Adams Papers Digital Edition

Papers of John Adams, volume 11

From Benjamin Franklin

From Jean Luzac
From Samuel Curson and Isaac Gouverneur, 1 September 1781 Curson, Samuel Gouverneur, Isaac JA From Samuel Curson and Isaac Gouverneur, 1 September 1781 Curson, Samuel Gouverneur, Isaac Adams, John
From Samuel Curson and Isaac Gouverneur
Sir London 1 Sepr. 1781

We had the pleasure to receive several letters from you before we left St. E– the contents of which were properly attended to, our answers have good reason to think did not reach you. Since that period our sufferings have been very great, but for prudential reasons must be silent thereon. Beg to refer you to Mr. Jno. Witherspoon,1 who take the liberty of introducing to you. With the greatest respect we are, Sir Your most obt. huml. serts.

RC (Adams Papers); addressed: “His Excel. Jno. Adams Esqr. Minister Plenipoteny. Holland”; in another hand: “te amsterdam”; endorsed: “M. Curson & Governieur 1 sept. 1781.”

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The son of Rev. John Witherspoon, president of the College of New Jersey and a member of the Continental Congress, John Witherspoon Jr. had served as surgeon on the privateer De Graaf. The British captured him at St. Eustatius with Curson and Gouverneur, but released him soon after his arrival in England (Franklin, Papers , 35:48, 439–440).