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John Thaxter to John Adams
Docno: AFC04d124
Recipient: JA
Date: 1781-07-16
[dateline] Amsterdam 16th July 1781
[salute] Sir
I have the honor to inclose You the 23d. No. of the Politique Hollandais.1
I have this moment heard of your safe arrival, and of your good
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health and Spirits, which is a vast addition to my happiness. I had a hint of your visit at P[aris], and altho' some Folks are surprized at the peculiar Nature of it, yet I am persuaded that Chaleur and froideur can exist politically, if not naturally, together.
[salute] I have the honor to be, with the most respectful Attachment, Sir, your most humble Servant,
[signed] John Thaxter
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
http://www.masshist.org/ff/
http://www.masshist.org/ff/