Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Catharine Macaulay

GLC01784.01

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
July 9, 1770
Author/Creator
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Title
to Catharine Macaulay
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Road to Revolution

This letter begins the Adams-Macaulay correspondence. Adams compliments Mrs. Macaulay for stripping "the false Lustre from worthless Princes and Nobles and Selfish Politicians." He refers to Macaulay's History of England.

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