Adams family additions, 1652-1961

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Adams family additions, 1652-1961

1652-1961

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Miscellaneous Adams family papers written by several generations of the family, 1652-1961. Includes letters written by John Adams, Abigail Adams, Thomas Boylston Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Louisa Catherine Adams; a typescript copy of a letter written by John Quincy Adams to his son Charles Francis Adams, Oct. 27, 1833; receipts kept by Charles Francis Adams, 1856-57; and an account book kept by John Quincy Adams (son of Charles Francis), 1876. Also includes typescript copies of correspondence between Henry and Brooks Adams, 1893-1906, research notebooks kept by Brooks Adams, 1898, and a European travel diary kept by Charles T. Morse (grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams) while in London and Italy, 1914, describing his voyage at sea, daily weather, and visits to art galleries.

2 boxes and 3 boxes of photocopies.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7644830

Massachusetts Historical Society

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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, John Quincy, 1833-1894

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American politician. Grandson of the 6th President John Quincy Adams. Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1867 and 1871. From the guide to the John Quincy Adams letters, 1876-1877, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886

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American diplomat, lawyer, and biographer; son of John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts 1859-61, U.S. Minister to England, 1861-68; U.S. Arbitrator at the Geneva Tribunal ("Alabama" claims), 1871-72. From the guide to the Charles Francis Adams letters, 1844-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Morse, Charles T.

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