Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818 to Clement Cotterell
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05343 Author/Creator: Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa February 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.3 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Requests Cotterell inform her whether or not she has an appointment at court that day with King George III and the Queen. She and John Adams were requesting their leave of the court as he had been called back to America. Undated, date inferred from events.
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