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By a vote of Congress : being the text of a letter dated June 18, 1775, from John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, containing a facsimile of the original letter in the collection of Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, and an account of those events preceding the letter
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John Adams, Philadelphia, letter to Elbridge Gerry :
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Letter to Gerry, recently appointed to a special diplomatic commission to France, in which Adams lists several objections and opinions previously expressed by others to Gerry's appointment. Adams also expresses his wish for peace with France but also his concerns with fidelity to the public and U.S. self-defense; he also discusses the character of General John Marshall. Letter is endorsed by Gerry.
mssHM 22828
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John Adams, Auteuil, France, letter to Elbridge Gerry :
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Letter regarding the state of current negotiations in Paris; money furnished to the U.S. by France and Holland; the foreign and domestic debt of the U.S. and the country's credit abroad; relations with England and Spain; and the need for ministers and ambassadors in Europe, which Adams considers a necessary expense.
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John Quincy Adams, Berlin, letter to Elbridge Gerry :
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Regarding U.S. relations with France and Gerry's special diplomatic commission there (along with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and John Marshall); letter also discusses the new decree against neutral navigation and commerce and U.S. relations with Great Britain. Endorsed by Gerry.
mssHM 22837
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Fisher, Godfrey (Bill) and Fisher, Gerry. 6 letters (1940-1942) to Lady Agnes Adams, Bournemouth, England
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John Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts, letter to John Quincy Adams :
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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.
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John Adams, Philadelphia, letter to Abigail Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts :
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mssHM 27214