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Tuesday 25th of July. -

[1780-07-25]
At about eleven o clock took leave ...

Thursday 27th. -

[1780-07-27]
Stevens went to the lewtenants of ...

Wednesday 26th.

Docno: DQA01d086

Author: JQA
Date: 1780-07-26
Prepared everything for the journey. In the afternoon pappa went to Dr. Franklin's for a Passport.1
 
1. At this time American ministers were empowered to issue passports to Americans traveling in the country to which they were accredited ( Adams Family Correspondence , 4:xv).
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
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