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... Adams , wife of that sturdy patriot , John Adams . For twenty - five years her facile pen drew vivid pictures of the stirring events through which she lived . The letters between her and her husband during his absences at Congress and ...
... Adams , wife of that sturdy patriot , John Adams . For twenty - five years her facile pen drew vivid pictures of the stirring events through which she lived . The letters between her and her husband during his absences at Congress and ...
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... Adams was the pillar of its support on the floor of Congress ; its ablest advocate and defender against the multifarious assaults it encountered . " The fact is that John Adams was just about the ablest debater in American history ...
... Adams was the pillar of its support on the floor of Congress ; its ablest advocate and defender against the multifarious assaults it encountered . " The fact is that John Adams was just about the ablest debater in American history ...
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Edward Boykin. BIBLIOGRAPHY Adams , Abigail . Letters of Mrs. Adams , wife of John Adams , edited by her grandson , Charles Francis Adams . Adams , John . Works of John Adams , Second President of the United States , by his grandson ...
Edward Boykin. BIBLIOGRAPHY Adams , Abigail . Letters of Mrs. Adams , wife of John Adams , edited by her grandson , Charles Francis Adams . Adams , John . Works of John Adams , Second President of the United States , by his grandson ...
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George Washington writes his wife of his selection as Com | 3 |
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
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