Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Richard Cranch
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03759 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: The Hague, Netherlands Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 May 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 18.8 cm, Width: 23.2 cm Order a Copy
Written as ambassador at The Hague, Adams discusses waiting for his family to arrive and how walking six or seven miles per day has helped him overcome the "Disorders into which Voyages Journeys and too much application had thrown me." He concludes by mentioning Mr. Tyler, who was involved with courting a woman. Cranch was the husband of Abigail Adam's sister; Adams greets him as "dear brother."
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