:^^^c BO S T ir. PUBLISHED ET CHARLES C LITTLE ?< JAMES BBOAa^I^ THE WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS, SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WITH A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR, NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. BY HIS GRANDSON CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. f VOL. X. 129 -XijpO BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN AND COMP \NY 1856. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by Charles Francis Adams, in the Clerk's office of the District Court ofthe District ofMassachusetts. • • • • ",.• -.: .•'. •.. .• • RR>I^VERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE: 'sVAr'e*OTYPED AND PRINTED BY •'. ' I* * ' »**'.• 'Wo. ^cruqilTON and company. THE LIBRARY CONTENTS OF VOLUME X. 1811. PACK October 15. To Benjamin Stoddert 3 27. Benjamin Stoddert to John Adams 4 November 25. To Samuel Smith 7 30. Robert Smith to John Adams S December 1. Samuel Smith to John Adams 8 6. To Robert Smith 9 13. To Samuel Smith 9 25. To Benjamin Rush 10 1812. June 2. To Thomas McKean 12 13. Thomas McKean to John Adams 14 21. To Thomas McKean 15 28. To Thomas Jefferson 17 August 6. To Samuel B. ^L\.lcom 20 November 25. To William Keteltas 22 1813. January 5. To J. B. Varnum 24 24. To John Langdon 27 27. John Langdon to John Adams 28 28. To Elbridge Gerry 29 February- 11. To Elbridge Gerry 30 23. To James Monroe 32 March 22. To John Lathrop SB To William Plumer 35 28. April 14. To Elbridge Gerry 36 a* CONTENTS. VI PAGE 1813. Juue 5. To Benjamin Waterhouse 38 To Thomas Jefferson 40 10. . To Thomas Jefferson 42 14. . 28. To Thomas Jefferson . 43 30. To Thomas Jefferson . 46 July 9. To Thomas Jefferson . 49 13. To Thomas Jefferson . 52 17. To Thomas Jefferson . 54 18. To Thomas Jefferson . 56 August 16. To Thomas Jefferson . 58 20. Thomas McKean to John Adams 60 31. To Thomas McKean 62 September 2. To Thomas Jefferson . 64 14. To Thomas Jefferson . 66 15. To Thomas Jefferson . 69 22. To Thomas Jefferson 71 . 28. Thomas McKean to John Adams 73 October 4. To Thomas Jefferson . 75 November 12. To Thomas Jefferson 78 . Thomas McKean to John Adams 80 December 25- To Thomas Jefferson 82 . 1814. January Thomas McKean to John Adams 87 March 14. To Thomas Jefferson 89 . April 9. To John Taylor 94 May 30. To Richard Rush 96 July 15. To Mrs. Mercy Warren 98 16. To Thomas Jefferson 100 . November 28. To James Madison 105 December To RuFus King 2. . 106 17. James Madison to John Adams 107 1815. January To James Lloyd 108 CONTENTS. vu 1815. PAGJE February 6. To James Lloyd 114 11. To James Lloyd 116 14. To James Lloyd 120 To James Lloyd 7. 123 21. To James Lloyd 126 March 3. To WLLLLA.M CrANCH 131 4. To Dr. J. Morse 133 6. To James Lloyd 134 12. To James Lloyd 136 26. To James Lloyd 139 27. To James Lloyd 143 29. To James Lloyd 146 30. To James Lloyd 149 31. To James Lloyd 152 April 5. To James Lloyd 155 5. To Richard Rush 159 24. To James Lloyd 162 July 6. To Thomas McKean 166 13. To F. A. Vanderkemp 168 30. To Thomas McKeax 171 August 24. To Thomas Jefferson 172 November 13. To Thomas Jefferson 174 20. Thomas McKEA:>f to JoHN Adams 176 20. To Dr. J. Morse 178 . 26. To Thomas McKean 180 29. To Dr. J. Morse 182 December 2. To Dr. J. Morse . 185 5. To Dr. J. Morse . 188 22. To Dr. J. Morse . 192 1816. January 1. To Dr. J. Morse . 197 o. To Dr. J. Morse . 201 . CONTENTS. VI11 .... 1816. PAGE January 20. To Dr. J. Morse . 204 March 2. To Thomas Jefferson . . 210 May To Thomas Jefferson 213 3. . . To Thomas Jefferson 216 6. . . 26. To F. A. Vanderkemp . . 219 August 1. Thomas Jefferson to John Adams . . 222 9. To Thomas Jefferson . . 224 September 9. To William Tudor . 226 30. To Thomas Jefferson . i . 227 ... November 4. To Thomas Jefferson . . 228 16. To William Tudor 230 . December 12. To Thomas Jefferson . -. . . 232 18. To William Tudor 232 . 27. To F. A. Vanderkemp . . . 234 1817. January 24. To William Tudor 236 . February 4. To William Tudor . 241 March 29. To William Tudor 244 . April 15. To William Tudor "* 249 . 19. To Thomas Jefferson 253 . . 22. To James Madison 256 . June 1. To William Tudor 258 . To William Tudor 5. 262 . To Henry Colman 13. 266 . 17. To James Madison . . . . . 267 December 30. To John M. Jackson 269 . 1818. January 5. To William Wirt . . . , . 271 9. To John Jay . . . . , . 272 14. ToH. Niles . . . . . . 274 23. To William Wirt 277 . . . . . 30. To Benjamin Waterhouse 279 . February 6. To Benjamin Waterhouse 280 . CONTENTS. ix 1818. PAGE 13. To H. NiLES , . . . . 282 25. To William Tudor 289 . March 7. To William Wirt . 292 11. To William Tudor 295 . April 5. To William Tudor . 298 May 29. To Thomas Jefferson . . 312 ... June 1. To William Tudor . 314 9. To William Tudor . 317 17. To William Tudor . 320 24. To William Tudor 323 . July 9. To William Tudor . 325 14. To William Tudor 328 . 17. To William Tudor . 332 27. To William Tudor 335 . 30. To William Tudor 337 . August 6. To William Tudor 338 . 11. To William Tudor 343 . 16. To William Tudor 346 . 21. To William Tudor 349 . September 10. To William Tudor 352 . 13. To William Tudor 354 . 18. To William Tudor 356 . 23. To William Tudor 359 . November 13. Thomas Jefferson to John Adams 362 . . December 8. To Thomas Jefferson . . 363 1819. February 9. To William Tudor 364 . 21. To William Willis . . . . . 365 23. To Thomas Jefferson 366 . . March 7. To William Tudor . . . . . 367 12. To John Taylor, of Caroline, 375 . 30. To J. H. Tiffany 377 . . . . . CONTENTS. 1819. PAOB April 30 To J. H. Tiffany . 378 June 8, To Robert J. Evans . 379 22. To Thomas Jefferson . . 380 July 15. To William Bentley . . 381 August 11. To Richard Bland Lee . 382 21. To William Bentley . . 383 December 14. To William E. Richmond . 384 18. To Thomas Jefferson . . 385 1820. January 17. To Thomas Jefferson • . 387 March 7. To Elihu Marshall . , , . 388 July 8. To Samuel Miller . 889 September 4. To Charles Holt 391 . November 3. To Henry Channing . 392 1821. February 9. To George Alexander Otis 394 . . 24. To Richard H. Lee 395 . Mav 14. To Richard Rush 397 . 19. To Thomas Jefferson .398 . 22. To David Sewall 399 . September 1. To John Marston 399 . November 28. To Richard Rush 400 . 1822. March 31. To Richard Peters 402 . Aucrust 10. To William Thomas 403 . 1823. March 9. To Thomas Jefferson ^ .405 . . 9. To F. A. Vanderkemp .407 . August 15. To Thomas Jefferson . . 408 September 17 To Thomas Jefferson 410 . . 1824. April 8, John Taylor to John Adams 411 . April 12. To John Taylor 413 . CONTENTS. XI PAGE 1825. January 22. To Thomas Jefferson . 414 23. To Thomas Jefferson . 415 February 18. To John Quincy Adams 416 June To John Whitney 416 7. 10. To Jacob B. Taylor and others 417 APPENDIX (A.) ........ Address to the Cadets of the Military Academy of TVest Point 419 INDEXES. Letters from John Adams 423 . . . Letters to John Adams 435 . Miscellaneous Letters 440 . Speeches and Messages to Congress 443 . Proclamations 445 . .... Addresses and Answers to Addresses 445 . General Index 449-519