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Tag Archives: Charles Adams
JQA: The First Trip to Russia
John Quincy Adams was fourteen years old and incredibly bright. First…Naming Rights It has been fashionable lately to name one’s offspring as if it came out of a Scrabble box. But for centuries many people considered it a time-honored tradition … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Benjamin Franklin, Catherine the Great, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Francis Dana, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams, John Adams II, John Adams in Holland, John Q. Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Quincy Adams in 1778, Linguistic skills of John Quincy Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Presidential history, US history
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John Quincy Adams: The Homecoming
John Quincy Adams spent the most part of his youth in Europe. The Continental Education When John Adams sailed to Europe in 1778 as a diplomatic envoy from the new United States, he brought his 10-year-old son John Quincy with … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Charles Adams, Elbridge Gerry, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Clinton, Henry Knox, history, James Monroe, John Adams, John Jay, John Quincy Adams, John Quincy Adams in Europe, Marquis de Lafayette, NY Governor George Clinton, Rufus King, Thomas Adams, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Young John Quincy Adams
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Abigail Adams: On Virtue, Duty and Manners
Abigail Smith Adams was a Puritan born and raised. Abigail Adams: Intellectual Puritan Abigail Smith (1744-1818) was born to William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy of Weymouth, MA, a family peppered with Congregational clergy. Her father was a minister of solid … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams nephew William Shaw, Abigail and John Adams, Abigail Smith Adams, American history, Charles Adams, Colonial history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Historian Paul Nagel, history, John Adams, John Adams' sons, John Quincy Adams, The upbringing of Abigail Adams, Thomas Boylston Adams, US history
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Abigail Adams, Mater Familias.
Abigail Adams raised four children of her own. She eventually raised nearly a dozen more as part of her extended family. Abigail’s Immediate Family Circle The four children born to John and Abigail Smith Adams were not a stellar bunch. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams brother William Smith, Abigail Adams Smith, Abigail Adams' grandchildren, Abigail Adams' niece Louisa Smith, Abigail Adams' sister Elizabeth Shaw, Abigail Louisa Adams, Abigail Smith Adams, Adams' nephew Billy Shaw, American history, Charles Adams, Col. Wm. Smith, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams, John Adams II, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nabby Adams, Presidential families, Presidential history, Sally Smith Adams, Susanna Adams, The Boston Athenaeum, Thomas Boylston Adams, White House history, William (Billy) Shaw
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Abigail Adams and the Inoculation Decision
Smallpox was an extremely contagious disease. The mortality rate was at least 30%. George Washington’s Decision Shortly after the battles of Lexington and Concord in mid-1775, George Washington, a former Colonel of the Virginia Militia and the highest ranking professional … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Charles Adams, Colonial history, Dr. Edward Jenner, Dr. Thomas Bullfinch, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General George Washington, George Washington, history, inoculation for smallpox in Colonial times, John Adams, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, MArtha Washington, Nabby Adams, Presidential history, smallpox in the 18th century, THe Continental Army, Thomas Adams
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John Adams and The Validation of America
March 4, 1797 is one of those barely recognized dates – but it is a pivotal one. The Lonely Inaugural of John Adams Inaugurals today are times of celebration: parades, parties, balls. People come from all over the globe to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams Smith, American history, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, Inaugural of John Adams, John Adams, John Adams' faily, John Quincy Adams, Nabby Adams, PResident George Washington, President John Adams, Presidential history, Thomas Adams, Thomas Boylston Adams, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Vice President John Adams, Vice President Thomas Jefferson
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Abigail Adams’ Sorrow: Like Uncle, Like Nephews
Medical science today provides substantial evidence that alcoholism can be a hereditary failing, but even back in Colonial days, people suspected that it ran in families. William Smith: Abigail Adams’ Brother Abigail Adams (1744-1818), always a credible witness to her … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams brother William Smith, Abigail Adams' son Charles, Abigail Adams' son Thomas, American history, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Presidential wives, Thomas Boylston Adams, White House history
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