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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to James Bridge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00958.06 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: June 20, 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

The first two pages of a longer letter, lacking signature. Writing a month after Bridge left Newburyport, Adams expresses sadness over their separation. Adams writes about a trip to Exeter, and a variety of social news. The letter ends as Adams begins to describe his work in court in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Bridge, James, 1765-1834

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