Index: Adams Family Correspondence, Volume 12

Adams, Thomas Boylston (1772–1832, son of AA and JA, designated as TBA in The Adams Papers)

137

Relationship with Parents

21

correspondence with JA

11

parents desire return to U.S.

7

exchanges letters, items, and news with parents

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7

separation from parents

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6

JA and correspondence of

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as agent for AA

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6

AA and publication of letters of

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5

sends gift to AA

4

AA and news of

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JA advises on career

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5

asks parents to find replacement

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3

JA’s patronage and

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3

parents on plans to go to Berlin

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2

AA shares letters of

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2

on JA’s public service

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1

AA on heredity of

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1

AA requests descriptions of Prussia from

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AA’s affection for

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1

as AA’s legacy

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1

on AA’s letter writing

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duty to JA

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1

on honors shown to JA

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1

seeks JA’s approval

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93

Opinions and Beliefs

35

Europe

4

Paris

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3

France

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2

Dutch people

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2

French culture and customs

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2

French government

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2

Netherlands

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1

Antwerp

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1

Berlin

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1

Brussels

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1

Battle of Cape St. Vincent

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destruction caused by French Revolution

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1

First Coalition

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1

Franco-Portuguese peace

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1

French coup of 18 fructidor

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1

French decree on neutral navigation

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1

French people

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1

German politics

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1

Poland

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1

Prussian people

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1

Scheldt River

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1

trade and commerce of

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1

Treaty of Campo Formio

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value of working in

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1

Versailles

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2

war in

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31

United States

9

French influence on

7

U.S. relations with France

4

Congress

3

First Mission to France

1

citizens of

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diplomatic dispatches

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1

Jay Treaty

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1

newspapers

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1

party spirit in

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Philadelphia

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1

support for government in

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U.S. affairs

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23

Individuals

5

LCA

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3

traveling companions

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2

Johnson family

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2

T. McKean

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1

Abbé Arnoux

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1

Abbé Arnoux’s cook

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1

B. F. Bache

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1

J. Detune

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1

A. Hamilton

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1

J. Monroe

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1

W. V. Murray

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1

Miss Nahuys

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1

C. C. Pinckney

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1

J. Quincy III

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1

G. Washington

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4

Miscellaneous

1

public transportation

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1

speculation

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1

tar and feathering

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1

vice

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81

Public Life

49

Secretary to the Minister to Prussia, 1797–1798

23

JQA’s correspondence and

11

replacement for

7

continues as JQA’s secretary

3

attitudes toward service as

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3

presented at Prussian court

1

Mary Cranch on

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1

A. Caillard and

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17

Secretary to the Minister to the Netherlands, 1794–1797

12

JQA’s correspondence and

3

as JQA’s secretary

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1

JQA on absence of

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1

JQA requests passports from

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10

Miscellaneous

4

as possible secretary to JA

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3

future plans of

2

as JQA’s secretary in Portugal

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1

as public servant

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5

Law Career

3

plans to return to

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1

absence from

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studied law with J. Ingersoll

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74

Travels

23

Netherlands to France (1797)

13

England to Prussia (1797)

11

planned return to U.S.

7

Netherlands to England (1797)

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7

papers required for

1

illustration

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3

cost of

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3

planned Netherlands to Portugal

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3

travel companions

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2

expulsion from France reported in U.S.

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1

Europe to U.S. (1798–1799)

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1

U.S. to Europe (1794)

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55

Character, Appearance, Habits, Domestic Life

11

letter writing of

7

foreign language skills of

8

health of

5

finances of

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4

friendships of

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4

romantic relationships of

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4

clothing of

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2

LCA and

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2

Johnson family and

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2

letters desired by

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1

ambition of

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1

art appreciation of

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2

description of

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1

exercise of

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1

settles in Philadelphia

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52

Relationship with Siblings

8

JQA and visit to Paris by

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9

correspondence with JQA

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6

as JQA’s companion

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4

on JQA

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3

JQA’s concern for

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3

on JQA’s letter writing

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3

on JQA’s marriage

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3

as agent for JQA

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2

JQA provides letter of introduction for

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1

on AA2’s domestic situation

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JQA on

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1

attends JQA’s wedding

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1

correspondence with CA

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1

exchanges newspapers with CA

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1

on lack of letters from AA2 and CA

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1

resemblance between JQA and

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1

seeks information from JQA

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1

sends news to JQA

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1

separation from AA2 and CA

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1

as U.S. correspondent of JQA

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27

Social Life

7

in Paris

5

in Philadelphia

4

attends theater

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3

at The Hague

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2

in London

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2

in Netherlands

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1

in Berlin

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1

in Hamburg

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1

letters of introduction for

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1

visits Mount Vernon

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16

Books and Reading

5

newspapers

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3

Shakespeare

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2

Edmund Burke

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2

Laurence Sterne

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1

book purchases by

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1

books desired by

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1

Immanuel Kant

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1

lack of in Paris

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14

Letters From

3

AA (1797)

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3

AA (1798)

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3

JA (1797)

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5

JQA (1797)

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11

Letters To

4

AA (1797)

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AA (1798)

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2

JA (1797)

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1

JA (1798)

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3

JQA (1797)

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8

Residences

6

in Berlin

1

possible with parents in Philadelphia

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in Philadelphia

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8

Writings

5

Published

4

correspondence in newspapers

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contributor to Port Folio

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2

Diary

1

Unpublished

1

ECA notates correspondence

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2

Letters to, from, omitted

1

From JQA listed (1797)

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To Joseph Pitcairn listed (1796)

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