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John Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts, letter to William Wirt :

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Description
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.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1818 July 15.
Call number
mssHM 15344
Creator
Adams, John (1735-1826)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Paget; Sessler, before August 1937.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Thackeray, William Makepeace, (1811-1863.)
Wirt, William, (1772-1834,)
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