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Manuscripts
Regarding a case argued by John Adams in 1777 in favor of Colonel Elisha Doane and Shearjashub Bourne in maritime court in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, before Judge Brackett.
mssHM 26328
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Letter expressing Adams' views on aristocracy as natural, that inequalities of influence exist in nature, must be levelled by law; also discusses the "privileged order of beauty" and the example of Emma, Lady Hamilton. Item is bound with an engraved portrait of Adams and an auction or sale advertisement of the Adams letter.
mssHM 21696
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Sending publication of a sermon preached in Massachusetts in 1749/50. Written on the same sheet: William Makepeace Thackeray letter to Whitwell Elwin : autograph letter, 1856 January 28 (2 pages), Thackerayana Box 1.
mssHM 15344
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Autograph letter signed. Regarding budget and complaints against Captain Matthews, commander of cutter at Charleston, South Carolina. (1 page)
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Autograph letter signed. Adams's certification that George Washington Adams was law student under his direction; Webster certifies George Washington Adams as current student. (1 page)
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Autograph letter signed. Regarding Thomas Boylston Adams' conduct at meetings; John Adams' letter of early 1790s to "that confidential Friend and assistant of Secretary Hamilton." (2 pages)
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