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- GLC#
- GLC05902
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 1 May 1789
- Author/Creator
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Title
- to Nathaniel Freeman
- Place Written
- Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 3 p. : address ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
An amusing and friendly letter to his former Harvard classmate. Discusses their correspondence. Also discusses the visit to town of two young women (Miss Charlotte Geyer and Miss Breck) who Adams wishes to meet "under the shade of an amorous myrtle." Mentions a magazine and publishing by Geyer and other women. Also comments on his legal education and his study habits: "I have no reason to boast of my industry...mere professional books should claim but a small part of a student's application." Asks for a subscription to the Herald of Freedom.
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