John Adams letters and documents 1756-1819

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

John Adams letters and documents 1756-1819

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/6264

John Adams was the second President of the United States. Eleven letters and a receipt written or signed by Adams. Letters are addressed to John Wentworth (1756), John Jay (1779), Mr. Dumas (1783), Richard Cranch (1786-1787), Cotton Tufts (1788), Noah Webster (1798), Richard Sharp (1811), Richard Rush (1915) and Elkanah Watson (1819). Also, an extract of a letter from Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson (1784), as well as copies, facsimiles, and clippings from auction and sale catalogs.

2 folders

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6314007

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Adams, John, 1735-1826

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61h1b9v (person)

John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...