ALS, 1805 July 27, Quincy, Mass., to John Trumbull, Hartford, Conn.

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ALS, 1805 July 27, Quincy, Mass., to John Trumbull, Hartford, Conn.

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Observations on contemporary party politics and on George Washington and the politics of his first administration. A number of old families have turned Democrat to retain their influence; Adams regrets the growing factionalism, which he says is destroying states. In answer to a question from Trumbull, he says that it was political jealousy, especially from Hamilton's faction, that prevented Trumbull from receiving appointment under Washington. He believes that Hamilton's faction used Washington to raise Hamilton, and this has hurt the Federalists with the people. Hamilton was scheming and jealous of everyone, and eventually brought about his own death. Washington "did not know his own heart" and really did not want to retire as he thought and said he did. Trumbull had told Adams that he and David Humphreys wrote Washington's Newburgh Address, and Adams replies that he has always heard that much of Washington's work was written by others and asks who wrote the Farewell Address.

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