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Adams, John, 1735-1826 To: Charles F. Adams.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07947 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1814/11/18 Pagination: 2 p. 24.8 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

"You have reason to exult, that you are a 'freeborn American' and I wish you may never be ashamed to boast of it. In all cases remember, that birth, without wisdom, is reproach and disgrace."

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886

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