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Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Robert Fulton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04351 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1813/06/23 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.8 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy

Agreeing with Fulton that "the diamons [sic] in the quarries of science are inexhaustable" and commenting "perseverance will succeed; indolence never can."

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

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