Today in Johnson City History, Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Tuesday, September 5, 1775: Two hundred and fifty years ago today, Mercy Otis Warren wrote the following letter to John Adams; the original spellings and punctuations have been preserved.
“Watertown September 4. 1775
“Sir
“This afternoon came to Hand your Favour of August 26. May you ever have it in your power to expatiate this Largly on your own Happiness, but I would not have you Imagine when you in your sixteen hours Nap and Dreaming of the Feilds of Arcadia and are Enraptured with the Happy Elisian and paridisaic scenes at Braintree that you are the only Happy Mortal among your Numerous Circle of Friends. I dare say had they the talent of Easey Discription they would Boast of a share of the Felicities of Life though few can pronounce themselves Compleatly happy Even for a day, either Amidst the Cares the tumults and Follies of the World or the still pleasures of Rural Life.