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Part II: Letterbooks

John Adams' Letterbooks
John Quincy Adams' Letterbooks
Charles Francis Adams' Letterbooks

John Adams' Letterbooks

Reel
89.   26 May 1776–8 Feb. 1778

90.   2 June 1776–1 Oct. 1776

91.   3 Feb. 1777–7 July 1777;
Expense account, Jan. 1777–Sept. 1777

92.   3 May 1778–12 Feb. 1779

93.   12 May 1778–8 Nov. 1779;
15 Sept. 1788

94.   15 May 1778–8 Jan. 1779, Copies of letters from the French Ministry to the American Peace Commission

95.   3 June 1778–Feb 1779;
23 March 1809–6 May 1814, "Private"

96.   14 Nov. 1779–28 July 1780, "Public and Private";
preceded by John Quincy Adams, Letterbook, 29 May 1778–20 Feb. 1779

97.   Abigail Adams, Letterbook, 18 Nov. 1779–Dec. 1780

98.   11 Dec. 1779–5 June 1780, Copies of letters to the President of Congress from Spain and France on Armed Neutrality

99.   12 Feb. 1780–29 July 1780, Copies of correspondence between the French Ministry and the American Peace Commission

100.   10 June 1780–14 Aug. 1780, Copies of letters to the President of Congress from the American Peace Commission

101.   14 Aug. 1780–7 February 1781, Copies of letters to the President of Congress from Holland;
22 Jan. 1782, Copies of letters to the "Author of Politique Hollandais"

102.   17 Aug. 1780–-26 April 1782, "Private"

103.   1780–1783, Copies of letters and documents of the American Peace Commission, Paris

104.   29 Dec. 1780–29 March 1782, Copies of letters and documents of the Mission in Holland

105.   7 July 1781–Jan. 1782, Copies of letters to the French Ministry on the Mediation of the Imperial Courts

106.   31 March 1782–3 Aug. 1783, Holland;
10 Aug. 1783–14 Sept. 1783, Paris

107.   28 April 1782–12 Dec. 1785

108.   31 Oct. 1782–8 Sept. 1783, Copies of letters of the American Peace Commission, Paris

109.   4 Nov. 1782–12 June 1783, Copies of State Papers of the American Peace Commission

110.   17 Nov. 1782–10 June 1783 (scattered)

111.   26 May 1785–28 Feb. 1786, "Public"

112.   3 Dec. 1785–28 Feb. 1788, "Public"

113.   12 Dec. 1785–2 Feb. 1788, 28 Aug. 1788, "Public and Private"

114.   May–July 1789, Aug.–Oct. 1797, Feb. 1825–May 1826;
Transcripts of letters, 1755–1776;
Accounts with the U.S., 1789–1792

115.   20 May 1789–7 Jan. 1793

116.   25 April, 12 May 1793, 12 Sept. 1794;
Diary, 11 Jan.–28 Feb. 1781 (also to be found on Reel No. 2)

117.   18 Jan. 1797–22 Feb 1799

118.   7 March 1797–20 June 1797, "Public";
23 March 1801–26 Nov. 1812, "Private"

119.   17 Oct. 1797–8 July 1799

120.   10 July 1799–2 March 1801

121.   30 Nov. 1812–17 April 1813

122.   29 May 1814–7 Nov. 1816;
preceded by Account Book, 13 Feb. 1780–28 July 1780

123.   13 Nov. 1816–12 Aug. 1819;
Account Book, American Peace Commission, 16 Jan. 1777–23 Feb. 1779

124.   18 Aug. 1819–20 Feb. 1825;
preceded by Journal of European Bank Drafts, 1785–1788



John Quincy Adams' Letterbooks
(See Reel No. 96 for 29 May 177820 Feb. 1779)

Reel
125.   May 1781–-27 Sept. 1782, "Private"

126.   30 May 1794–8 Feb. 1795, "Private"

127.   30 May 1794–12 July 1795, "Public"

128.   9 Feb. 1795–16 Feb. 1797, "Private"

129.   12 July 1795–2 May 1798, "Public"

130.   25 Aug. 1795–14 April 1796;
16 Feb. 1797–14 Feb. 1798, "Public and Private"

131.   Letterpress copies, 26 Dec. 1795–30 May 1801, "Private"

132.   30 May 1796–23 Dec. 1801, "Public"

133.   17 Feb. 1798–-6 July 1799, "Private"

134.   9 July 1799–28 April 1801, "Private"

135.   7 Oct. 1801–5 June 1812, 8 Feb. 1814, "Private"

136.   27 June 1809–5 Dec. 1812, "Public"

137.   10 Oct. 1809–25 Oct. 1816,
14/26 March 1810–Dec. 1815,
16 April 1814–26 Dec. 1814,
Public documents and letters sent to the Secretary of State, &c.

138.   2 May 1810–17 July 1816, "Public"

139.   5 Jan. 1811–9 May 1815, "Private"

140.   6 May 1813–6 Jan. 1815, Official record of the U.S. Commissions to St. Petersburg and Ghent

141.   7 Aug. 1814–26 April 1815,
11 May 1815–9 June 1815,
7 April 1815–8 July 1815, Copies of correspondence and documents, U.S. Commission at Ghent and Mission at London;
27 March 1831–1 May 1831, "Private"

142.   28 Feb. 1815–-19 March 1816, "Public";
9 June 1815–26 May 1817, List of Passports delivered

143.   16 March 1816–31 Jan. 1817,
9 May 1817–-10 May 1818, "Private"

144.   17 July 1816–10 June 1817,
26 Nov. 1817–27 Jan. 1823 (scattered),
18 Dec. 1830–-22 March 1831, "Public and Private"

145.   10 Sept. 1817–28 June 1819,
25 Oct., 5 Nov. 1838, "Private"

146.   28 Sept. 1817–19 May 1831, "Public"

147.   12 May 1818–-7 May 1825, "Private"

148.   10 Feb. 1825–13 March 1829, "Private"

149.   9 July 1826–13 Feb. 1830, "Private"

150.   18 Feb. 1830–14 Sept. 1832, "Private"

151.   12 Sept. 1832–12 March 1834, "Private"

152.   14 March 1834–31 Dec. 1836, "Private"

153.   1 Jan. 1837–22 Nov. 1839, "Private"

154.   20 Nov. 1839–19 Nov. 1845, "Private"

155.   22 Nov. 1845–4 Feb. 1848, "Private"



Charles Francis Adams' Letterbooks

Reel
156.   10 Dec. 1826–26 Oct. 1828

157.   20 Nov. 1828–13 Dec. 1836

158.   25 Nov. 1829–14 Jan. 1847

159.   26 Jan. 1841–8 Dec. 1848

160.   12 Dec. 1848–18 March 1851

161.   8 April 1851–27 March 1856

162.   1 April 1856–23 Nov. 1859

163.   16 Jan. 1860–26 Oct. 1860

164.   31 Oct. 1860–1 May 1861

165.   17 May 1861–5 Oct. 1861

166.   2 Oct. 1861–10 Jan. 1862

167.   11 Jan. 1862–23 June 1862

168.   25 June 1862–27 Feb. 1863

169.   2 March 1863–21 Aug. 1863

170.   21 Aug. 1863–5 March 1864

171.   5 March 1864–31 Oct. 1864

172.   3 Nov. 1864–10 June 1865

173.   12 June 1865–22 Feb. 1866

174.   22 Feb. 1866–19 March 1867

175.   19 March 1867–29 Feb. 1868

176.   3 March 1868–22 April 1873;
26 May 1880–29 Oct. 1881

177.   8 Jan. 1873–9 Dec. 1881

178.   Index to Letters Received, Great Britain, 1861–1863

179.   Index to Letters Received, Great Britain, 1864–1866





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