Adams Papers Digital Edition

Papers of John Adams, volume 20

To Uzal Ogden

From Francis Dana
John Adams to Eliphalet Pearson, 26 June 1789 Adams, John Pearson, Eliphalet
To Eliphalet Pearson
Sir Richmond Hill, New York June 26. 1789

By my Son Charles, who arrived Yesterday, in good Health,1 I received the Letter you did me, the honour to write me, on the fifteenth of this month with the Letters enclosed for the Duke D’Almodavar and the Marquis De Santa Cruz.— These Letters Shall be delivered as you desire, to my Friend, Don Diego De Gardoqui, by the first Opportunity and that Minister will no doubt be flattered with the Opportunity of transmitting the Honours of your Accademy to those Noblemen.

Accept my Thanks for your obliging Wishes for my Health, and believe me to be with great Esteem, Sir your most obedient / and most humble Servant

John Adams

RC (MBA:American Academy, Letters, 1780–1791); addressed by CA: “Mr Eliphalet Pearson. / Professor of Philosophical grammar, / and secretary to the academy of Arts and Sciences. / Cambridge—”; internal address: “Mr Pearson Secretary / to the American Academy.”; endorsed: “From his Excellency / John Adams L.L.D. / Recd. 3 July 1789.”; notation by JA: “Free / John Adams.” LbC (Adams Papers); APM Reel 115.

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CA set to work as JA’s unofficial secretary. Writing to JQA on 9 July, JA observed, “Charles has been very industrious and useful to me, Since his Arrival” ( AFC , 8:386).