Adams Family Papers
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description: Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm74010199
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publisher: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
encoded as: Adams Family Papers
topic: Adams Family Papers 1776-1948 (bulk 1794-1846)
subject: Adams Family Papers 1776-1948 (bulk 1794-1846)
topic: Adams, Abigail (1744-1818)
subject: Adams, Abigail (1744-1818)
topic: Correspondence, 1790, 1796, 1800, 1813-1815
subject: Correspondence, 1790, 1796, 1800, 1813-1815
topic: Lock of hair, undated
subject: Lock of hair, undated
topic: Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)
subject: Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)
topic: Correspondence
subject: Correspondence
topic: Miscellaneous, 1851-1853, 1862, 1873
subject: Miscellaneous, 1851-1853, 1862, 1873
topic: Seward, William H., to Adams, draft with notes, 1861
subject: Seward, William H., to Adams, draft with notes, 1861
topic: Adams, Charles Francis (1835-1915), correspondence, 1899-1911
subject: Adams, Charles Francis (1835-1915), correspondence, 1899-1911
topic: Adams, Henry (1838-1918), correspondence, 1863, 1894, 1914
subject: Adams, Henry (1838-1918), correspondence, 1863, 1894, 1914
topic: Adams, John (1735-1826)
subject: Adams, John (1735-1826)
topic: Correspondence, 1776-1817, 1826, 1948
subject: Correspondence, 1776-1817, 1826, 1948
topic: Miscellany
subject: Miscellany
topic: Commission to Seth Lewis, 1800
subject: Commission to Seth Lewis, 1800
topic: Facsimiles of Adams's signature, newspaper clipping, 1938
subject: Facsimiles of Adams's signature, newspaper clipping, 1938
topic: Will and tombstone inscription, undated
subject: Will and tombstone inscription, undated
topic: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
subject: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
topic: 1801-1830
subject: 1801-1830
topic: 1831-1838, 1846, undated
subject: 1831-1838, 1846, undated
topic: Account of the debate on the annexation of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, fragment, 1838
subject: Account of the debate on the annexation of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, fragment, 1838
topic: Deed to Richard Morsell and receipts for payment for land in Washington, D.C., 1840-1847
subject: Deed to Richard Morsell and receipts for payment for land in Washington, D.C., 1840-1847
topic: Land grants
subject: Land grants
topic: Ormsby, Robert, 1826
subject: Ormsby, Robert, 1826
topic: Rood, William, 1826
subject: Rood, William, 1826
topic: Letter announcing release of Adams from post as resident minister to the Batavian Republic, signed by Timothy Pickering, 1797
subject: Letter announcing release of Adams from post as resident minister to the Batavian Republic, signed by Timothy Pickering, 1797
topic: “Livre d’or de la Bibliotheque de la Ville de Graned,” copy of page containing Adams’s signature, 1814
subject: “Livre d’or de la Bibliotheque de la Ville de Graned,” copy of page containing Adams’s signature, 1814
topic: Print from engraved portrait, with signature, undated
subject: Print from engraved portrait, with signature, undated
topic: Remarks to Congress at the death of William Soden Hastings, holograph, 1842, with note by Mary Earle, 1864
subject: Remarks to Congress at the death of William Soden Hastings, holograph, 1842, with note by Mary Earle, 1864
topic: Seal impression made by great-granddaughter, Abigail Adams, 1896
subject: Seal impression made by great-granddaughter, Abigail Adams, 1896
topic: Sketches of Adams and other negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent, 1815
subject: Sketches of Adams and other negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent, 1815
topic: Adams, Louisa Catherine (1775-1852)
subject: Adams, Louisa Catherine (1775-1852)
topic: Correspondence, 1832-1836, 1848
subject: Correspondence, 1832-1836, 1848
topic: “The Indestructible Church,” leaflet concerning church where Louisa and John Quincy Adams were married, 1941
subject: “The Indestructible Church,” leaflet concerning church where Louisa and John Quincy Adams were married, 1941
topic: Poems, 1827, undated

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Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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provides access to: Adams Family Papers 1776-1948 (bulk 1794-1846)
provides access to: Adams, Abigail (1744-1818)
provides access to: Correspondence, 1790, 1796, 1800, 1813-1815
provides access to: Lock of hair, undated
provides access to: Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)
provides access to: Correspondence
provides access to: Miscellaneous, 1851-1853, 1862, 1873
provides access to: Seward, William H., to Adams, draft with notes, 1861
provides access to: Adams, Charles Francis (1835-1915), correspondence, 1899-1911
provides access to: Adams, Henry (1838-1918), correspondence, 1863, 1894, 1914
provides access to: Adams, John (1735-1826)
provides access to: Correspondence, 1776-1817, 1826, 1948
provides access to: Miscellany
provides access to: Commission to Seth Lewis, 1800
provides access to: Facsimiles of Adams's signature, newspaper clipping, 1938
provides access to: Will and tombstone inscription, undated
provides access to: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
provides access to: 1801-1830
provides access to: 1831-1838, 1846, undated
provides access to: Account of the debate on the annexation of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, fragment, 1838
provides access to: Deed to Richard Morsell and receipts for payment for land in Washington, D.C., 1840-1847
provides access to: Land grants
provides access to: Ormsby, Robert, 1826
provides access to: Rood, William, 1826
provides access to: Letter announcing release of Adams from post as resident minister to the Batavian Republic, signed by Timothy Pickering, 1797
provides access to: “Livre d’or de la Bibliotheque de la Ville de Graned,” copy of page containing Adams’s signature, 1814
provides access to: Print from engraved portrait, with signature, undated
provides access to: Remarks to Congress at the death of William Soden Hastings, holograph, 1842, with note by Mary Earle, 1864
provides access to: Seal impression made by great-granddaughter, Abigail Adams, 1896
provides access to: Sketches of Adams and other negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent, 1815
provides access to: Adams, Louisa Catherine (1775-1852)
provides access to: Correspondence, 1832-1836, 1848
provides access to: “The Indestructible Church,” leaflet concerning church where Louisa and John Quincy Adams were married, 1941
provides access to: Poems, 1827, undated
provides access to: Adams, Samuel (1722-1803), correspondence, 1775-1789

Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Adams Family Papers
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description: Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009
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Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
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Adams Family Papers 1776-1948 (bulk 1794-1846)
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
level: collection
extent: 230 items
extent: 2 containers
extent: .8 linear feet
language: eng
origination: Adams family
scopecontent: Scope and Content Note The Adams Family Papers span the years 1776 to 1948 with the bulk dated 1794-1846. Chiefly comprising correspondence of John Quincy Adams, the collection also includes correspondence and other material relating to Abigail Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), Charles Francis Adams (1835-1915), Henry Adams, John Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, and Samuel Adams. Henry Adams included his address to the American Historical Association in a letter dated 1894 to Herbert Baxter Adams. Many of the items are transcripts, photocopies, and other reproductions. Some of the twentieth century items are explanatory cover letters or printed material. Other correspondents include Joseph Blunt, Alexander Hill Everett, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Robert Welsh, Jr.
other finding aids: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm74010199
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has part: Adams, Charles Francis (1835-1915), correspondence, 1899-1911
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has part: Adams, Henry (1838-1918), correspondence, 1863, 1894, 1914
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has part: Adams, John (1735-1826)
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has part: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
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has part: Adams, Louisa Catherine (1775-1852)
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has part: Adams, Samuel (1722-1803), correspondence, 1775-1789
aggregates: Adams, Samuel (1722-1803), correspondence, 1775-1789

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Adams family
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Adams, Abigail (1744-1818)
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has part: Correspondence, 1790, 1796, 1800, 1813-1815
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has part: Lock of hair, undated
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Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886)
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Adams, Charles Francis (1835-1915), correspondence, 1899-1911
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Adams, Henry (1838-1918), correspondence, 1863, 1894, 1914
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Adams, John (1735-1826)
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Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)
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Adams, Louisa Catherine (1775-1852)
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Adams, Samuel (1722-1803), correspondence, 1775-1789
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Correspondence, 1790, 1796, 1800, 1813-1815
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Lock of hair, undated
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Correspondence
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has part: Miscellaneous, 1851-1853, 1862, 1873
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has part: Seward, William H., to Adams, draft with notes, 1861
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Miscellaneous, 1851-1853, 1862, 1873
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Seward, William H., to Adams, draft with notes, 1861
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Correspondence, 1776-1817, 1826, 1948
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Miscellany
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has part: Commission to Seth Lewis, 1800
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has part: Will and tombstone inscription, undated
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(2 folders)
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Commission to Seth Lewis, 1800
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Facsimiles of Adams's signature, newspaper clipping, 1938
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Will and tombstone inscription, undated
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Correspondence
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has part: Land grants
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has part: Letter announcing release of Adams from post as resident minister to the Batavian Republic, signed by Timothy Pickering, 1797
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has part: “Livre d’or de la Bibliotheque de la Ville de Graned,” copy of page containing Adams’s signature, 1814
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has part: Remarks to Congress at the death of William Soden Hastings, holograph, 1842, with note by Mary Earle, 1864
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has part: Seal impression made by great-granddaughter, Abigail Adams, 1896
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has part: Sketches of Adams and other negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent, 1815
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1801-1830
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1831-1838, 1846, undated
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(6 folders)
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(3 folders)
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Account of the debate on the annexation of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, fragment, 1838
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Deed to Richard Morsell and receipts for payment for land in Washington, D.C., 1840-1847
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Land grants
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has part: Ormsby, Robert, 1826
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Letter announcing release of Adams from post as resident minister to the Batavian Republic, signed by Timothy Pickering, 1797
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“Livre d’or de la Bibliotheque de la Ville de Graned,” copy of page containing Adams’s signature, 1814
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Print from engraved portrait, with signature, undated
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Remarks to Congress at the death of William Soden Hastings, holograph, 1842, with note by Mary Earle, 1864
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Seal impression made by great-granddaughter, Abigail Adams, 1896
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Sketches of Adams and other negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent, 1815
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access provided by: Manuscript Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C.
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Ormsby, Robert, 1826
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Rood, William, 1826
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Correspondence, 1832-1836, 1848
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Miscellany
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has part: “The Indestructible Church,” leaflet concerning church where Louisa and John Quincy Adams were married, 1941
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has part: Poems, 1827, undated
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“The Indestructible Church,” leaflet concerning church where Louisa and John Quincy Adams were married, 1941
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Poems, 1827, undated
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