record number: 252262

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Dates:

1825 to 1847

Original paper slip text:1825–1847

Author:

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams

Original paper slip text:LCA.

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Title:

Translations and poems, 1825–1847; including "Judith's Toilet," 2 versions, 1847).

Length:

127 pp., and 3 loose pcs.

Document Type:

LCA—Poetry, Hymns, Dramatic Compositions

Notes:

Note: Translation from the French of "The Death of Socrates," English-French en face, dedicated by LCA to JQA, dated 11 July 1826 [see also M/LCA/4 and M/LCA/12]. Miscellaneous poetical compositions at the back include verses on current political themes, e.g., "Lines written on a recent scene in the HRUSA On Freedom of Debate on Petitions," dated 15 Feb. 1837.
Correspondence with Walter J. Morris re editing LCA's translation for possible publication, in correspondence file, Nov.–Dec. 1974.

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Adams Papers microfilm: reel 273

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Massachusetts Historical Society

From the collection: Adams Family Papers

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