( noDate conjectural )
1797 to 1803
Original paper slip text:n.d. [1797–1803?]
Cipher (lock and key system, with sliding paper strip attached)
2 p. (in JQA’s hand)
JQA—Ciphers
- Endorsed [at upper left:] "V.M."; [on sliding paper strip:] "W.V.M."; [on verso:] "Cypher. W. V. Murray."
- Note by Lyon Phelps: Bound as XCVI.251, at end of William Vans Murray’s letters to JQA (#96), 9 June 1797–10 Nov. 1803.
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Adams Papers microfilm: reel 602. TS Ciphers JQA
Original held by:Massachusetts Historical Society
From the collection: Adams Family Papers
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