ALS, 1788 February 28 : London, to Benjamin Rush.

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ALS, 1788 February 28 : London, to Benjamin Rush.

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Adams writes while acting as envoy to Great Britain. He sends his high regard for a Revd Mr. Milhoff, German chaplain to George III, who is sending along a letter "on the subject of a family that had migrated from Germany to America" [according to the docket on the verso of Adams' letter. Revd Mr. Milhoff's letter is not present.

1 p. ; 25 x 19 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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