Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Thomas Boylston Adams

GLC01204

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GLC#
GLC01204
Type
Letters
Date
January 2, 1801
Author/Creator
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Title
to Thomas Boylston Adams
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
2 p. : docket : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Docketed on page 4. Written as President to his son about the Convention with France which averted war. Adams quotes from jurist Vattell and mentions Grotius and Pufendorf. Also, The Law of Nations (book by Emer de Vattell).

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