Samuel Chase to John Adams introducing George Lux. Chase was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Baron De Kalb to John Adams forwarding letters for Count DeBroglie at Valley Forge Camp. Count DeBroglie, a monarchist, unsuccessfully tried to convince Lafayette not to come and assist the colonists in their fight for liberty. He then, through De Kalb, introduced Lafayette to Silas Dean in Paris. Lafayette was commissioned a major-general in the Continental Army, as was De Kalb. De Kalb served under General Washington for a brief period during the winter at Valley Forge. De Kalb was wounded and captured by the British at the Battle of Camden, S.C., in 1780 and died three days later.

Prince de Poix, Philippe Louis Marc Antoine de Norilles to John Adams and Benjamin Franklin wishing to see them. He was eager to see Adams who was kind enough to bring him a letter from Lafayette. (In French).

Chevalier de la Luzerne to John Adams discussing individuals and hoping to see Adams at home or on the frigate where they will dine. Two months later, De La Luzerne arrived in the United States and replaced Gerard de Rayneval as French minister to the United States.

Captain John Paul Jones to John Adams acknowledging a letter of approbation.

DeMolans to John Adams discussing the raising of a regiment of Hussars. (In French).

Pieter van Blieswyck, Conseiller Pensionnaire of Holland, to John Adams inviting him to his house in the morning. John Adams was in France at the time preparing to negotiate a loan from the Dutch based on apprehension and mistrust of French intentions in support of American independence.

[Gabriel de Mably] to "Monsieur le Comte [de Vergennes]", who was writing a small work on the Constitution of the United States of America, "Septentrionale."

Duc de la Vauguyon to John Adams stating he'd be happy to meet before he leaves Paris. He states that he had read a letter from John Jay that was recommended to him. Vauguyon was the French ambassador to the Hague, 1781-1783. (In French).

Phillip Mazzei to John Adams enclosing letters. Mazzei was a secret agent for the state of Virginia.

Joseph Reed to John Adams introducing Andrew Pettit. General Joseph Reed was, at one point during the Revolutionary War, aide-de-camp and secretary to General Washington. He fought in every northern engagement of the war, refusing a commission and maintaining his volunteer status.

Count Sarsfield to John Adams wanting to change the date of a dinner that they had scheduled to a different date. Three weeks prior to this letter, Adams sent Sarsfield a letter that contained a famous statement.

Antoine Court de Gebelin to John Adams offering the addressees tickets to the assembly at the Museum of Paris. Court de Gebelin wanted to introduce Adams to the assembly. Gebelin was a freemason and one of the leading occultists of the time. He contributed to the design of the Great Seal of the United States. (In French).

[Alice] Izard to Abigail Adams enclosing a letter given to her by John Adams for Abigail while he was minister to Great Britain. Alice Izard was the wife of Ralph Izard, a member of the Continental Congress and senator from South Carolina.

Samuel Mather to John Adams accompanying a pamphlet. Samuel Mather was the son of Cotton Mather and was a clergyman.

Benjamin Lincoln to John Adams regarding Major Jackson.

Benjamin Vaughan to Mr. Wall requesting admission to Shelburne House for Abigail Adams and her son and daughter. Vaughan practiced medicine in Maine.

Mrs. Bingham to Abigail Adams announcing a call.

Thomas Mifflin circular letter sent to a committee transmitting an act of Congress. Mifflin was a distinguished signer of the federal constitution from Pennsylvania. This is a manuscript copy and not signed by Mifflin.

Pierpont to John Adams requesting a loan while in England.

Marquis de Lafayette to John and Abigail Adams inviting them to dinner. On a printed invitation.

John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, to John Adams declining a dinner invitation. Sackville was the English ambassador to France, 1784-1789.

Marquis de Lafayette to John and Abigail Adams inviting them to dinner. On a printed invitation.

Abigail Adams to Thomas Jefferson regarding William Loughton Smith about European and American politics, and the departure of Benjamin Franklin.

[Richard] Price to John Adams accompanying an insurance policy.

David Ramsay to John Adams introducing Captain Coupar, who was carrying 1,500 copies of Ramsay's recently published work, The History of the Revolution of South Carolina.

[Lucy] Paradise to Abigail Adams acknowledging a present.

Robert Morris, J. Swanwick, and Thomas Willing to John Adams in legal documents relating to the death of Samuel Inglis. Willing, Morris, and Swanwick was one of Philadelphia's leading merchant companies.

[Thomas] Brand Hollis to Abigail Adams accompanying a set of prints. Thomas Brand, a noted art collector, bibliophile, and antiquarian, was often a host to John Adams when Adams was minister to England, 1786-1787.

John Rutledge to John Adams introducing his eldest son. Rutledge was a delegate to the Continental Congress, established the state government of South Carolina, served as its governor, and was the second chief justice of the United States, 1795.

Thomas Brand Hollis to Abigail Adams regarding her departure.

Abigail Adams to Mrs. Byag recommending Ann Reynolds, a servant.

[Aedanus] Burke to John Adams declining an invitation to dinner.

[George] Clymer to John Adams declining an invitation to dinner. George Clymer was a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania.

[Peter] Silvester to John Adams declining an invitation to dinner.

[Thomas Tudor] Tucker to John Adams making an appointment.

Richard Peters to John Adams regarding an invitation, the new government, the residence of Congress, and Montesquieu. Peters was a member of the Continental Congress and state legislator and judge from Pennsylvania.

Robert Morris to John Adams declining an invitation. Morris was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a financer of the war.

[Jeremiah] Wadsworth to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner. Wadsworth was a Revolutionary War general and member of Congress.

[Benjamin] Huntington to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner.

[James] Schureman to John Adams declining an invitation to dinner.

[Roger] Sherman to John Adams declining an invitation to dinner. Sherman was a member of the Continental Congress and worked on drafting the Declaration of Independence. Adams had great admiration for him, stating he was "an old Puritan, as honest as an angel and as firm in the cause of American Independence as Mount Atlas."

[John] Hathorn to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner.

[Roger] Sherman to John Adams confirming an appointment.

[James] Jackson to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner.

[Paine] Wingate to John Adams declining an invitation to dinner. Wingate was a clergyman, legislator, and jurist from New Hampshire.

[Richard] Bassett to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner. Bassett was one of the first senators from Delaware.

[William] Maclay to John Adams declining an invitation to dinner.

[William] Paterson to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner.

[Thomas] Fitzsimons to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner. Fitzsimmons was active in the Constitutional Convention and was a member of the first House of Representatives.

[Henry] Wynkoop to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner.

Henry Knox to John Adams accepting an invitation. General Knox was responsible for the Continental forces in the northern states, served with Washington at Valley Forge, and was the first secretary of war under Washington.

[Franco Petrus] Van Berckel to John Adams declining a dinner invitation.

Note from George Washington, [in Tobias Lear's hand], to John and Abigail Adams offering a ticket for his box at the theater.

John Jeffries to John Adams regarding a book and offering his friendship and support. Jeffries was a Massachusetts-born physician and scientist who was a loyalist serving as a surgeon for the British during the Revolutionary War. After the war, he was an early pioneer of ballooning and its use in scientific research.

[Hannah] Jeffries to Abigail Adams informing her that she is leaving the continent.

Hannah Jeffries to Abigail Adams regarding a conveyance of letters to England.

Count Paolo Andreani to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner. Andreani wrote the first New York travelogue in 1790, Along the Hudson and Mohawk.

[Alexander] Hamilton to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner with a list of dinner guests attending.

Extract from the minutes of Congress in Abigail Adams's hand.

[Rufus] King to John Adams accepting an invitation to dinner. King was a member of the Continental Congress.

John Ewing to John Adams introducing Samuel Miller. Ewing was a Presbyterian minister and served as professor, trustee, and provost of the University of Pennsylvania.

[Jedidiah] Morse to John Adams presenting a set of his American Universal Geography. Morse is called the father of American geography. (In French).

Joseph Priestly to John Adams introducing Henry Waney.

Samuel Otis to John Adams regarding Bachelor's Hall. Otis was a delegate to the Continental Congress and secretary of the United States Congress for the first seventeen years.

Henry Knox to John Adams introducing Captain Roberts.

John Briesler to Abigail Adams regarding yellow fever in Philadelphia.

John Sinclair to John Adams enclosing a copy of his book. Sir John Sinclair was a member of the British House of Commons, economist, financier, and expert on scientific agriculture.

James Sullivan to John Adams apologizing for the intrusion.

Harrison Gray Otis to John Adams regarding Mr. Horry. Otis was a Massachusetts attorney and member of Congress.

Joshua Johnson to John Adams accompanying a package to be forwarded.

Memorials of the citizens of Washington to John Adams recommending William Cranch as commissioner of the city of Washington.

Justus Henry Christian Helmuth to John Adams accompanying a petition. Helmuth was a Lutheran minister in Philadelphia, served as professor of German at the University of Pennsylvania, and was a member of the American Philosophical Society.

Joseph Willard to John Adams inviting him to attend commencement. Willard was president of Harvard University.

John Sinclair to John Adams.

Abigail Adams letter to a committee regarding tests for vaccinations of smallpox. Undated but probably written after Edward Jenner's discovery of the smallpox vaccination and application in England, 1788.

Elias Boudinot to John Adams requesting an appointment. Boudinot was a Revolutionary statesman and a member of the Continental Congress.

George W. Erving to John Adams acknowledging a package to be carried. Erving was an American diplomat during the Jefferson and Madison administrations.

Benjamin Stoddert to John Adams regarding a call. Stoddert was the first secretary of the Navy.

[Winthrop] Sargent to John Adams returning the Connecticut pamphlet. Sargent was secretary of the Territory Northwest of Ohio and was appointed by Adams in 1798 as the first governor of the Mississippi Territory.

James Madison to John Adams regarding Dr. Freeman and his appreciation of Adams's opinion of the Madison administration.

Abigail Adams to Benjamin Rush introducing Mr. Coleman.

[Nathaniel] Bowditch to John Adams accompanying a pamphlet. Bowditch was a noted astronomer and mathematician.

Jonas Platt to Alexander Johnson regarding admission to the bar. Jonas Platt was a member of Congress from New York.

Jacob Brown to John Adams regarding the writings of Josiah Quincy.

John Adams to Thomas Dawes recalling Adams's education. Thomas Dawes was a judge in Massachusetts.

John T. Kirkland to John Adams regarding attendance at Harvard commencement. Kirkland was president of Harvard University.

Edward Everett to John Adams regarding Everett's lectures.

Mrs. Derby to John Adams accompanying a journal of Mr. Forster Coffin.

Samuel L. Southard to John Quincy Adams introducing Mr. Harvey Lindsley. Southard served as a senator, secretary of the Navy, and governor of New Jersey.

Marquis de Lafayette to Mary Catherine Hellen (Adams) relating to his departure.

John Quincy Adams to Mrs. Griswold enclosing a poem.

Louisa C. Adams to Mary Louisa Adams regarding John Quincy Adams's health, with a John Quincy Adams franked signature on an envelope.

James Buchanan to Mary C. Adams thanking her for her support in the presidential election.

Abigail Adams to her sister regarding Mrs. Welch.

Mde. La Mise de Brehan to John Adams declining an invitation due to her health.

Josiah Quincy to John Adams regarding a celebration at Quincy, July 5. Josiah Quincy III was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, mayor of Boston, and president of Harvard University.

John Quincy Adams envelopes, all addressed by him and bearing his signature. Two are addressed to his father, John Adams, and the other to Miss Mary Louise Adams.

Vedro. Unidentified note in Spanish addressed to Colonel stating that a captain in a port has been consulted about a problem. At the end of the letter, Vedro says something about an "embassy held by the enemy."