Adams Papers Digital Edition

Papers of John Adams, volume 5

From John Trumbull

Credentials of the Massachusetts Delegates
55 To the Speaker of the Massachusetts House, 28 November 1776 JA Massachusetts House of Representatives, Speaker of Warren, James

1776-11-28

 To the Speaker of the Massachusetts House, 28 November 1776 Adams, John Massachusetts House of Representatives, Speaker of Warren, James
To the Speaker of the Massachusetts House
Sir1 Braintree Novr 28. 1776

I had this Moment, between two and Three o'Clock, the Honour of your Letter of this Days Date,2 requiring my Attendance, on the Hon. House of Representatives. Some particular Circumstances, render it inconvenient for me to Sett off this Afternoon, but tomorrow Morning I will do myself the Honour of waiting on the Honourable House. Mean Time I am, your humble Servant

John Adams

RC (NN:Emmet Coll.).

1.

James Warren was the Speaker.

 2.

Not found. On 28 Nov. the House voted to request JA to appear before it, but the records give no explanation for the request. Probably the legislature wanted firsthand information from a recently returned delegate, for it was in process of drafting a letter to the delegation (Mass., House Jour. , 1776–1777, 2d sess., p. 176, 169, 175). The Journal does not record what JA said when he appeared.