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Letter from John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 27 September 1778

Letter from John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 27 September 1778 Manuscript

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    Manuscript

    22.8 cm x 18.6 cm

    From the Adams Family Papers


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    [ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

    Eleven-year-old John Quincy Adams wrote this letter to his mother Abigail from Passy, France, where he accompanied his father on a diplomatic mission. The young Adams described his resolution to keep a diary and to retain copies of letters, practices he would maintain throughout his long life.