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Book SynopsisThese volumes chronicle Adams’s efforts to convince the British that their nation’s economic survival demanded an immediate peace; his debate with the French foreign minister, the Comte de Vergennes, over the proper Franco–American relationship; and his struggle to obtain a loan in the Netherlands, where policies were dictated by Mammon.
Trade ReviewWomen’s rights and the birth of a nation are just two subjects in the enormous scope of the
Adams Papers, a 250,000-page collection of letters, diaries, and public papers of President John Adams, Abigail Adams, their son, John Quincy Adams, who became the country’s sixth president, and other members of the Adams clan… Together, the writings not only chronicle much of the nation’s early history, but they provide one of the longest and most complete views of the life of an American family—albeit an extraordinary one—during the 18th and 19th centuries. -- Alvin Powell * Harvard Gazette *
Table of ContentsVOLUME 9 Descriptive List of Illustrations Introduction 1. Paris and Amsterdam in 1780 2. John Adams and his Letterbooks 3. Notes on Editorial Method Acknowledgments Guide to Editorial Apparatus 4. Textual Devices 5. Adams Family Code Names 6. Descriptive Symbols 7. Location Symbols 8. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms 9. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited Papers of John Adams, July 1780 - December 1780 Appendix: List of Omitted Documents Index VOLUME 10 Descriptive List of Illustrations Papers of John Adams, July 1780 - December 1780 Appendix: List of Omitted Documents Index
