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To William Tudor -

Philadelphia August 29. 1776

I Sett down now in the Character ...

From Samuel Holden Parsons -

Long Island 29th. Augt. 1776

In Answer to your last in which ...

From William Tudor -

New York 29th. August 1776

I had a Warrant on Sunday Morning ...

John Adams' Service in the Continental Congress -

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To Samuel Cooper -

Philadelphia Septr. 4. 1776

Mr. Hare, a Brother of Mr Robert ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia Septr. 4. 1776

It is in vain for me to think of ...

From William Tudor -

New York 6th. Sepr. 76

I am exceedingly concerned to find ...

From Joseph Ward -

Boston September 6, 1776

I have the honour of your Letter ...

To James Warren -

September 8. 1776

I am going tomorrow Morning on an ...

From Daniel Hitchcock -

Harlem Camp Sept 9th 1776

Received, another of your kind ...

From Isaac Smith Sr. -

Salem September the 11th 1776

I have not been favord, with any ...

From Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant -

Princeton 14 Augst. i.e. September 1776

I forbore asking You any Questions ...

From Samuel Adams -

Boston Sept 16 1776

I very gratefully acknowledge the ...

From John Winthrop -

Cambridge Septr 17. 1776

I have received your favor of —— ...

From Samuel Holden Parsons -

post 17 September 1776

I don't wish to Complain when the ...

From Samuel Purviance Jr. -

Baltimore 18 Septr. 1776

I hope youle excuse the Liberty of ...

From James Warren -

Watertown Sep. 19th:1776

I wrote you in my last that we ...

From James Sullivan -

Hartford 22d Sepr. 1776

Since I received your favour of ...

From William Tudor -

Plains of Haarlem 23d Sepr. 1776

Every Day more thoroughly ...

To James Warren -

Septr. 25. 1776

This Express carries a new Plan of ...

From Henry Knox -

Heights of Harlem Septr 25 1776

Thro' the hurry and confusion of ...

From Samuel Adams -

Boston Sept 30 1776

I am much obligd to you for your ...

From William Tudor -

Haarlem 3d. Octr. 1776

By the Carelessness of an Orderly ...

To James Warren -

Oct. 5. 1776

Yours of September 19. came duely ...

From Samuel Holden Parsons -

Morisania 8th. Octr. 1776

Your's of the 2nd. Instant I ...

James Sullivan to John Adams and Elbridge Gerry -

Providence 11th Octr. 1776

There is no measures conceivable ...

To Unknown -

Braintree Novr. 5. 1776

I find the People this Way, under ...

From John Trumbull -

ante 21 November 1776

Since I had the pleasure of seeing ...

To the Speaker of the Massachusetts House -

Braintree Novr 28. 1776

I had this Moment, between two and ...

Credentials of the Massachusetts Delegates -

[1776-12-10]

Whereas, John Hancock, Samuel ...

To Elbridge Gerry -

Boston Decr 31: 1776

Mr. Lovell goes tomorrow. In him ...

From Oliver Wolcott -

Baltimore1 Janry 1777

Your Favour of the 30 Nov came to ...

John Adams' Service in the Continental Congress -

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General Court to John Adams and Robert Treat Paine -

3 January 1777

The Committee of both Houses ...

From Elbridge Gerry -

Baltimore Jany 8th. 1777

Since You left Philadelphia many ...

From Samuel Adams -

Baltimore Jany 9 1777

I have every Day for a Month past ...

From William Cushing -

Scituate Jany. 14th 1777

I return the two volumes of Hume ...

Intelligence from London -

London Jan. 31. 1777

I flatter myself with the Pleasure ...

To James Warren -

Baltimore Feby. 3. 1777

After a very tedious Journey, ...

To James Warren -

Baltimore Feb. 3. 1777

It may not be a Mispence of Time ...

Intelligence from London -

London 3 Feb. 1777

There is no kind of Relaxation ...

Amended Credentials of the Massachusetts Delegates -

In the House of Representatives Feby 4–1777

Whereas the Commission given the ...

To James Warren -

Baltimore Feb. 12. 1777

The Certificates and Cheque Books ...

From William Tudor -

Morris Town 12th. Feby. 1777

We had a Court Martial set at ...

From John Sullivan -

Chatham. Feby. 14th. 1777

I hope you will pardon me for not ...

To James Warren -

Baltimore Feb. 17. 1777

I have the melancholly Prospect ...

To Joseph Palmer -

Baltimore Feb. 20. 1777

Yesterday, I had the Pleasure of ...

To John Sullivan -

Baltimore Feb. 22. 1777

I had this Evening the Pleasure of ...

From James Warren -

Plymo. Feby. 22d. 1777

I had the pleasure Yesterday of ...

To William Tudor -

Baltimore Feb. 25. 1777

I had last Evening yours of the 12 ...

Committee Report on Abraham Clark's Motion -

27 February 1777

Resolved That General Washington's ...

From Nathanael Greene -

Baskenridge, March 3d. 1777

It is a long time since I wrote to ...

Vernejoux to the President of the Board of War -

Harfort March 4. 1777

I beg Leave to write your ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia March 6. 1777

Dr. Jackson, by whom this will go, ...

From John Avery -

Boston March 7th. 1777

Your kind favor of the 10th. Feby. ...

From William Tudor -

Morris Town 7th. March 1777

Your Letter from Baltimore of 25th. ...

To Nathanael Greene -

Philadelphia March 9. 1777

I had, last Evening the Pleasure ...

To William Tudor -

Philadelphia March 11. 1777

Yours of the 7th. instant, I just ...

Extract of a Letter from William Bingham -

St. Pierre Martinico March 15. 1777

Officers of the first Distinction ...

From William Tudor -

Morris Town 16th. March 1777

Since the Return of one half their ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia March 18. 1777

I had this Morning the Pleasure of ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia March 18. 1777

There is a Part of your Letter of ...

To John Avery -

Philadelphia March 21. 1777

I had this Morning the Honour ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia March 21. 1777

It is not easy to penetrate the ...

To William Tudor -

Philadelphia March 22. 1777

Yours of the 16th. I got Yesterday. ...

From William Tudor -

Morris Town 23d. March 1777

I yesterday ask'd Permission to ...

From James Warren -

Boston March 23d. 1777

I wrote you last from Plymouth ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia March 24. 1777

This Morning, a Vessell has ...

From Samuel Freeman -

Boston March 25 1777

Being informed that you are of a ...

From Jonathan Hastings Jr. -

Boston 25th. Mar. 1777

Your Favor per Dr. Jackson of the ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia March 26. 1777

There are two ingenious ...

To William Tudor -

War Office. March 27. 1777

I had yours by Coll Palfry last ...

From William Gordon -

Jamaica Plain Mar. 27. 1777

I expected some how or other to ...

From Thomas Johnson Jr. -

Annapolis 27 March 1777

I have pleasure in calling your ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia March 31. 1777

We have this day received Letters ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia April 1. 1777

Having an opportunity by So ...

From Samuel Cooper -

Boston 3. Ap. 77

I scratch a Line in utmost ...

From James Warren -

Boston April 3d. 1777

I had the pleasure Yesterday of ...

From Nathanael Greene -

Morris Town April the 5th. 1777

I have neither seen nor heard of ...

To Samuel Cooper -

Philadelphia April 6. 1777

This Evening I was favoured with ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia April 6. 1777

The Business of the naval and ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia April 6. 1777

Yours of 23d March, was handed to ...

From Isaac Foster -

Danbury April 7. 1777

As nothing worthy your Attention ...

To William Gordon -

Philadelphia April 8. 1777 Tuesday

I had your Favour of 27 March by ...

To Nathanael Greene -

Philadelphia April 13. 1777

In considering a Letter from the ...

From Nathanael Greene -

Bound Brook April 13. 1777

The Enemy made an attempt to ...

To James Bowdoin -

Philadelphia April 16. 1777

It is difficult to ascertain with ...

To James Warren -

April 16. 1777

An unfortunate Vessell has arrived ...

From Joseph Palmer -

Boston April 16th. 1777

I have too many kinds of public ...

From Joseph Ward -

Morristown April 19th, 1777

Yesterday I came to this place; ...

From Samuel Freeman -

Boston April 23d 1777

The General Assembly of this State ...

From James Warren -

Boston April 23d. 1777

I have been very Unwell and Absent ...

To Samuel Freeman -

Philadelphia Ap. 27. 1777

Your Favour of 25 March I duely ...

To William Tudor -

Philadelphia April 27. 1777

Aha!—exchanging the Pride, Pomp ...

To Unknown -

Philadelphia April 27th. 1777 Sunday

I think it is Montesqueiu, who, ...

From James Warren -

Boston April 27th. 1777

Since I wrote you by the post on ...

To Unknown -

Philadelphia April 28. 1777

We are now very near the Month of ...

To James Bowdoin -

Philadelphia Ap. 29. 1777

There is a Letter from Dr. Lee, ...

To James Warren -

Ap. 29. 77

I have but a few Moments to write, ...

To James Warren -

May 2 1777

Dr. Brownson, a Delegate from ...

From James Bowdoin -

Boston May 2. 1777

The interesting intelligence of ...

From Nathanael Greene -

Morris Town May 2d. 1777

Your favor of April 22d. came to ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia April 3. May 3 1777

Yours of April 3d I received. I ...

From Henry Knox -

Head Quarters, Morris-Town 3d May 1777

It is a long time since I have had ...

From James Warren -

Boston May 5. 1777

We have no late Arrivals no ...

To Samuel Freeman -

Philadelphia May 6. 1777

I had the Favour of your Letter of ...

To Joseph Palmer -

Philadelphia May 6. 1777

I had a few days ago the Pleasure ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia May 6. 1777

About Ten Days ago, I had the ...

From Nathanael Greene -

Bound Brook May 7th. 1777

Yours of the 27th of April I am to ...

From James Warren -

Boston May 8th. 1777

I wrote to you a Letter which will ...

To Nathanael Greene -

Philadelphia May 9. 1777

Yours of the 2d Instant, came duly ...

Mcdonold, Donold to JA -

In Camp May 9th, 1777

I suppose you have heard we have ...

To Nathanael Greene -

Philadelphia May 10. 1777

Yours of the 7th. was brought me ...

From Henry Knox -

Morris Town. 10 May 1777

I am obliged to you for your two ...

From Joseph Ward -

Morristown, May 12th. 1777

This day General Arnold came into ...

From Jonathan Hastings Jr. -

Boston 14 May. 1777

Your Favor per Capt. Thompson of ...

From Thomas Jefferson -

Williamsburgh May 16. 1777

Matters in our part of the ...

From Joseph Ward -

Morristown May 19th, 1777

I have lately had convincing proof ...

Massachusetts Delegates to the Speaker of the House of Representatives -

Philadelphia May 21st. 1777

Mr. Gorham and Mr. Russel, Agents ...

To Nathanael Greene -

Philadelphia May 24. 1777

During the civil Wars in Rome, in ...

To Thomas Jefferson -

Philadelphia May 26. 1777

I had this Morning, the Pleasure ...

From Andrew Henshaw -

Dedham 27th: May 1777

Although I cannot boast a right to ...

Resolution on Pardoning Power -

ante 28 May 1777

Resolved That the General, or ...

From Nathanael Greene -

Camp Middlebrook May 28. 1777

I receiv'd a letter from you some ...

From John Sullivan -

Princeton May 28th 1777

I Recollect That I Stand Indebted ...

From Samuel Cooper -

Boston 29th. May. 1777

I wish, with you, that N. England ...

To Nathanael Greene -

Phyladelphia June 2d. 1777

Yours of 28 Ultimo is before me. ...

To John Sullivan -

Philadelphia June 3. 1777

I regret with you the Loss of Coll ...

From William Gordon -

Jamaica Plain June 5. 1777

Your favour of April the 8th tho' ...

From James Warren -

Boston June 5th: 1777

You will perhaps wonder that you ...

From John Sullivan -

Princeton June 8th 1777

You cant oblidge me more than by ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia June 11. 1777

The honourable Samuel Hewes Esqr, ...

From James Warren -

Boston June 11th: 1777

It is A long time since I have had ...

Motion on Gunning Bedford -

12 June 1777

Resolved that the Freedom of ...

From Apollos Morris -

Philadelphia June 14 1777

Centinels are again Posted at my ...

To James Warren -

Philadelphia June 19. 1777

Yours of the 5th. instant is ...

From Joseph Ward -

In Camp, June 20th, 1777

Yesterday the Enemy retreated back ...

From James Warren -

Boston June 22d: 1777

If any Conjecture may be formed ...

From Nathaniel Peaslee Sargeant -

Haverhill June 23d. 1777

My Brother, Mr. Christopher ...

From Thomas Crafts -

Boston June 25th. 1777

My last to you was, in answer to ...

From Joseph Ward -

Camp June 28th, 1777

I wish it was in my power to give ...

From Joseph Ward -

Camp at Morristown July, 4th, 1777

The Army marched from Middle Brook ...

To Nathanael Greene -

Philadelphia July 7. 1777

I never before took hold of a Pen, ...

To James Warren -

Phyladelphia July 7. 1777

Yours of June 22d. received only ...

From Samuel Cooper -

Boston 10th July—77

I have lately wrote you more than ...

From James Warren -

Boston July 10th: 1777

I Returned to this Town on Tuesday ...

From James Warren -

Boston July 11. 1777

We have this Moment an Account of ...

From Samuel Cooper -

Boston July 24. 1777

No Event since the Commencement of ...

From Joseph Ward -

Morristown July 26th. 1777

Yesterday I received your Favour ...

From Joseph Ward -

Morristown July 27th. 1777

Yesterday I did myself the Honor ...

From Samuel Holden Parsons -

Peeks Kill 28th. July 1777

Upon the Public Affairs of the ...

New England Delegates to George Washington -

Philadelphia Augt. 2d 1777

As Congress have authorized your ...

From John Lowell -

Boston Augt. 4th: 1777

Mr. Babcock of Newhaven informs me ...

From William Gordon -

Jamaica Plain Aut 7. 1777

This day 7-night I transmitted ...

From Benjamin Rush -

Morristown Augt 8h 1777

In Observing the different ...

From James Warren -

Boston Augt: 10th: 1777

I Received your favours by Mr. ...

To James Warren -

Phila. Aug. 12. 1777

I see by the Papers, our Assembly ...

Board of War Resolutions -

15 August 1777

Resolved that a Copy of that Part ...

To James Warren -

Aug. 18. 1777

The inclosed Copies, you will see ...

From Thomas Jefferson -

[1777-08-21]

RC (Adams Papers); printed: ...

To William Gordon -

Phil Aut 31. 1777

The loss of Ty is in a train of ...

From Andrew Henshaw -

Dedham 1st: Septr. 1777

I had the honor to recieve your ...

From Andrew Henshaw -

Boston 3d. Sept. 1777

I this day had the pleasure to ...

From Joseph Nourse -

War Office 3d. September 1777

The Resolves of Congress, ...

From Joseph Ward -

Camp at Wilmington Sept. 4th, 1777

Yesterday a severe skirmish ...

From James Warren -

Boston Sept. 4th. 1777

I thank you for yours of the 12th. ...

Henry Laurens, Richard Henry Lee, and John Adams to Joseph Trumbull -

State House Philadelphia 5 September 1777

The Resolve of Congress which you ...

From James Warren -

Boston Sept. 7th: 1777

I wrote you by the last post. I ...

From Caleb Davis -

Boston Septr. 10th. 1777

I ask pardon for giveing you this ...

The Board of War to the Officer in Charge of Hessian Prisoners -

Philadelphia Septr. 16. 1777

I am directed by the Board of War ...

From James Warren -

Boston Sept. 17th. 1777

Yours with the Inclosed came safe ...

From Thomas McKean -

Chester Cownty. Sepr. 19th. 1777

I am informed, that some of the ...

Order to Continental Officers -

Bethlehem,September 22, 1777

Having here observed a diligent ...

From Samuel Freeman -

Boston Sept. 25 1777

Knowing how much you have at Heart ...

From John Sullivan -

Camp on PerkeomiSeptemr 28th 1777

Far from addressing you in The ...

From William MacCreery -

Nantes September 29th. 1777

I did myself the pleasure to write ...

From Benjamin Rush -

Trenton Octobr: 1st. 1777

It would have given me great ...

From Hector McNeill -

Boston 9th Octor: 1777

This will be handed you by Doctor ...

From Joseph Ward -

Camp October 9, 1777

As you have had the history of the ...

Committee Report on George McIntosh -

9 October 1777

The Committee, to whom were ...

From William MacCreery -

Bordeaux 10 October 1777

I did myself the Honour to write ...

From James Warren -

Boston Octr. 10th: 1777

You will recollect that A long ...

From James Warren -

Boston Octr. 12. 1777

I want Extreamly to hear from you ...

From Benjamin Rush -

Hospital at Limerick 26 miles from Philada: on the Reading road. Octobr 13. 1777

I have little to add to the long ...

From Benjamin Rush -

Reading Octbr: 21. 1777

I fear you will class me with the ...

From Samuel Cooper -

Boston Octr 22. 1777

I write to you in Hast and ...

Proposed Amendment to the Articles of Confederation -

23? October 1777

To agree upon and fix ascertain ...

From Samuel Cooper -

Boston Octr 24. 1777

Two days agoe I wrote you an hasty ...

From Benjamin Rush -

Bethlehem Octobr. 31. 1777

The disorders of our Army do not ...

From John Sullivan -

Whitemarsh Novemr th 10th 1777

Nothing has given me more ...

From John Sullivan -

Whitemarsh Novemr 13th 1777

I this morning was favoured with ...

From James Lovell -

14 Novr. 1777 Yk Town

Tho I must refer you as well as Mr. ...

From James Lovell -

18th. Novr. 1777

It appears by Returns this day ...

To Elbridge Gerry -

Fish Kill Novr 19 1777

The inclosed Letter, I this Moment ...

From James Lovell -

York Novr. 22d. 1777

We have this Evening a Letter from ...

Commission for Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, and John Adams -

27 November 1777

The delegates of the United States ...

Resolution on Property Confiscation -

27 November 1777

Resolved That it be Earnestly ...

From James Lovell -

28 November 1777

I shall not in my great hurry ...

From Daniel Roberdeau -

York Town Novr. 28th. 1777

I would not take pen in hand until ...

From James Lovell -

Decr. 1st: 1777

As I was at the Secretaries ...

From the Foreign Affairs Committee -

York in Pennsylvania December 3d. 1777

With great pleasure to ourselves ...

From Elbridge Gerry -

Camp at Whitemarsh Decr 3. 1777

I received your Favour of the 19th ...

From the President of the Congress -

York Town 3d. December 1777

The 28th. Ultimo I had the honour ...

To Elbridge Gerry -

Braintree Decr. 6. 1777

You must expect for the Future, to ...

To James Lovell -

Braintree Decr 6. 1777

Your kind Favours of 14 and 18 ...

To Francis Dana -

Braintree Decr. 8. 1777

I wish you Joy of your new, Scaene ...

From Elbridge Gerry -

Camp at Whitemarsh Monday Decr. 8. 1777

Since my last the Situation of the ...

From James Lovell -

Decr. 8th. 1777

Since my signing a letter to you ...

To Elbridge Gerry -

Braintree Decr. 9. 1777

Some day next Week Mr. John ...

To Daniel Roberdeau -

Braintree Decr 9. 1777

I have never found an Opportunity, ...

From Nathan Rice -

Albany Decr. 10th: 1777

Permit me to congratulate you on ...

From Thomas Jefferson -

[1777-12-17]

RC (Adams Papers); printed: ...

From James Lovell -

post 17 December 1777

Decr. 2d. ...

From James Lovell -

1777. 21st. December

That you may excuse my vile manner ...

From Henry Marchant -

Providence Decr. 22d. 1777

Tho' we are withdrawn from the ...

To Elbridge Gerry -

Braintree Decr. 23d. 1777

On my Return from Portsmouth, to ...

To the President of the Congress -

Braintree Decr. 23. 1777

Having been Absent, on a Journey, ...

To the Foreign Affairs Committee -

Braintree Decr. 24. 1777

Having been absent from this ...

To James Lovell -

Braintree Decr 24. 1777

I cannot omit this opportunity of ...

To Daniel Roberdeau -

Braintree Decr. 24. 1777

Your most friendly and obliging ...

To Archibald Campbell -

Braintree Decr 25. 1777

Three Days ago, I had the Honour ...

From James Lovell -

30th Decr. 1777

Mr. Geary otherways engaged has ...

Ward Chipman to Montfort Browne -

L Island Decr. 1777

Owing to the very partial opinion ...

From James Lovell -

York Janry. 1st. 1778

The year is rendered quite ...

From Henry Laurens, with Appended Note of John Adams to Richard Cranch -

York Town 5th. January 1778

I had the honour of Addressing you ...

From Lafayette -

[1778-01-09]

RC (Adams Papers); printed: ...

From Samuel and Robert Purviance -

Baltimore 9th Janry. 1778

A Schooner belonging to Us by ...

From James Lovell -

Janry. 13th. 1778

First and foremost, become a ...

From Henry Laurens -

York Town 15th Jany. 1778

I was honoured on the 7th. Instant ...

From James Lovell -

Janry. 20th. 1778

The receipt of your letters of ...

From Daniel Roberdeau -

York Town Jany. 21st. 1778

I acknowledge your favors of the ...

From William Ellery -

York Town Jany. 22d. 1778

I received a few days since a ...

From the President of the Congress -

York Town 22d Jany. 1778

On the 19th. Instant I had the ...

From Benjamin Rush -

[1778-01-22]

RC (Adams Papers); printed: ...

From Elbridge Gerry -

York in Pennsylvania 25th Jany 1778

I have attended to your Sentiments ...

From John Hancock -

Monday Noon 2d Feby 1778

Mr. Hancock's Compliments to Mr. ...

To Lafayette -

Braintree Feb. 3. 1778

I had Yesterday the Honour of ...

To Henry Laurens -

Braintree February 4. 1778

I had this Moment the Honour of ...

To William Ellery -

Braintree Feby. 6. 1778

I had, Yesterday the Pleasure of ...

To James Lovell -

Braintree Feby. 6. 1778

I have received, this Morning, by ...

To Benjamin Rush, with Postscript by Abigail Adams -

Braintree February 8. 1778

Two Days ago, I was favoured with ...

From James Lovell -

Febry. 8th. 1778

Yours of Janry. 9th is before me. ...

From Benjamin Rush -

[1778-02-08]

RC (Adams Papers); printed: ...

From William Vernon Sr. -

[1778-02-09]

printed: JA, Diary and ...

From Barnabas Deane -

[1778-02-10]

printed (virtually verbatim): JA, ...

From James Lovell -

Feb 10th. 1778

The week after Mr. C—— was ...

From James Lovell -

[1778-02]

RC (Adams Papers). Believing that ...

From Patrick Henry -

Wms. burgh in Virga. March 5th. 1778

Capt. Le Maire the Bearer tells me ...

From William Vernon -

Boston 9th. March 1778

I hope in God this will find you ...