Adams Papers Digital Edition

Papers of John Adams, volume 12

To the President of Congress

To Benjamin Franklin
To C. W. F. Dumas, 18 October 1781 JA Dumas, Charles William Frederic

1781-10-18

 To C. W. F. Dumas, 18 October 1781 Adams, John Dumas, Charles William Frederic
To C. W. F. Dumas
Amsterdam Octr. 18. 1781 Dr Sir

It is a long time Since I had the Pleasure of writing to you. I have been, to the very gate of the other Mansion. My Feet had well nigh Stumbled on the dark mountains: but by the Skill of Dr Osterdike1 and the Barks wondrous Virtue, I am returned here to take two or three more Lessons of Politicks.

If your affairs will admit of your Spending Some time at Amsterdam, I should be obliged to you, if you would take an appartment in my House. The Sooner the better. I desired Mr Thaxter to write you an Invitation in my name, when I was too weak to write. He wrote but has no answer.2 How go the Politicks of the Hague? Will they ever answer my Memorial?

I am, &c

LbC (Adams Papers.)

1.

Nicolaas George Oosterdijk, professor of medical theory at the University of Leyden ( Adams Family Correspondence , 4:224).

 2.

See Thaxter’s letter of 24 Sept. (vol. 11:492) and Dumas’ response of 13 Oct., above.

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