Adams Papers Digital Edition

Papers of John Adams, volume 8

From Samuel Cooper

To Oliver Wendell
To Samuel Cooper, 14 November 1779 JA Cooper, Samuel To Samuel Cooper, 14 November 1779 Adams, John Cooper, Samuel
To Samuel Cooper
My dear Sir Le Sensible Novr. 14th. 17791

This Moment I recieved your kind favor of this day's date. Coll. Johonnot and my young Friend, Sammy Cooper, are well on Board. This young Gentleman, Sir, shall have the best Care taken of him, in my power, and the same with my own.

Your kind Assurances that you will inform Me of what passes, give me great pleasure, and will be of great use to Me. I shall write You as often as possible. My best Respects, Compliments, Affections, Duties &ca. to all I leave behind, to whom they are due. Your Friend

John Adams

LbC in John Thaxter's hand (Adams Papers). This is the first of JA's letters to be recorded in Lb/JA/8 (Adams Papers, Microfilms, Reel No. 96). This Letterbook is discussed in part 2 of the Introduction: “John Adams and his Letterbooks” (above).

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JA, JQA, and the rest of their party had gone aboard La Sensible on the previous day. Later on the 14th the frigate sailed out to King's Roads (now President Roads), the main harbor entrance, between Deer and Long islands, and on the 15th set sail for Europe. For accounts by JA and JQA of their leave taking and the sailing of La Sensible, see JA, Diary and Autobiography , 2:400, 402, note 3; 4:191; and JQA, Diary , 1:2–3.