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Adams, John (1735-1826, designated as JA in The Adams Papers):
Relationship with Children
JQA
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encourages and guides JQA's studies of Latin, Greek, mathematics9
advises: “a young Gentleman of 17, must not talk of low Spirits for Small disappointments . . . He will meet with many”2
advises on education1
AFC07
approves plans for Harvard commencement celebration1
AFC07
asks about JQA's social life at The Hague1
AFC05
comments on JQA's knowledge of French1
AFC05
compliments JQA's writing style1
AFC06
“instead of proposing my son for publick Employments, I am Sending him to qualify for private ones”1
AFC06
“I Send you a son who is the greatest Traveller, of his Age, and without Partiality, I think as promising and manly a youth as is in the World”1
AFC05
JQA misses walking with1
AFC07
JQA requests books from library of1
AFC07
proposes they learn Dutch together1
AFC05
receives copy of debate by1
AFC07
recommends Timothy Dwight and Joel Barlow to1
AFC07
requests letters from1
AFC07
reunites with “the dear Companion of my Voages . . . grown a Man in Understanding as well as Stature”1
AFC05
revered by JQA1
AFC07
share same role in Harvard commencement1
AFC07
strives to correct faults of1
AFC07
“the principal Satisfaction I can expect in Life will be your good Behaviour”1
AFC05
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