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Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) to James Bridge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00958.12 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Place Written: Braintree Type: Header Record Date: 22 October 1786, 21 November 1788 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Invitation to visit him. Marked at top: "Copy of letter in the possession of Miss H. North, N. Y." (19th C. copy).

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Bridge, James, 1765-1834

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