Adams Papers Digital Edition

Adams Family Correspondence, volume 4

John Quincy Adams to John Adams

Hugh Hughes to Abigail Adams
John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 21 May 1781 JQA JA

1781-05-21

 John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 21 May 1781 Adams, John Quincy Adams, John
John Quincy Adams to John Adams
Honour'd Sir Leyden May the 21 st 1781

Inclosed are some numbers of the lettres Hollandoises. 1I took them out of thier covers, because I knew they were nothing else, and I could not do them up so well when they were in, however, if you please, I will not take out any more; Mr. Luzac's this day's paper is also inclos'd.

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I wrote to brother Charles by Mr. Thaxter, and to you the night before last,2 but have not yet reciev'd answers to either.

I am, your dutiful Son, John Quincy Adams

RC (Adams Papers); endorsed in John Thaxter's hand: “Master John 21st. May 1781.” Enclosures not found, but see note 1.

1.

Lettres hollandoises, ou correspondance politique sur l'etat present de l'Europe, notamment de la Republique des Sept Provinces-Unies, a journal or news sheet published in Brussels friendly to the American cause; the author or editor was said by Edmund Jenings to be named Rivales (Jenings to JA, 24 Jan., 18 Feb. 1781; Adams Papers). A set of this work with JQA's bookplate, vols. 1–3, 5–7, is in MQA; the whole or parts of vols. 3–4 are in MB ( Catalogue of JA's Library , p. 145).

 2.

JQA's letter to his father of 19 May is above; that to CA has not been found.