 1776
From Horatio Gates -
Tyonderoga 23d: August 1776
To Daniel Hitchcock -
Philadelphia August 24. 1776
To William Tudor -
Philadelphia August 24. 1776
From Benjamin Lincoln -
Boston August 24th. 1776
To Joseph Hawley -
Philadelphia Aug. 25. 1776
To Henry Knox -
Philadelphia August 25. 1776
To Joseph Palmer -
Philadelphia August 27. 1776
From Benjamin Franklin -
Augt. 28. 1776
From Jonathan Bayard Smith -
Amboy Augt. 28 1776