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Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) To Miss Cordelia Frye.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00095 Author/Creator: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 21 April 1846 Pagination: 2 p. 20 x 16 cm Order a Copy

Adams composes a poem at the request of Frye, the daughter of Maine Senator William Frye. Eight stanzas, six lines each.

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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