Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Thomas Boylston Adams
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01204 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 2, 1801 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Docketed on page 4. Written as President to his son about the Convention with France which averted war. Adams quotes from jurist Vattell and mentions Grotius and Pufendorf. Also, The Law of Nations (book by Emer de Vattell).
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