1 Jan. 1834
Original paper slip text:1 Jan. 1834
Address to the people of Massachusetts*; and an * unused fragment of a draft
31 p., 11 p., (plus 1 page of identification, in CFA's hand)
JQA—Lectures and Orations
- note: * p. 1–31 [5A–5P] printed in JQA, Letters on the Masonic Institution, Boston, 1847, p. 219–74, as "Address to the people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." (DMC, March 1968)
- Archival Notes: Page in CFA's hand simply identifies the 1st draft of JQA's Address, and the 11p. fragment of an earlier draft. The 31 p. draft of the Address is JQA's retained copy of the enclosure mentioned in JQA to CFA, 11 Dec. 1833 ( 282538).The corrections suggested by CFA in CFA to JQA, 16 Dec. 1833 (
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282546) were then incorporated in this copy, along with others. For a full explanation, see the two letters linked above, as well as JQA to CFA, 24 Dec. 1833 (click to view record ID 282546 in a new window/tab.
282577), Entered by ER 12/07/2015click to view record ID 282577 in a new window/tab.
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Adams Papers microfilm: reel 498
Original held by:Massachusetts Historical Society
From the collection: Adams Family Papers
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