Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 to James Bridge
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00958.08 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 8, 1793 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy
Adams ends Bridge a pamphlet he wrote. Adams also asks Bridge to serve as attorney for the defendant in the case of Samuel Clark v. Tephamiah Newland. The case was brought over monies owed to Clark. Adams discusses the case at length, instructing Bridge on legal arguments to be employed and settlements to be offered. A letter Adams wrote two weeks later corrects the plaintiff's name, which was actually Ebenezer Clark (GLC00958.09).
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