Papers of John Adams, volume 21
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Agreeable to promise I do myself the honor to inform you
that the Senate have elected Mr Livermore Pres
pro tem. 13 out of 19—1
In regard to accommodating you the next winter I have not yet made my own arrangements. I have some expectation of removing from the house I now possess; Yet I know not to what house I shall remove. Add to this the difficulty of engaging & retaining good servants, makes it almost impracticable to arrange ones family to our wishes.
With our best remembrances to Mr Adams & [. . .] friends / I am / Very respectfully / Your
most humble Sert
RC (Adams Papers); internal address: “The Vice President / of the United States.” Some loss of text where the seal was removed.
JA departed Philadelphia on 6 May and
reached Quincy on 14 May after visiting AA2 and
CA in New York. New Hampshire senator Samuel Livermore
(1732–1803) served as president pro tempore of the Senate in
JA’s absence until the 1st session of the 4th Congress
ended on 1 June (
AFC
, 11:596;
Biog. Dir.
Cong.
).