Feb. 1782
Original paper slip text:Feb. 1782
Literary commonplace book. Includes a play copied in German script, quotations from Homer's Iliad followed by Pope's translation. On flyleaf "John Q. Adams Bôt at St. Petersbourg Feby 7/18 1782" and "J. Q. ADAMS."
106 p.
JQA—Literary Exercises, Translations
- [The German play is Der Geschwätzige Barbierer (The Talkative Barber), which JQA finished copying 17/28 Aug. 1782. See D/JQA, 21 March 1782 and note.]
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Original held by:Massachusetts Historical Society
From the collection: Adams Family Papers
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