Letters from John Adams to Samuel Freeman, 1777.
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Adams, John, 1735-1826
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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...
United States. Continental Congress
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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...
Freeman, Samuel, 1743-1831
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Secretary to the Continental Congress at Watertown; justice of the peace, judge of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and selectman, of Portland, Me. From the description of Samuel Freeman papers, 1798-1809. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 501191640 Deputy postmaster and later postmaster, Falmouth (Portland), Me. From the description of Appointment, 1775. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974647 Register...
