Letters written by John Adams

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Date: 1766
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'''Date: Feb. 1764'''
Type: AD
Type: AD
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Boston, Mass.
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Recipient: Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature
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Place of receipt: Boston, Mass.
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 18 cm.
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Summary: Adams writes on behalf of William Field, in administration of the estate of Abijah Crane, which is heavily in debt. Signed by Field.
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.F.11.93
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New Call #: Adams 300
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'''Date: Aug. 1765-July 1766'''
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Type: AD
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Boston
Place of creation: Boston
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Recipient: Treat & Pico, merchants
Recipient: Treat & Pico, merchants
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Place of receipt: Boston
Place of receipt: Boston
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Physical description: 4 items ; 24 x 39 cm. (max)
 
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Summary:  Bill to Treat & Pico for Adams’s bookkeeping services.
 
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Physical description: 6 items ; 19 x 34 cm. (max.)
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Date: Aug. 1765-July 1766
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Summary: Accounts for various clients of Adams’s, including Capt. William Wimble, Joseph Blake, and the schooner Molly. 
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.1194 (1-5)
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New Call #: Adams 301
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'''Date: 1766'''
Type: AD
Type: AD
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Boston
Place of creation: Boston
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Recipient: Treat & Pico, merchants
Recipient: Treat & Pico, merchants
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Place of receipt: Boston
Place of receipt: Boston
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Physical description: 6 items ; 19 x 34 cm. (max.)
 
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Summary: Accounts for various clients of Adams’s, including Capt. William Wimble, Joseph Blake, and the schooner Molly. 
 
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Physical description: 4 items ; 24 x 39 cm. (max)
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Date: March 1766
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Summary:  Bill to Treat & Pico for Adams’s bookkeeping services.
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.1194 (5a)
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New Call #: Adams 302
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'''Date: March 1766'''
Type: DS
Type: DS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: [Boston]
Place of creation: [Boston]
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Recipient: Honorable Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature
Recipient: Honorable Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature
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Place of receipt: [Boston]
Place of receipt: [Boston]
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 19 x 16 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 19 x 16 cm.  
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Summary: Appeal for affirmation of judgment by Benjamin Harrord and Benjamin Dolbeare against Francis Whitmore.  
Summary: Appeal for affirmation of judgment by Benjamin Harrord and Benjamin Dolbeare against Francis Whitmore.  
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.C.6.62
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Date: March 1766
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New Call #: Adams 303
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'''Date: March 1766'''
Type: DS
Type: DS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: [Boston]
Place of creation: [Boston]
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Recipient: Honorable Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature
Recipient: Honorable Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature
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Place of receipt: [Boston]
Place of receipt: [Boston]
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 20 x 11 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 20 x 11 cm.  
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Summary: Appeal for affirmation of judgment by Robert Ball against Joseph Russell; statement of costs of suit.
Summary: Appeal for affirmation of judgment by Robert Ball against Joseph Russell; statement of costs of suit.
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Date: Mar. 10, 1767
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.J.1.7
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New Call #: Adams 304
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'''Date: March 10, 1767'''
Type: DS
Type: DS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Boston
Place of creation: Boston
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Recipient: Boston Selectmen
Recipient: Boston Selectmen
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Place of receipt: Boston
Place of receipt: Boston
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Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.  
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Summary: Boston citizens petition Boston Selectmen to appoint Nathaneal Oliver as master of North Grammar School.   
Summary: Boston citizens petition Boston Selectmen to appoint Nathaneal Oliver as master of North Grammar School.   
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (55)
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Date: 1770
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New Call #: Adams 305
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'''Date: Nov. 1769, term'''
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Type: ADS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Salem, Mass.
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Recipient: Salem Superior Court
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Place of receipt: Salem, Mass.
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 10 x 15 cm.
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Summary: Discusses the plea of Samuel Fitch and asks that it gets moved to the following term.
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (5)
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New Call #: Adams 306
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'''Date: 1770'''
Type: AD
Type: AD
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Boston
Place of creation: Boston
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Recipient: None   
Recipient: None   
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Place of receipt: None
Place of receipt: None
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Physical description: 10 items (20 p., last 7 pages blank) ; 14 x 10 cm.  
Physical description: 10 items (20 p., last 7 pages blank) ; 14 x 10 cm.  
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Summary: Adams’s legal notes from the Boston Massacre trial. In fragile condition; use photocopies unless originals are necessary. Fully cataloged in OCLC and the BPL catalog.
 
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Summary: Adams’s legal notes from the Boston Massacre trial. In fragile condition; use photocopies unless originals are necessary. Fully cataloged in OCLC and the BPL catalog. Transcriptions are available in both a [[verbatim version]] and a [[vernacular version]].
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Date: Jan. 4, 1770
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (23)
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New Call #: Adams 307
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'''Date: Jan. 4, 1770'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Adams, Abigail (Smith), 1744-1818.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Adams, Abigail (Smith), 1744-1818.
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Place of creation: Boston
Place of creation: Boston
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Recipient: Smith, Isaac.  
Recipient: Smith, Isaac.  
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Place of receipt: S. Carolina
Place of receipt: S. Carolina
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 30 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 30 x 19 cm.
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Summary: Abigail Adams gives advice on proper conduct and quotes Polonius’s speech to Laertes; includes a postscript by Adams.   
Summary: Abigail Adams gives advice on proper conduct and quotes Polonius’s speech to Laertes; includes a postscript by Adams.   
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (21)
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Date: March 1770?
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New Call #: Adams 308
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'''Date: March 1770?'''
Type: AD
Type: AD
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; for Adam Air.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; for Adam Air.
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Place of creation: [Boston]
Place of creation: [Boston]
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Recipient: His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson … and His Majesty’s Council
Recipient: His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson … and His Majesty’s Council
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Place of receipt: [Boston]
Place of receipt: [Boston]
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 10 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 10 cm.
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Summary: Answers to a libel for divorce of Martha Air, his wife. Denies charges and prays they be dismissed.  
Summary: Answers to a libel for divorce of Martha Air, his wife. Denies charges and prays they be dismissed.  
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.J.1.6
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New Call #: Adams 309
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Date: Dec. 11, 1770
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'''Date: Dec. 11, 1770'''
Type: AD
Type: AD
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Boston
Place of creation: Boston
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Recipient: Nantucket County Sheriff, etc.  
Recipient: Nantucket County Sheriff, etc.  
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Place of receipt: [Nantucket, Mass.]
Place of receipt: [Nantucket, Mass.]
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 32 x 20 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 32 x 20 cm.  
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Summary:  Legal document written by Adams on behalf of Paul [Hassey?]; several hundred words in Adams’s hand.
Summary:  Legal document written by Adams on behalf of Paul [Hassey?]; several hundred words in Adams’s hand.
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.3723
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Date: May 1773
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New Call #: Adams 310
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'''Date: May 1773'''
Type: ADS
Type: ADS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Boston
Place of creation: Boston
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Recipient: Inhabitants of Boston
Recipient: Inhabitants of Boston
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Place of receipt: Boston
Place of receipt: Boston
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.  
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Summary: Petition about street names, specifically that the southernmost street in Boston be known as Pleasant St.   
Summary: Petition about street names, specifically that the southernmost street in Boston be known as Pleasant St.   
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Date: Aug. 7, 1773
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (28)
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New Call #: Adams 311
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'''Date: Aug. 7, 1773'''
Type: AN  
Type: AN  
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.  
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.  
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Place of creation: Boston
Place of creation: Boston
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Recipient: None
Recipient: None
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Place of receipt: None
Place of receipt: None
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 17 x 21 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 17 x 21 cm.
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Summary: Genealogical note on the first members of the Adams family to settle in Braintree.
Summary: Genealogical note on the first members of the Adams family to settle in Braintree.
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (24)
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Date: July 9, 1776
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New Call #: Adams 312
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'''Date: July 9, 1776'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
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Recipient: Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811.
Recipient: Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811.
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
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Summary:  Adams describes the announcement and celebration of the Declaration of Independence.  
Summary:  Adams describes the announcement and celebration of the Declaration of Independence.  
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (28)
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Date: February 8, 1778
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New Call #: Adams 313
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'''Date: Feb. 8, 1778'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 ; Adams, Abigail (Smith), 1744-1818.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 ; Adams, Abigail (Smith), 1744-1818.
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Place of creation: Braintree, Mass.
Place of creation: Braintree, Mass.
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Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.   
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Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.  
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 21 x 17 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 21 x 17 cm.  
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Summary: Adams comments on the bravery and skill of various American officers.   
Summary: Adams comments on the bravery and skill of various American officers.   
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (29)
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Date: June 17, 1779
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New Call #: Adams 314
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'''Date: June 17, 1779'''
Type: DS
Type: DS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
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Recipient: Pickering, Jr., Timothy
Recipient: Pickering, Jr., Timothy
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Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.); 23 x  32 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.); 23 x  32 cm.  
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Summary: Executive appointment of Timothy Pickering, Jr. to midshipman in the US Navy.   
Summary: Executive appointment of Timothy Pickering, Jr. to midshipman in the US Navy.   
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.3228
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Date: Mar. 18, 1780
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New Call #: Adams 315
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'''Date: Mar. 18, 1780'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Paris
Place of creation: Paris
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Recipient: Warren, James, 1726-1808. (General Warren, of Plymouth)
Recipient: Warren, James, 1726-1808. (General Warren, of Plymouth)
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.
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Summary:  Monsieur Jean Baptiste Petry is to visit American and desires introduction to statesmen in Boston. Comments on the departure of Lafayette and his message to Congress. Explains the meaning of the allusion to the “Fruit of the Cracovie.”
Summary:  Monsieur Jean Baptiste Petry is to visit American and desires introduction to statesmen in Boston. Comments on the departure of Lafayette and his message to Congress. Explains the meaning of the allusion to the “Fruit of the Cracovie.”
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.A.4.50
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Date: June 17, 1782
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New Call #: Adams 316
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'''Date: June 17, 1782'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: The Hague
Place of creation: The Hague
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Recipient: Warren, James, 1726-1808. (General Warren, of Plymouth)
Recipient: Warren, James, 1726-1808. (General Warren, of Plymouth)
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ;  23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ;  23 x 19 cm.
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Summary: Adams regards the Dutch and their worthiness.  
Summary: Adams regards the Dutch and their worthiness.  
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (135)
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Date: Apr. 9, 1783
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New Call #: Adams 317
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'''Date: Apr. 9, 1783'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Paris
Place of creation: Paris
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Recipient: James Warren, 1726-1808
Recipient: James Warren, 1726-1808
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 22 x 17cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 22 x 17cm.
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Summary: Adams discusses politics in Europe.   
Summary: Adams discusses politics in Europe.   
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (139)
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Date: May 6, 1785
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New Call #: Adams 318
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'''Date: May 6, 1785'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation:  Auteuil [France]
Place of creation:  Auteuil [France]
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Recipient: Warren, Mercy (Otis), 1728-1814  
Recipient: Warren, Mercy (Otis), 1728-1814  
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
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Summary: Adams discusses the need for a minister in Great Britain and inquires after James Warren.  
Summary: Adams discusses the need for a minister in Great Britain and inquires after James Warren.  
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (151)
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Date: Dec. 12, 1785
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New Call #: Adams 319
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'''Date: Dec. 12, 1785'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Grosvenor Square [London]
Place of creation: Grosvenor Square [London]
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Recipient: Otis, James, 1726-1808
Recipient: Otis, James, 1726-1808
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.  
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Summary: Adams discusses the wisdom of various military decisions.   
Summary: Adams discusses the wisdom of various military decisions.   
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (175)
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Date: July 5, 1789
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New Call #: Adams 320
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'''Date: July 5, 1789'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Richmond Hill, [New York]
Place of creation: Richmond Hill, [New York]
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Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
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Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
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Physical description: 2 items (5 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm. (max.)
Physical description: 2 items (5 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm. (max.)
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Summary:  Adams comments on the importance and necessity of titles.
Summary:  Adams comments on the importance and necessity of titles.
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (30)
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Date: July 24, 1789
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New Call #: Adams 321
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'''Date: July 24, 1789'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: New York
Place of creation: New York
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Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm.
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Summary: Adams comments on the necessity of a more exalted title than “President.”
Summary: Adams comments on the necessity of a more exalted title than “President.”
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (31)
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New Call #: Adams 322
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Date: July 28, 1789
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'''Date: July 28, 1789'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Richmond Hill, [New York]
Place of creation: Richmond Hill, [New York]
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Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm. (pages 6-7 blank)
Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm. (pages 6-7 blank)
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Summary: Adams discusses titles and their use in ancient Rome.  
Summary: Adams discusses titles and their use in ancient Rome.  
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (32)
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Date: Sept. 12, 1790-Nov. 20, 1790
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New Call #: Adams 323
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'''Date: Sept. 12, 1790-Nov. 20, 1790'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Samuel Adams, 1722-1803.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Samuel Adams, 1722-1803.
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Place of creation: Boston; New York
Place of creation: Boston; New York
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Recipient: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Recipient: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
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Place of receipt: Boston; New York
Place of receipt: Boston; New York
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Physical description: 1 item (32 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (32 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
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Summary:  A series of letters between John and Samuel Adams, discussing politics, etc.
Summary:  A series of letters between John and Samuel Adams, discussing politics, etc.
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.G.41.12
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Date: Nov. 16, 1792
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New Call #: Adams 324
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'''Date: Nov. 16, 1792'''
Type: AL
Type: AL
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
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Recipient: Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815.
Recipient: Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815.
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ;  22 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ;  22 x 19 cm.
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Summary: Adams received a print of Copley’s picture of the Death of the Earl of Chatham, but was not at Mt. Vernon when the case arrived so it has not yet been presented to him.
 
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Summary: Adams received a print of Copley’s picture of ''The Death of the Earl of Chatham'', but was not at Mt. Vernon when the case arrived so it has not yet been presented to him.
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Date: May 3, 1797
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.F.6. 3-3a
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New Call #: Adams 325
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'''Date: Jan. 27, 1793'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
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Recipient: Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815.
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Place of receipt: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
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Summary: Adams acknowledges receipt of the Copley’s ''The Death of the Earl of Chatham'', and has presented it to the President, who sends his appreciation.
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.F.6.3
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New Call #: Adams 326
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'''Date: May 3, 1797'''
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Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: [Philadelphia]
Place of creation: [Philadelphia]
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Recipient: Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814.
Recipient: Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814.
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Place of receipt: : [Philadelphia]
Place of receipt: : [Philadelphia]
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm.
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Summary: Adams states his principles toward the Republican system.
Summary: Adams states his principles toward the Republican system.
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (25)
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Date: May 28, 1798
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New Call #: Adams 327
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'''Date: May 28, 1798'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
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Recipient: Inhabitants of Wells, [Ma.]
Recipient: Inhabitants of Wells, [Ma.]
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Place of receipt: Wells, [Ma.]
Place of receipt: Wells, [Ma.]
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm.  
 +
Summary: Adams thanks the people of Wells for their resolution of support. Note: Wells is now a part of Maine.  
Summary: Adams thanks the people of Wells for their resolution of support. Note: Wells is now a part of Maine.  
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (26)
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Date: Mar. 10, 1800
+
New Call #: Adams 328
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: July 12, 1798'''
 +
 
 +
Type: AN
 +
 
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826. (third person)
 +
 
 +
Place of creation: [Philadelphia, Pa.]
 +
 
 +
Recipient: [Foster, Dwight, 1753-1823.]
 +
 
 +
Place of receipt: Massachusetts
 +
 
 +
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 13 x 21 cm.
 +
 
 +
Summary: Adams asks Foster to dine with him on “Saturday next at 3 o’clock.” Written in another hand.
 +
 
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (177)
 +
 
 +
New Call #: Adams 329
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Mar. 10, 1800'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Recipient: General Benjamin Lincoln
Recipient: General Benjamin Lincoln
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 20 x 25 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 20 x 25 cm.  
 +
Summary: Adams discusses the changes he made in administration on coming into office, saying none were because of personal dislike. States that he did remove certain officers at Portsmouth for showing hostility toward the government.  
Summary: Adams discusses the changes he made in administration on coming into office, saying none were because of personal dislike. States that he did remove certain officers at Portsmouth for showing hostility toward the government.  
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ch.E.8.39
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Date: February 27, 1805
+
New Call #: Adams 330
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Feb. 27, 1805'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
 +
Summary:  Adams inquires on Rush’s health and activity.
Summary:  Adams inquires on Rush’s health and activity.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (33)
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Date: April 11, 1805
+
New Call #: Adams 331
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: April 11, 1805'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 26 x  20 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 26 x  20 cm.  
 +
Summary:  Adams comments on the Franklinian system of government and compliments Rush on his fable.
Summary:  Adams comments on the Franklinian system of government and compliments Rush on his fable.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (34)
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Date: Sept. 30, 1805
+
New Call #: Adams 332
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Sept. 30, 1805'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.  
 +
Summary:  Adams discusses motions in the Continental Congress on the treaty with France and comments on the French Revolution.
Summary:  Adams discusses motions in the Continental Congress on the treaty with France and comments on the French Revolution.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (35)
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Date: Feb. 2, 1807
+
New Call #: Adams 333
-
 
+
-
Type: ALS
+
-
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
+
-
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
+
-
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
+
-
Place of receipt: Unidentified
+
-
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ;
+
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Summary: Adams comments on sexual morality and Aaron Burr. 
+
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Date: [1807]
+
'''Date: [1807]'''
Type: ANS
Type: ANS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Cambridge, Mass.
Place of creation: Cambridge, Mass.
 +
Recipient: None
Recipient: None
 +
Place of receipt: None
Place of receipt: None
 +
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 6 x 16 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 6 x 16 cm.
 +
Summary: On recto, written by John Adams: “The Eastern Nations sink; their glory ends And Empire rises when their sun descends.” On verso: “Lines said to be inscribed on a [blank] at [blank]. Mentioned by President Adams at the Amer. Academy [of Arts and Sciences]. And written by him in the Academy Room at my request, 1807.” A. Holmes.   
Summary: On recto, written by John Adams: “The Eastern Nations sink; their glory ends And Empire rises when their sun descends.” On verso: “Lines said to be inscribed on a [blank] at [blank]. Mentioned by President Adams at the Amer. Academy [of Arts and Sciences]. And written by him in the Academy Room at my request, 1807.” A. Holmes.   
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (180)
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Date: June 25, 1807
+
New Call #: Adams 334
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Feb. 2, 1807'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
 +
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
 +
 +
Summary: Adams comments on sexual morality and Aaron Burr. 
 +
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (36)
 +
 +
New Call #: Adams 335
 +
 +
 +
'''Date: June 25, 1807'''
 +
 +
Type: ALS
 +
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm. (Pages 6-7 blank)
Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm. (Pages 6-7 blank)
 +
Summary: Adams names people who have libeled him.  
Summary: Adams names people who have libeled him.  
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (37)
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Date: Feb. 25, 1808
+
New Call #: Adams 336
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Feb. 25, 1808'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams decries the adulation of George Washington.  
Summary: Adams decries the adulation of George Washington.  
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (38)
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Date: June 20, 1808
+
New Call #: Adams 337
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: June 20, 1808'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 2 items (5 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm. (max.)  
Physical description: 2 items (5 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm. (max.)  
 +
Summary: Adams discusses the political scene and prospects.   
Summary: Adams discusses the political scene and prospects.   
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (39)
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Date: Sept. 27, 1808
+
New Call #: Adams 338
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Sept. 27, 1808'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams comments on the destructive effects of commerce and avarice on republican governments.  
Summary: Adams comments on the destructive effects of commerce and avarice on republican governments.  
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (40)
-
Date: Mar. 25, 1809
+
New Call #: Adams 339
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Mar. 25, 1809'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Guild, Elizabeth
Recipient: Guild, Elizabeth
 +
Place of receipt: Quincy, Mass.  
Place of receipt: Quincy, Mass.  
 +
Physical description: 1 item ( 6 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item ( 6 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
-
Summary: Adams cites genealogical references to Quincy ancestors in various works in his library. 
 
 +
Summary: Adams cites genealogical references to Quincy ancestors in various works in his library.
 +
 
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (27)
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Date: August 6, 1810
+
New Call #: Adams 340
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Aug. 6, 1810'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Townsend, Alexander
Recipient: Townsend, Alexander
 +
Place of receipt: Boston
Place of receipt: Boston
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.  
 +
Summary:  Adams comments on Townsend’s oration.
Summary:  Adams comments on Townsend’s oration.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (183)
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Date: Dec. 27, 1810
+
New Call #: Adams 341
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Dec. 27, 1810'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.  
 +
Summary:  Adams comments on the evils of banks and on bankers becoming a new aristocracy.
Summary:  Adams comments on the evils of banks and on bankers becoming a new aristocracy.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (41)
-
Date: Dec. 27, 1810
+
New Call #: Adams 342
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Dec. 27, 1810'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams describes the romances he has been reading.   
Summary: Adams describes the romances he has been reading.   
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (42)
-
Date: Nov. 2, 1811
+
New Call #: Adams 343
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Nov. 2, 1811'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams chronicles recent family illnesses and deaths.   
Summary: Adams chronicles recent family illnesses and deaths.   
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (43)
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Date: Mar. 19, 1812
+
New Call #: Adams 344
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Mar. 19, 1812'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams relates anecdotes of his past.  
Summary: Adams relates anecdotes of his past.  
 +
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (44)
 +
 +
New Call #: Adams 345
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Date: Apr. 22, 1812
+
'''Date: Apr. 22, 1812'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (6 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (6 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams relates recent conversations with Timothy Pickering about President George Washington.   
Summary: Adams relates recent conversations with Timothy Pickering about President George Washington.   
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (45)
-
Date: May 14, 1812
+
New Call #: Adams 346
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: May 14, 1812'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
 +
Summary:  Adams comments on the current political scene.
Summary:  Adams comments on the current political scene.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (46)
 +
 +
New Call #: Adams 347
 +
 +
 +
'''Date: July 3, 1812'''
-
Date: July 3, 1812
 
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams comments on and corrects confused recollections.
Summary: Adams comments on and corrects confused recollections.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (47)
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Date: July 19, 1812
+
New Call #: Adams 348
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: July 19, 1812'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 24 x 20 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 24 x 20 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams discusses disinterested benevolence and Adams family history.
Summary: Adams discusses disinterested benevolence and Adams family history.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (48)
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Date: Aug. 1, 1812
+
New Call #: Adams 349
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Aug. 1, 1812'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams comments on British impressments and current events.  
Summary: Adams comments on British impressments and current events.  
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (49)
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Date: Oct. 22, 1812
+
New Call #: Adams 350
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Oct. 22, 1812'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams discusses mental illness and lack of naval strength.
Summary: Adams discusses mental illness and lack of naval strength.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (50)
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Date: Dec. 16, 1812
+
New Call #: Adams 351
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Dec. 16, 1812'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Plumer, William, 1759-1850.
Recipient: Plumer, William, 1759-1850.
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 19 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams feels a change in the attitude of the New England states, and queries the cause of it. He expresses a doubt to the qualifications of Madison’s competitor, and asks Plumer to express his own view of the state of the country.  
Summary: Adams feels a change in the attitude of the New England states, and queries the cause of it. He expresses a doubt to the qualifications of Madison’s competitor, and asks Plumer to express his own view of the state of the country.  
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ch.C.7.3
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Date: Jan. 4, 1813
+
New Call #: Adams 352
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Jan. 4, 1813'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 2 items (7 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm. (max.)
Physical description: 2 items (7 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm. (max.)
 +
Summary: Adams humorously outlines his life as told by his horse, Hobby.
Summary: Adams humorously outlines his life as told by his horse, Hobby.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (51)
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Date: Feb. 21, 1813
+
New Call #: Adams 353
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Feb. 21, 1813'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.
 +
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.
 +
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ;  23 x  19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ;  23 x  19 cm.
 +
Summary: Adams comments on opposition to naval power in Congress of 1774-1775.
Summary: Adams comments on opposition to naval power in Congress of 1774-1775.
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (52)
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Date: Jan. 28, 1817
+
New Call #: Adams 354
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Date: Dec. 4, 1814'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
 +
Recipient: Plumer, William, 1759-1850.
 +
 +
Place of receipt: [New Hampshire]
 +
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ;  24 x  20 cm.
 +
 +
Summary: Adams comments on the corrupt election of one of his Councilors, and mentions the loss of his friend Elbridge Gerry. He believes the Convention at Hertford will resemble the Congress at Vienna.
 +
 +
''Note: Stored in its original place with the pb manuscripts.''
 +
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ch.C.7.2 pb
 +
 +
New Call #: Adams 355
 +
 +
 +
'''Date: Sept. 9, 1816'''
 +
 +
Type: ADS
 +
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; et. al.
 +
 +
Place of creation: Cambridge, Mass.
 +
 +
Recipient: Committee of Proprietors of the Market House (Samuel Bartlett, Thomas Warland, Israel Porter, Samuel Child, and Eliab W, Metcalf)
 +
 +
Place of receipt: Cambridge, Mass.
 +
 +
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 34 x 21 cm.
 +
 +
Summary:  Lease of a tract of land, Market House, in Cambridge, Mass. Signed by Adams, William Winthrop, Aaron Hill, and others.
 +
 +
Former BPL Call#: Ms.G.41.9 p.123
 +
 +
New Call #: Adams 356
 +
 +
 +
'''Date: Jan. 28, 1817'''
 +
 +
Type: ALS
 +
 +
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
 +
 +
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
 +
Recipient: Gorham, Nathaniel
Recipient: Gorham, Nathaniel
 +
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Place of receipt: Unidentified
 +
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.
 +
Summary:  Discusses “chymists” [i.e. scientists] and the nature of the universe.
Summary:  Discusses “chymists” [i.e. scientists] and the nature of the universe.
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (191)
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New Call #: Adams 357
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Date: April 4, 1818
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'''Date: April 4, 1818'''
Type: DS
Type: DS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Townsend, Alexander.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Townsend, Alexander.
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Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
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Recipient: [Adams, John, 1735-1826]
Recipient: [Adams, John, 1735-1826]
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Place of receipt: Quincy
Place of receipt: Quincy
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Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
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Summary:  A biography of John Adams, written by Alexander Townsend, with notes by Adams. Signed by Adams as “A true account, errors accepted.”
Summary:  A biography of John Adams, written by Alexander Townsend, with notes by Adams. Signed by Adams as “A true account, errors accepted.”
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (193)
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Date: Apr. 4, 1818
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New Call #: Adams 358
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'''Date: April 4, 1818'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
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Recipient: Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838.
Recipient: Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838.
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Place of receipt: Salem, Mass.
Place of receipt: Salem, Mass.
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
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Summary: Adams acknowledges the gift of Bowditch’s Mathematical Papers (181) and offers to subscribe to Bowditch’s edition of LaPlace’s Mechanique Celeste.  
Summary: Adams acknowledges the gift of Bowditch’s Mathematical Papers (181) and offers to subscribe to Bowditch’s edition of LaPlace’s Mechanique Celeste.  
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.E.210.19 v. 1 (41)
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Date: Nov. 4, 1820
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New Call #: Adams 359
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'''Date: July 29, 1818'''
Type: ALS
Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.
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Recipient: King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
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Place of receipt: Long Island, New York, New York
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Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x  20 cm.
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Summary: Adams praises King’s speech and expresses fears regarding the future of America.
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.E.9.4 A1
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New Call #: Adams 360
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'''Date: Nov. 4, 1820'''
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Type: ALS
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Montezillo [Quincy, Mass.]
Place of creation: Montezillo [Quincy, Mass.]
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Recipient: Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838.
Recipient: Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838.
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Place of receipt: Salem, Mass.
Place of receipt: Salem, Mass.
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Physical description: 2 items (3 p.); 25 x 20 cm.  
Physical description: 2 items (3 p.); 25 x 20 cm.  
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Summary:  Adams thanks Bowditch for Mathematical Papers and laments his lost influence.
Summary:  Adams thanks Bowditch for Mathematical Papers and laments his lost influence.
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Former BPL Call#: Ms.E.210.19 v.1 (73)
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New Call #: Adams 361
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'''Date: Unidentified'''
Type: AD
Type: AD
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Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
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Place of creation: Boston, Mass.
Place of creation: Boston, Mass.
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Recipient: Otis, James, 1725-1783; Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788.
Recipient: Otis, James, 1725-1783; Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788.
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Place of receipt: [Boston]
Place of receipt: [Boston]
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Date: Unidentified
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Physical description: 1 item (5 p.) ; 30 x 17 cm.  
Physical description: 1 item (5 p.) ; 30 x 17 cm.  
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Summary: Written by Adams on behalf of the citizens of Boston.
Summary: Written by Adams on behalf of the citizens of Boston.
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Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (20)
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New Call #: Adams 362

Current revision as of 15:01, 26 February 2007

Abbreviations Used


AD: Autograph document

ADS: Autograph document signed

AL: Autograph letter

ALS: Autograph letter signed

ANS: Autograph note signed

DS: Document note

DNS: Document note signed

LS: Letter signed

TD: Typed document

TDS: Typed document signed

TLS: Typed letter signed



Date: Feb. 1764

Type: AD

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston, Mass.

Recipient: Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature

Place of receipt: Boston, Mass.

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 18 cm.

Summary: Adams writes on behalf of William Field, in administration of the estate of Abijah Crane, which is heavily in debt. Signed by Field.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.F.11.93

New Call #: Adams 300


Date: Aug. 1765-July 1766

Type: AD

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston

Recipient: Treat & Pico, merchants

Place of receipt: Boston

Physical description: 6 items ; 19 x 34 cm. (max.)

Summary: Accounts for various clients of Adams’s, including Capt. William Wimble, Joseph Blake, and the schooner Molly.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.1194 (1-5)

New Call #: Adams 301


Date: 1766

Type: AD

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston

Recipient: Treat & Pico, merchants

Place of receipt: Boston

Physical description: 4 items ; 24 x 39 cm. (max)

Summary: Bill to Treat & Pico for Adams’s bookkeeping services.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.1194 (5a)

New Call #: Adams 302


Date: March 1766

Type: DS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: [Boston]

Recipient: Honorable Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature

Place of receipt: [Boston]

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 19 x 16 cm.

Summary: Appeal for affirmation of judgment by Benjamin Harrord and Benjamin Dolbeare against Francis Whitmore.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.C.6.62

New Call #: Adams 303


Date: March 1766

Type: DS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: [Boston]

Recipient: Honorable Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature

Place of receipt: [Boston]

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 20 x 11 cm.

Summary: Appeal for affirmation of judgment by Robert Ball against Joseph Russell; statement of costs of suit.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.J.1.7

New Call #: Adams 304


Date: March 10, 1767

Type: DS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston

Recipient: Boston Selectmen

Place of receipt: Boston

Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.

Summary: Boston citizens petition Boston Selectmen to appoint Nathaneal Oliver as master of North Grammar School.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (55)

New Call #: Adams 305


Date: Nov. 1769, term

Type: ADS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Salem, Mass.

Recipient: Salem Superior Court

Place of receipt: Salem, Mass.

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 10 x 15 cm.

Summary: Discusses the plea of Samuel Fitch and asks that it gets moved to the following term.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (5)

New Call #: Adams 306


Date: 1770

Type: AD

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston

Recipient: None

Place of receipt: None

Physical description: 10 items (20 p., last 7 pages blank) ; 14 x 10 cm.

Summary: Adams’s legal notes from the Boston Massacre trial. In fragile condition; use photocopies unless originals are necessary. Fully cataloged in OCLC and the BPL catalog. Transcriptions are available in both a verbatim version and a vernacular version.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (23)

New Call #: Adams 307


Date: Jan. 4, 1770

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Adams, Abigail (Smith), 1744-1818.

Place of creation: Boston

Recipient: Smith, Isaac.

Place of receipt: S. Carolina

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 30 x 19 cm.

Summary: Abigail Adams gives advice on proper conduct and quotes Polonius’s speech to Laertes; includes a postscript by Adams.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (21)

New Call #: Adams 308


Date: March 1770?

Type: AD

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; for Adam Air.

Place of creation: [Boston]

Recipient: His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson … and His Majesty’s Council

Place of receipt: [Boston]

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 10 cm.

Summary: Answers to a libel for divorce of Martha Air, his wife. Denies charges and prays they be dismissed.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.J.1.6

New Call #: Adams 309


Date: Dec. 11, 1770

Type: AD

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston

Recipient: Nantucket County Sheriff, etc.

Place of receipt: [Nantucket, Mass.]

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 32 x 20 cm.

Summary: Legal document written by Adams on behalf of Paul [Hassey?]; several hundred words in Adams’s hand.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.3723

New Call #: Adams 310


Date: May 1773

Type: ADS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston

Recipient: Inhabitants of Boston

Place of receipt: Boston

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.

Summary: Petition about street names, specifically that the southernmost street in Boston be known as Pleasant St.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (28)

New Call #: Adams 311


Date: Aug. 7, 1773

Type: AN

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston

Recipient: None

Place of receipt: None

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 17 x 21 cm.

Summary: Genealogical note on the first members of the Adams family to settle in Braintree.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (24)

New Call #: Adams 312


Date: July 9, 1776

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.

Recipient: Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Summary: Adams describes the announcement and celebration of the Declaration of Independence.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (28)

New Call #: Adams 313


Date: Feb. 8, 1778

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 ; Adams, Abigail (Smith), 1744-1818.

Place of creation: Braintree, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 21 x 17 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on the bravery and skill of various American officers.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (29)

New Call #: Adams 314


Date: June 17, 1779

Type: DS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.

Recipient: Pickering, Jr., Timothy

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.); 23 x 32 cm.

Summary: Executive appointment of Timothy Pickering, Jr. to midshipman in the US Navy.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.3228

New Call #: Adams 315


Date: Mar. 18, 1780

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Paris

Recipient: Warren, James, 1726-1808. (General Warren, of Plymouth)

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.

Summary: Monsieur Jean Baptiste Petry is to visit American and desires introduction to statesmen in Boston. Comments on the departure of Lafayette and his message to Congress. Explains the meaning of the allusion to the “Fruit of the Cracovie.”

Former BPL Call#: Ch.A.4.50

New Call #: Adams 316


Date: June 17, 1782

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: The Hague

Recipient: Warren, James, 1726-1808. (General Warren, of Plymouth)

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams regards the Dutch and their worthiness.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (135)

New Call #: Adams 317


Date: Apr. 9, 1783

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Paris

Recipient: James Warren, 1726-1808

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 22 x 17cm.

Summary: Adams discusses politics in Europe.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (139)

New Call #: Adams 318


Date: May 6, 1785

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Auteuil [France]

Recipient: Warren, Mercy (Otis), 1728-1814

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Summary: Adams discusses the need for a minister in Great Britain and inquires after James Warren.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (151)

New Call #: Adams 319


Date: Dec. 12, 1785

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Grosvenor Square [London]

Recipient: Otis, James, 1726-1808

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams discusses the wisdom of various military decisions.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (175)

New Call #: Adams 320


Date: July 5, 1789

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Richmond Hill, [New York]

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 2 items (5 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm. (max.)

Summary: Adams comments on the importance and necessity of titles.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (30)

New Call #: Adams 321


Date: July 24, 1789

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: New York

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on the necessity of a more exalted title than “President.”

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (31)

New Call #: Adams 322


Date: July 28, 1789

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Richmond Hill, [New York]

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm. (pages 6-7 blank)

Summary: Adams discusses titles and their use in ancient Rome.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (32)

New Call #: Adams 323


Date: Sept. 12, 1790-Nov. 20, 1790

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Samuel Adams, 1722-1803.

Place of creation: Boston; New York

Recipient: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.

Place of receipt: Boston; New York

Physical description: 1 item (32 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: A series of letters between John and Samuel Adams, discussing politics, etc.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.G.41.12

New Call #: Adams 324


Date: Nov. 16, 1792

Type: AL

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 22 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams received a print of Copley’s picture of The Death of the Earl of Chatham, but was not at Mt. Vernon when the case arrived so it has not yet been presented to him.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.F.6. 3-3a

New Call #: Adams 325


Date: Jan. 27, 1793

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.

Recipient: Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams acknowledges receipt of the Copley’s The Death of the Earl of Chatham, and has presented it to the President, who sends his appreciation.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.F.6.3

New Call #: Adams 326


Date: May 3, 1797

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: [Philadelphia]

Recipient: Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814.

Place of receipt: : [Philadelphia]

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm.

Summary: Adams states his principles toward the Republican system.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (25)

New Call #: Adams 327


Date: May 28, 1798

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.

Recipient: Inhabitants of Wells, [Ma.]

Place of receipt: Wells, [Ma.]

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm.

Summary: Adams thanks the people of Wells for their resolution of support. Note: Wells is now a part of Maine.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (26)

New Call #: Adams 328


Date: July 12, 1798

Type: AN

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826. (third person)

Place of creation: [Philadelphia, Pa.]

Recipient: [Foster, Dwight, 1753-1823.]

Place of receipt: Massachusetts

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 13 x 21 cm.

Summary: Adams asks Foster to dine with him on “Saturday next at 3 o’clock.” Written in another hand.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (177)

New Call #: Adams 329


Date: Mar. 10, 1800

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Philadelphia, Pa.

Recipient: General Benjamin Lincoln

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 20 x 25 cm.

Summary: Adams discusses the changes he made in administration on coming into office, saying none were because of personal dislike. States that he did remove certain officers at Portsmouth for showing hostility toward the government.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.E.8.39

New Call #: Adams 330


Date: Feb. 27, 1805

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Summary: Adams inquires on Rush’s health and activity.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (33)

New Call #: Adams 331


Date: April 11, 1805

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on the Franklinian system of government and compliments Rush on his fable.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (34)

New Call #: Adams 332


Date: Sept. 30, 1805

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams discusses motions in the Continental Congress on the treaty with France and comments on the French Revolution.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (35)

New Call #: Adams 333


Date: [1807]

Type: ANS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Cambridge, Mass.

Recipient: None

Place of receipt: None

Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 6 x 16 cm.

Summary: On recto, written by John Adams: “The Eastern Nations sink; their glory ends And Empire rises when their sun descends.” On verso: “Lines said to be inscribed on a [blank] at [blank]. Mentioned by President Adams at the Amer. Academy [of Arts and Sciences]. And written by him in the Academy Room at my request, 1807.” A. Holmes.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (180)

New Call #: Adams 334


Date: Feb. 2, 1807

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on sexual morality and Aaron Burr.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (36)

New Call #: Adams 335


Date: June 25, 1807

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (8 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm. (Pages 6-7 blank)

Summary: Adams names people who have libeled him.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (37)

New Call #: Adams 336


Date: Feb. 25, 1808

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams decries the adulation of George Washington.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (38)

New Call #: Adams 337


Date: June 20, 1808

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 2 items (5 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm. (max.)

Summary: Adams discusses the political scene and prospects.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (39)

New Call #: Adams 338


Date: Sept. 27, 1808

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on the destructive effects of commerce and avarice on republican governments.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (40)

New Call #: Adams 339


Date: Mar. 25, 1809

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Guild, Elizabeth

Place of receipt: Quincy, Mass.

Physical description: 1 item ( 6 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams cites genealogical references to Quincy ancestors in various works in his library.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (27)

New Call #: Adams 340


Date: Aug. 6, 1810

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Townsend, Alexander

Place of receipt: Boston

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on Townsend’s oration.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (183)

New Call #: Adams 341


Date: Dec. 27, 1810

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on the evils of banks and on bankers becoming a new aristocracy.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (41)

New Call #: Adams 342


Date: Dec. 27, 1810

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Summary: Adams describes the romances he has been reading.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (42)

New Call #: Adams 343


Date: Nov. 2, 1811

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams chronicles recent family illnesses and deaths.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (43)

New Call #: Adams 344


Date: Mar. 19, 1812

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams relates anecdotes of his past.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (44)

New Call #: Adams 345


Date: Apr. 22, 1812

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (6 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams relates recent conversations with Timothy Pickering about President George Washington.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (45)

New Call #: Adams 346


Date: May 14, 1812

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on the current political scene.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (46)

New Call #: Adams 347


Date: July 3, 1812

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on and corrects confused recollections.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (47)

New Call #: Adams 348


Date: July 19, 1812

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 24 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams discusses disinterested benevolence and Adams family history.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (48)

New Call #: Adams 349


Date: Aug. 1, 1812

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on British impressments and current events.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (49)

New Call #: Adams 350


Date: Oct. 22, 1812

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams discusses mental illness and lack of naval strength.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (50)

New Call #: Adams 351


Date: Dec. 16, 1812

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Plumer, William, 1759-1850.

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams feels a change in the attitude of the New England states, and queries the cause of it. He expresses a doubt to the qualifications of Madison’s competitor, and asks Plumer to express his own view of the state of the country.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.C.7.3

New Call #: Adams 352


Date: Jan. 4, 1813

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 2 items (7 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm. (max.)

Summary: Adams humorously outlines his life as told by his horse, Hobby.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (51)

New Call #: Adams 353


Date: Feb. 21, 1813

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813.

Place of receipt: Philadelphia, Pa.

Physical description: 1 item (3 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on opposition to naval power in Congress of 1774-1775.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (52)

New Call #: Adams 354


Date: Dec. 4, 1814

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Plumer, William, 1759-1850.

Place of receipt: [New Hampshire]

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 24 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams comments on the corrupt election of one of his Councilors, and mentions the loss of his friend Elbridge Gerry. He believes the Convention at Hertford will resemble the Congress at Vienna.

Note: Stored in its original place with the pb manuscripts.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.C.7.2 pb

New Call #: Adams 355


Date: Sept. 9, 1816

Type: ADS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; et. al.

Place of creation: Cambridge, Mass.

Recipient: Committee of Proprietors of the Market House (Samuel Bartlett, Thomas Warland, Israel Porter, Samuel Child, and Eliab W, Metcalf)

Place of receipt: Cambridge, Mass.

Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 34 x 21 cm.

Summary: Lease of a tract of land, Market House, in Cambridge, Mass. Signed by Adams, William Winthrop, Aaron Hill, and others.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.G.41.9 p.123

New Call #: Adams 356


Date: Jan. 28, 1817

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Gorham, Nathaniel

Place of receipt: Unidentified

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary: Discusses “chymists” [i.e. scientists] and the nature of the universe.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (191)

New Call #: Adams 357


Date: April 4, 1818

Type: DS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Townsend, Alexander.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: [Adams, John, 1735-1826]

Place of receipt: Quincy

Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: A biography of John Adams, written by Alexander Townsend, with notes by Adams. Signed by Adams as “A true account, errors accepted.”

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (193)

New Call #: Adams 358


Date: April 4, 1818

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838.

Place of receipt: Salem, Mass.

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams acknowledges the gift of Bowditch’s Mathematical Papers (181) and offers to subscribe to Bowditch’s edition of LaPlace’s Mechanique Celeste.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.E.210.19 v. 1 (41)

New Call #: Adams 359


Date: July 29, 1818

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Quincy, Mass.

Recipient: King, Rufus, 1755-1827.

Place of receipt: Long Island, New York, New York

Physical description: 1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams praises King’s speech and expresses fears regarding the future of America.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.E.9.4 A1

New Call #: Adams 360


Date: Nov. 4, 1820

Type: ALS

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Montezillo [Quincy, Mass.]

Recipient: Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773-1838.

Place of receipt: Salem, Mass.

Physical description: 2 items (3 p.); 25 x 20 cm.

Summary: Adams thanks Bowditch for Mathematical Papers and laments his lost influence.

Former BPL Call#: Ms.E.210.19 v.1 (73)

New Call #: Adams 361


Date: Unidentified

Type: AD

Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Place of creation: Boston, Mass.

Recipient: Otis, James, 1725-1783; Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788.

Place of receipt: [Boston]

Physical description: 1 item (5 p.) ; 30 x 17 cm.

Summary: Written by Adams on behalf of the citizens of Boston.

Former BPL Call#: Ch.M.1.7 (20)

New Call #: Adams 362

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