1. The Journals record Adams' election as a commissioner in place of Deane on 28 Nov. (JCC, 9:975). On that day Laurens notified JA and sent him a copy of the minutes (Adams Papers).
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
http://www.masshist.org/ff/