Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Dr. Benjamin Rush

GLC00599

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GLC#
GLC00599
Type
Letters
Date
December 8, 1812
Author/Creator
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Title
to Dr. Benjamin Rush
Place Written
Quincy, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : free frank ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

"The history of the hobby horse" -page 4 (Adams's humorous name for the story he tells in this letter). Free frank on page 4. The letter also discusses the dream of American glory and early history.

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