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23 Aug. 1797
Original paper slip text:[post 23 Aug. 1797]
John Adams
Original paper slip text:to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Reply to AAAS to JA)
Date changed from 8 Nov. 1797 to post 23 August 1797 - RB, SEG 3/28/23
American Academy, Letters (1792–1803) 2:78B
Note: The date for the address is derived from the endorsement, which says "Read Nov. 8 1797." The printed slip for this address is filed under 23 Aug. 1797, the date given in JA, Works, 9:180–181.