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ADAMS, JOHN, President. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams") to Mr. Cerisier, London, 20 November 1783. 1 page, 4to, 242 x 188 (9 9/16 x 7 3/7 in.), rather wrinkled, a few minor paper repairs, part of text feathery (apparently due to damp), not affecting legibility.
AN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY IN LONDON, JUST AFTER THE TREATY OF PEACE IS SIGNED
Two months after the signing in Paris of the Treaty--negotiated by Adams, Franklin and British representative David Hartley--which ended the war, Adams visited London. Here, he writes concerning the printing of his correspondence on the subject of the American government and legal system. "Before I left Paris I wrote you, at the Desire of the Abbey [Abbe] De Mably, on the Subject, of his Letters to me, concerning our American Constitutions. I have heard nothing more about them. Pray be so good as to let me know what Progress you make in printing them. Address your Letters to me, under Cover to Mr. Joshua Johnson, on great Tower Hill, or to Mr. John Stockdale, opposite Burlington House Piccadilly.
"I have been here with my son [John Quincy], now these 3 or four Weeks, and have found agreable Company and curious Sights enough. I hope it will not be many months before I see you. But I hope to hear from you first."
The Abbe Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709-1785) wrote widely on history, ancient and modern, and political theory, and carried on an extensive correspondence. His Observations sur le gouvernement et les lois des Etats-Unis d'Amerique, probably the work referred to in this letter, was issued in 1784.
AN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY IN LONDON, JUST AFTER THE TREATY OF PEACE IS SIGNED
Two months after the signing in Paris of the Treaty--negotiated by Adams, Franklin and British representative David Hartley--which ended the war, Adams visited London. Here, he writes concerning the printing of his correspondence on the subject of the American government and legal system. "Before I left Paris I wrote you, at the Desire of the Abbey [Abbe] De Mably, on the Subject, of his Letters to me, concerning our American Constitutions. I have heard nothing more about them. Pray be so good as to let me know what Progress you make in printing them. Address your Letters to me, under Cover to Mr. Joshua Johnson, on great Tower Hill, or to Mr. John Stockdale, opposite Burlington House Piccadilly.
"I have been here with my son [John Quincy], now these 3 or four Weeks, and have found agreable Company and curious Sights enough. I hope it will not be many months before I see you. But I hope to hear from you first."
The Abbe Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709-1785) wrote widely on history, ancient and modern, and political theory, and carried on an extensive correspondence. His Observations sur le gouvernement et les lois des Etats-Unis d'Amerique, probably the work referred to in this letter, was issued in 1784.