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Dates:

( conjectural )

Jan. 1776

Original paper slip text:Jan.? 1775* [i.e. 1776]

Author:

Samuel Gelston

Original paper slip text:Saml. Gelston

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Recipient:

John Adams

Original paper slip text:to JA

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Length:

3 p.

Notes:

Redated and filed under [19 Jan. 1776]
*So assigned on the basis of JA's apparent figures in the endorsement; filmed in this place.
But the circumstances seem to refer to events of Jan. 1776, when JA served on a joint House and Council committee to investigate Gelston's conduct. See JA Chronology under 4 Jan., 18 Jan., 23 Jan., 26 Jan. (summary), 3 Feb. 1776.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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