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Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848, son of AA and JA, designated as JQA in The Adams Papers):

Education

Harvard College

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mathematics and surveying24

admission to20

divinity16

role in commencement16

study habits13

Handel Society12

attends Samuel Williams' lectures on physics11

fields of study and classes at9

declamations7

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accommodations at6

Burlamaqui5

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commencement5

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graduation from5

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preparation for admission to5

TBA's admission to5

absence from classes4

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faculty of4

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Latin4

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lives with CA at4

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on students and tutors at4

participates in events at4

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sorrow at leaving4

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admission3

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Greek3

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JA advises on3

lives with Henry Ware at3

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Reid3

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senior class desire for private commencement3

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admission process for2

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attends exhibition at2

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chosen thesis collector at commencement2

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leaves Shaws to attend2

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Locke2

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remains at over vacation2

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resents time spent on “mere ceremonies” at2

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Waterhouse lectures2

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works hard writing2

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AA2 chastises for critiques of Harvard professors by1

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AA concerned about1

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attends debate on democracy1

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choosing friends at1

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classmates listed1

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competition among classmates over valedictory oration at1

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has advantage in French over other students1

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John Boylston on1

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public speaking at1

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return of books to college library1

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Richard Cranch visits at1

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roommate Henry Ware1

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studies with CA and William Cranch1

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translates piece from English into Latin1

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