Adams Papers Digital Edition

Adams Family Correspondence, volume 5

Abigail Adams to John Adams

John Adams to Abigail Adams
John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 24 June 1783 JQA JA

1783-06-24

 John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 24 June 1783 Adams, John Quincy Adams, John
John Quincy Adams to John Adams
Honoured Sir Hague June 24th. 1783

I receiv'd some days agone two setts of the 3d. and 4th. volumes of the Politique Hollandais, from Mr. Cerisier.1 I suppose your intention is to have them bound in the same manner as the 2. first, and shall therefore have it done.

I have been obliged to borrow a Suetonius. Please to let me know if you chuse I should Purchase one. There is an edition with the Commentaries of Ernesti which I believe would be the best.2

We have had no news about the Peace this long while: it seems it goes on but slowly. Tis said hostilities have commenced between the Russians and the Turks. Mr. van Berkel left Rotterdam, yesterday was a week and will probably sail within these two or three Days.

I am your Dutiful Son J. Q. Adams

My best respects if you please to Messrs. Thaxter and Storer.

RC (Adams Papers).

1.

Antoine Marie Cerisier was publisher of Le politique hollandais, a pro-American journal that appeared weekly in Amsterdam. Four bound volumes are preserved in JA's library ( Catalogue of JA's Library ).

 2.

Probably Suetonius, Opera ex recensione et cum animadversionibus, ed. J. A. Ernesti, 2d edn. rev., Leipzig, 1775. This work is in MQA.