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Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Caesar Augustus Rodney

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00922 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 26, 1818 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Letter discusses revolutions in South America, and mentions memories of James Otis. Rodney had just returned from South America

Rodney, C. A. (Caesar Augustus), 1772-1824
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Otis, James, 1725-1783
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Revolutionary War
Latin and South America
President
Global History and US Foreign Policy
Freedom and Independence
Religion
The First Age of Reform

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