Papers of John Adams, volume 7

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Contents

Descriptive List of Illustrations ix Introduction xiii 1. Perseverance in the “most glorious Cause” xiii 2. John Adams and his Letterbooks xxv 3. Notes on Editorial Method xxvii Acknowledgments xxix Guide to Editorial Apparatus xxx 1. Textual Devices xxx 2. Adams Family Code Names xxx 3. Descriptive Symbols xxxi 4. Location Symbols xxxii 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms xxxiii 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently cited xxxiv Papers of John Adams, September 1778 – February 1779 1