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Adams, John, 1735-1826 Listing 16 patriotic toasts given at reception in honor of President Adams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06928.02 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 1797/11/08 ca. Pagination: 3 p. 34.2 x 21.4 cm Order a Copy

The toasts includes those given to the United States, the Constitution, the Vice President, Congress, the Congress of 1776, foreign ministers, George Washington ("we profoundly venerate his virtuous character"), Kosciusko (struck and reinserted), Independence, the Administration, Lafayette, the press, etc.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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