Adams Family Correspondence, volume 5

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Contents

Descriptive List of Illustrations ix Introduction xxi 1. The Family Becomes International xxi 2. Abigail Adams in Europe xxx 3. The Second Generation xli 4. Earlier Publication li 5. Notes on Editorial Method lviii Acknowledgments lxv Guide to Editorial Apparatus lxviii 1. Textual Devices lxviii 2. Adams Family Code Names lxviii 3. Descriptive Symbols lxix 4. Location Symbols lxx 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms lxxi 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited lxxii Family Correspondence, October 1782 – November 1784 1