Letters written to John Adams
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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: April 15, 1778
Type: ALS
Creator: Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de, 1717-1787.
Place of creation: Versailles, [France]
Recipient: Adams, John, 1735-1826; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; [Lee, Arthur]
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 21 x 17 cm.
Summary: In French. Also includes portrait of Vergennes.
Former BPL Call#: Ch.F.8.73
New Call #: Adams 363
Date: Aug. 10, 1786
Type: ALS
Creator: Cerisier, Antoine-Marie, 1749-1828.
Place of creation: Unidentified
Recipient: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Place of receipt: The Hague
Physical description: 1 item (4 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm.
Summary: Letter from Cerisier to Adams, dated Aug. 10, 1786. In French; includes wax seal.
Adams call #: 150.12 v. 1 from flyleaf
New Call #: 432
NOTE: This letter is stored with the items removed from inside Adams’s books!!
Date: Aout [Aug.] 10, 1786
Type: ALS
Creator: Cerisier, Antoine-Marie, 1749-1828.
Place of creation: Unidentified
Recipient: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Place of receipt: The Hague
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 22 x 13 cm.
Summary: Letter from Cerisier to Adams, dated Aout [Aug.] 10, 1786; in French.
Adams call #: 150.12 v. 2
New Call #: 433
NOTE: This letter is stored with the items removed from inside Adams’s books!!
Date: Jan. 27, 1798
Type: AN
Creator: Foster, Dwight, 1757-1823.
Place of creation: [Philadelphia, Pa.?]
Recipient: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 16 x 12 cm.
Summary: Foster declines an invitation from Adams because of a previous engagement to dine with Pickering.
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.1065
New Call #: Adams 364
Date: Mar. 6, 1813
Type: ALS
Creator: Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814.
Place of creation: Cambridge, [Mass.]
Recipient: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Place of receipt: Unidentified
Physical description: 1 item (2 p.) ; 24 x 20 cm.
Summary: Gerry promises to acquire information on U.S. naval activities during the Revolution.
Former BPL Call#: Ms.Am.229 (54)
New Call #: Adams 365
