Papers of John Adams, Volume 8
Document List
To the President of the Congress -
Passy March 1. 1779
To John Boylston -
March 5. 1779
From William MacCreery -
Bordeaux 5 March 1779
From John Bondfield -
Bordeaux 6 March 1779
From Robert Montgomery -
Alicante 6th Mar. 1779
To Arthur Lee -
Passy Feb. i.e. March> 7. 1779
From Pierre Landais -
Brest 9 March 1779
From Edmund Jenings -
Paris March 10 1779
From Nicolas Maurice Gellée -
Passy March 15 1779
From Arthur Lee -
Paris. Hôtel d'Espagne Rue Guenegaud. March. 18th. 1779
From Ralph Izard -
Paris 20th. March 1779
To Benjamin Franklin -
Brest. March 24. 1778 i.e. 1779
To William Temple Franklin -
Brest March 24. 1779
To Arthur Lee -
Brest. March 24. 1779
From Jonathan Williams -
Nantes March 28. 1779
From Arthur Lee -
March 29th. 1779
To Benjamin Franklin -
Brest Harbour March 31. 1779
From J. D. Schweighauser -
Nantes 2 April 1779
From Benjamin Franklin -
Passy April 3d. 1779
Translation Group:
From Arnauld de Laporte, with a Contemporary Translation -
a Brest le 4. avril 1779
Arnauld de Laporte to John Adams: A Translation -
Brest 4th April 1779
From Jonathan Williams III -
Nantes April 5 1779
From Benjamin Franklin -
Passy, April 8. 1779
From the Marquis de Lafayette -
St. Germain 9th April 1779
From William Vernon Sr. -
Boston 10th. April 1779
To the Comte de Vergennes -
Nantes April 12 1779
To Benjamin Franklin -
Nants April 13. 1779
To Benjamin Franklin -
Nantes April 13. 1779
To Edmund Jenings -
Nantes April 13. 1779
From Nicolas Maurice Gellée -
Passy April 17 1779
From Alexander Gillon -
Paris 17 April 1779
From Ralph Izard -
Paris 18th. April 1779
From J. D. Schweighauser -
Nantz 19 Ap. 1779
To Arthur Middleton -
On Board the Alliance, St. Lazare, near Nantes Ap. 24. 1779
From Peter Frederick Dobrée -
Nantz 24 Apl. 1779
From Benjamin Franklin -
Passy, April 24. 1779
From Ralph Izard -
Paris 24 April 1779
From Richard Henry Lee -
[1779-04-24]
From Jonathan Williams -
Nantes April 24. 1779
From Edmund Jenings -
Paris April. 25. 1779
From Ralph Izard -
Paris 26 April 1779
From J. D. Schweighauser -
Nantes 26 April 1779
From William MacCreery -
Bordeaux 28th. April 1779
To Benjamin Franklin -
Nantes Ap. 29. 1779
To Edmund Jenings -
Nantes Ap. 29. 1779
From Ferdinand Grand -
Paris May the 3d. 1779
To Edmund Jenings -
Minden May 4. 1779
From William Gordon -
Jamaica Plain May. 8. 1779
From Benjamin Franklin -
Passy; May 10th. 1779
From Tristram Dalton -
At Philadelphia May 13th. 1779
From John Paul Jones -
L'Orient May 13th. 1779
To Benjamin Franklin -
L'orient May 14 1779
From Edmund Jenings -
Paris May. 15. 1779
To Benjamin Franklin -
L'orient May 17. 1779
From J. D. Schweighauser -
Nantes 18 May 1779
From Ralph Izard -
Paris 21st. May 1779
From J. D. Schweighauser -
ante 22 May 1779
To Edmund Jenings -
L'orient May 22d. 1779
From Edmund Jenings -
Paris June 2d. 1779
From Arthur Lee -
Paris June 2d. 1779
From Benjamin Franklin -
Passy June 5. 1779
From Arthur Lee -
Paris June 4 5th. 1779
From Edmund Jenings -
June. 16 ca. 6: 1779
From Jonathan Loring Austin -
Boston 7th June 1779
To Edmund Jenings -
L'orient June 8. 1779
To Arthur Lee -
L'orient June 9. 1779
To Arthur Lee -
L'orient June 10. 1779
To Edmund Jenings -
L'orient June 12. 1779
To Arthur Lee -
L'orient June 13. 1779
Translation Group:
From Leray de Chaumont -
L'Orient ce 13. Juin 1779
Leray de Chaumont to John Adams: A Translation -
L'Orient, 13 June 1779
From James Lovell -
June 13th. 1779
From James Warren -
Boston N England June 13. 1779
From Arthur Lee -
Paris June 15th 1779
From Muscoe Livingston -
L'orient 17 June 1779
From Robert Montgomery -
Alicante 6th July 1779
From Jonathan Loring Austin -
Boston July 7th. 1779
From James Warren -
Plymo. N E: July 29th. 1779
From Mercy Otis Warren -
Plimouth July 29 1779
To the President of the Congress -
Braintree August 3. 1779
To Mercy Otis Warren -
post 3 August 1779
To the President of the Congress -
Braintree August 4th: 1779
Translation Group:
From the Chevalier de La Luzerne and François Barbé-Marbois -
7. aout 1779
Chevalier de La Luzerne to John Adams: A Translation -
7 August 1779
John Adams' Credentials to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention -
Braintree Augst. 10th, 1779
To James Lovell -
Braintree August 13 1779
From Benjamin Rush -
Philada. Augt 19. 1779
From Horatio Gates -
Providence,August 20th 1779
From James Lovell -
Philada. Augst. 20th. 1779
From Elbridge Gerry -
Philadelphia August 24. 1779
From James Lovell -
Aug. 24th. 1779
To Elbridge Gerry? -
Braintree August 27th. 1779
From James Lovell -
31st. of Aug. 1779
From Samuel Chase -
Annapolis. Septr. 3rd. 1779
From Henry Knox -
West Point Hudsons River 4h Sept 1779
From the President of the Congress -
Philadelphia 7th. Septr. 1779
To Jonas Belton -
Braintree Septr. 10. 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree September 10. 1779
To Henry Laurens -
Braintree Septr. 10. 1779
To James Lovell -
Braintree Septr. 10. 1779
To Henry Marchant -
Braintree Septr. 10. 1779
To the President of the Congress -
Braintree September 10. 1779
To Daniel Roberdeau -
Braintree Septr. 10. 1779
To Benjamin Rush -
Braintree Septr. 10 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree Septr. 11. 1779
To James Warren -
Braintree Sept 11 1779
To William Whipple -
Braintree Septr. 11. 1779
To the Massachusetts Council -
Braintree Sept. 13. 1779
Enclosure Group:
James Lovell to John Adams, with a Letter From Lovell to Adams
From James Lovell -
14 Sepr. 1779
[enclosure] Enclosure: James Lovell to John Adams -
June 13th. 1779
[enclosure] Enclosure: Extract from a Foreign Affairs Committee Report -
24 March 1779
[enclosure] Enclosure: Ralph Izard to President of the Congress -
Paris 12 Sep. 1778
To Henry Knox -
Braintree Septr. 19. 1779
To Benjamin Rush -
Braintree Septr. 19. 1779
To the Board of Treasury -
Braintree Septr. 19. 1779
Account of John Adams with the United States -
ca. 19. Sept. 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree Septr. 20. 1779
To Thomas McKean -
Braintree Septr. 20. 1779
To John Holker -
Braintree September 21. 1779
To James Lovell -
Braintree Septr. 21. 1779
To John Lowell -
Braintree Sept 21. 1779
From James Lovell -
Sepr. 21st. 1779
To Samuel Chase -
Boston septr. 23. 1779
To the President of the Congress -
Boston 23d September 1779
From Arthur Lee -
Paris Sepr. 24th. 1779
From James Lovell Confidential -
Monday 27th. of Sepr. 1779
From James Lovell -
Tuesday 278th of Sepr. 1779
From James Lovell -
Tuesday 28th. of Sepr. 1779 in Continuance
From François Barbé-Marbois -
[1779-09-29]
From Elbridge Gerry -
Philadelphia Sept 29. 1779
From the Chevalier de La Luzerne -
[1779-09-29]
John Adams' Commissions to Conclude Treaties of Peace and Commerce with Great Britain -
[1779-09-29]
From James Lovell -
1 October 1779
From Henry Marchant -
Philadelphia Octr. 2d. 1779
To James Lovell -
Braintree Oct. 4. 1779
From Henry Laurens -
Philadelphia 4th. October 1779
To Leray de Chaumont -
Braintree Octr. 5. 1779
To Gabriel de Sartine -
Braintree Octr. 6. 1779
From Richard Henry Lee -
Chantilly October 8th 1779
From Henry Knox -
West Point. 10th October 1779
From Nicolas Maurice Gellée -
Chaalons en Champagne. Oct. 11. 1779
From Elbridge Gerry -
Philadelphia Octr. 12 1779
From John Lowell -
Phila. Octr. 12th: 1779
From Benjamin Rush -
Philada: Octobr. 12. 1779
From James Lovell -
14 October 1779
From James Lovell -
Octr. 14—79
From Johann Kalb -
Camp near Westpoint Octr. 15th. 1779
John Adams' Instructions Respecting a Peace Treaty with Great Britain -
[1779-10-16]
John Adams' Instructions Respecting a Commercial Treaty with Great Britain -
[1779-10-16]
To François Barbé-Marbois -
[1779-10-17]
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree Octr. 17. 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree Oct. 17. 1779
To the Chevalier de La Luzerne -
[1779-10-17]
To James Lovell -
Braintree Octr. 17. 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree Octr. 18 1779
Resolution of the Massachusetts Council -
Council Chamber Octobr. 18th. 1779
From James Lovell -
Octr: 19th. 1779
From Benjamin Rush -
Philada: Octobr. 19. 1779
To the President of the Congress -
Braintree Octr. 20 1779
To Unknown -
Braintree Octr. 20. 1779
From the President of the Congress -
Philadelphia Octor. 20th: 1779
To the President of the Congress -
Braintree Octr. 21 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree Octr. 25. 1779
To Henry Laurens -
Braintree Octr. 25. 1779
To James Lovell -
Braintree Octr. 25. 1779
To Henry Marchant -
Braintree Octr. 25. 1779
Document Group:
The Massachusetts Constitution
The Report of a Constitution or Form of Government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
ca. 28–31 October 1779
Translation Group:
From Bidé de Chavagnes -
a bord de la sensible ce 1er 9bre 1779
Bidé de Chavagnes to John Adams: A Translation -
[1779-11-01]
From James Lovell -
Novr. 1st. 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree Novr. 4. 1779
To James Lovell -
Braintree Novr. 4. 1779
To John Lowell -
Braintree Novr. 4. 1779
To the President of the Congress -
[1779-11-04]
To Benjamin Rush -
Braintree Novr 4. 1779
To Bidé de Chavagnes -
Braintree Novr. 5. 1779
To the President of the Congress -
Braintree Novr. 7. 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Braintree Novr. 8. 1779
From Thomas McKean -
Philadelphia. Novemr. 8th. 1779
Translation Group:
From Bidé de Chavagnes -
12 Nov. 1779
Bidé de Chavagnes to John Adams: A Translation -
12 November 1779
From Samuel Cooper -
Boston 14th Novr. 1779
To Samuel Cooper -
Le Sensible Novr. 14th. 1779
To Oliver Wendell -
Novr. 14. 1779
From James Lovell -
Novr. 16. 1779
From Arthur Lee -
Paris Decr. 4. 1779
To Benjamin Franklin -
Ferrol Decr. 8. 1779
To Elbridge Gerry -
Ferrol Decr 11. 1779
To the President of the Congress, No. 1 -
[1779-12-11]
To Michel Lagoanere -
Corunna Decr. 16 1779
To James Lovell -
Corunna Decr. 16th 1779
To the President of the Congress, No. 2 -
[1779-12-16]
To Don Pedro Martin Cermeño -
Saturday 18. December 1779, at Corunna
To Michel Lagoanere -
Corunna December 18. 1779
To M. Detournelle -
Corunna December 19 1779
Translation Group:
From Michel Lagoanere -
La Corogne le 26 Xbre. 1779
Michel Lagoanere to John Adams: A Translation -
La Coruña, 26 December 1779
From Richard B. Lloyd -
London 28th. December 79
From Samuel Adams -
Boston Jany 13. 17780
Massachusetts Council to John Adams and Francis Dana -
Council Chamber Boston January 13th. 1780
To M. Detournelle -
Bilbao January 16. 1780
To Michel Lagoanere -
Bilbao Jany 16. 1780
To the President of the Congress, No. 3 -
[1780-01-16]
To Joseph Gardoqui & Sons -
Bilbao, ante 20 January 1780
To Joseph Gardoqui & Sons -
Bayonne Jany. 24. 1780
To Michel Lagoanere -
Bayonne Jany. 24. 177980
To John Bondfield -
Bourdeaux 31. January 1780
To Pedro Casamayor & Company -
Bourdeaux January 31. 1780
To Robert Montgomery -
Bourdeaux January 31. 1778 1780
From Jonathan Williams -
Nantes Feb. 1. 1780
From Thomas Tolmond -
Bordeaux february the 2nd 1780
From Baron de Heimenthal -
Valença do Minhothe 5. of Febr: 1780
From Robert Montgomery -
Alicante 5 Feby 1780
To the Comte de Vergennes -
[1780-02-12]
To Gabriel de Sartine -
[1780-02-13]
From Alexander Gillon -
Amsterdam 14 Feby 1780
To the President of the Congress, No. 4 -
[1780-02-15]
To Jonathan Williams -
[1780-02-15]
From the Comte de Vergennes -
[1780-02-15]
Translation Group:
From Bidé de Chavagnes -
a brest ce 16e. fevrier 1780
Bidé de Chavagnes to John Adams: A Translation -
Brest, 16 February 1780
To the President of the Congress, No. 5 -
Paris February 17th. 1780
To Edmé Jacques Genet -
Paris Hotel de Valois Feby. 18th 1780
To James Lovell -
Paris Hotel De Valois Feb. 19. 1780
To the President of the Congress, No. 6 -
Paris February 19th 1780
To the Comte de Vergennes -
[1780-02-19]
Enclosure Group:
Joseph Gardoqui & Sons to John Adams, with an Invoice
From Joseph Gardoqui & Sons -
Bilbao 19th. Feby 1780
[enclosure] Enclosure: Invoice from Joseph Gardoqui & Sons to John Adams -
Bilbao 31st. Jany 1780
From Edmund Jenings -
Brussels Febry. 19. 1780
From the Marquis de Lafayette -
Paris February 19th 1780
From Robert Montgomery -
Alicante 19th Feb: 1780
To Edward and Charles Dilly -
Paris Feb. 20. 1780
To Alexander Gillon -
Paris Feb. 20. 1780
To Richard B. Lloyd -
Paris Feb. 20. 1780
To the President of the Congress, No. 7 -
Paris February 20th. 1780
Translation Group:
From Edmé Jacques Genet -
a Vlles. ce 20. fevr 1780
Edmé Jacques Genet to John Adams: A Translation -
Versailles, 20 February 1780
To John Jay -
Paris Hotel de Valois Feby. 22d. 1780
To John Paul Jones -
Paris Hotel de Valois Feb. 22. 1780
To James Moylan -
Paris Hotel de Valois Feb. 22. 1780
From Edmund Jenings -
Brusels Febry. 22. 1780
To Samuel Adams -
Paris Feby. 23d. 1780
To Samuel Cooper -
Paris Hotel de Valois Rue de Richelieu Feb. 23. 1780
To Tristram Dalton -
Paris Feb. 23. 1780
To Elbridge Gerry -
Paris Feby. 23d. 1780
To the President of the Congress, No. 8 -
[1780-02-23]
To James Warren -
Paris Feby. 23d. 1780
To Bidé de Chavagnes -
Paris Hotel de Valois, Rue de Richelieu Feb. 24. 1780
To Edmé Jacques Genet -
Paris Hotel de Valois Rue de Richelieu Feb. 24. 1780
From the Comte de Vergennes -
[1780-02-24]
To Joseph Gardoqui & Sons -
Paris Hotel de Valois Feb. 25. 1780
To Edmund Jenings -
Paris Feby. 25th. 1780. Hotel de Valois Rue de Richlieu
To the President of the Congress, No. 9 -
Paris Hotel de Valois Feby. 25th. 1780
To the Comte de Vergennes -
[1780-02-25]
Translation Group:
From Edmé Jacques Genet -
Versailles feby. 25. 1780
Edmé Jacques Genet to John Adams: A Translation -
Versailles, 25 February 1780
To Edmé Jacques Genet -
Paris Hotel de Valois Rue de Richelieu Feb. 26. 1780
To Edmund Jenings -
Paris Hotel de Valois Rue de Richelieu Feby. 27th. 1780
To the President of the Congress, No. 10 -
Paris February 27th. 1780
To Samuel Adams -
Paris Feby. 28th. 1780
To Samuel Cooper -
Paris Feb. 28. 1780
To Henry Knox -
Paris Feb. 28. 1780
To James Warren -
Paris Hotel de Valois Rue de Richelieu Feby 28th 1780
Translation Group:
From Edmé Jacques Genet -
a Versailles ce 28 fev 1780
Edmé Jacques Genet to John Adams: A Translation -
Versailles, 28 February 1780
From James Moylan -
L'Orient 28 Feby. 1780
To Edmé Jacques Genet -
Paris Feb. 29. 1780
To James Lovell -
Paris Hotel de Valois Rue de Richelieu Feb. 29. 1780
To the President of the Congress, No. 11 -
[1780-02-29]