BIB_ID
80626
Accession number
MA 556.5
Creator
Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Display Date
1778 July 5.
Credit line
Likely acquired by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (1 p., with address) ; 11.2 x 18.3 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Mr. Commissioner Lee"; it is unclear whether Adams is writing to Arthur Lee, then on a diplomatic assignment in Paris, or William Lee, then a commercial agent in Nantes.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the members of the First Continental Congress; see main record for MA 556 for more information.
Written "in the 3rd year of American Independence."
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the members of the First Continental Congress; see main record for MA 556 for more information.
Written "in the 3rd year of American Independence."
Summary
Thanking him for sending the bankers account and Capt. Jones' orders; writing that he is sorry for the recipient's "indisposition" and hopes " a little sleep will cure [him]"; reporting that he has not received the charges.
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