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Letter to John Adams, Philadelphia

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States

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Title
Letter to John Adams, Philadelphia
Names
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Author)
Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Presidents of Congress, and of the United States

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1796-12-28
Place: Monticello, Va.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
Presidents
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 2 pp. and 1 leaf with address. 4o
Description
The public and the newspapers have been placing them in a point of opposition to each other; trusts that little of it has been felt by themselves personally; congratulates him on his coming succession to the presidency; never expected or desired a different issue; possibility that he may be cheated of it by "your arch-friend of New York" [Hamilton]; Jefferson values the votes he himself may have received, as evidence of the esteem of his fellow-citizens, but has no ambition to govern; hopes the threatening war may be averted; wishes him glory and happiness in his administration; feels the same esteem for him that he did when they were working for independence.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 1372
Archives EAD ID: 275614
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0b646d90-6a35-0139-70c3-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1743: Creator Born
  • 1796: Created
  • 1826: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Adams, Philadelphia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1796. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-eee9-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to John Adams, Philadelphia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-eee9-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1796). Letter to John Adams, Philadelphia Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba0a2b02-eee9-b0df-e040-e00a18062abc

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to John Adams, Philadelphia