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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00599 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Quincy, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: December 8, 1812 Pagination: 3 p. + FF 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy

"The history of the hobby horse" -p.4 (Adams's humorous name for the story he tells in this letter.) Free frank on p.4

Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Adams, John, 1735-1826

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