Abigail Adams letters, 1784-1794.

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Abigail Adams letters, 1784-1794.

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Six letters by Adams, five written to her niece Elizabeth Cranch from France and London in 1784 and 1786, describing social activities and Adams family matters. 1784 letter from Quincy, Mass., to "cousin" discusses business matter.

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Adams family (Quincy, Mass.)

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In 1720, John Adams Sr. purchased a farm in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts. He was the father of the second U.S. President, John Adams Jr., and grandfather of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams....

Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818

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Hailed for her now-famous admonition that the Founding Fathers “remember the ladies” in their new laws, Abigail Adams was not only an early advocate for women’s rights, she was a vital confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation’s second president. She opposed slavery and supported women’s education. Born to a prominent family in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744, Adams’ father, Reverend William Smith, was part of a prestigious ministerial community within the Congr...

Cranch, Elizabeth.

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