Papers of John Adams, volume 13

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Contents

Descriptive List of Illustrations ix Introduction xvii 1. The Business of Diplomacy xvii 2. John Adams and His Letterbooks xxii 3. Notes on Editorial Method xxiii Acknowledgments xxv Guide to Editorial Apparatus xxvii 1. Textual Devices xxvii 2. Adams Family Code Names xxvii 3. Descriptive Symbols xxviii 4. Location Symbols xxi v x 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms xxi v x 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited xxx Papers of John Adams, May – October 1782 1 Appendix: List of Omitted Documents 555 Index 561