Letter
Francis Dana to John Adams, July 29, 1799
Cambridge July 29th: 1799. Sir On my return home from Newport last Saturday, I found your Card of the 18th: had been left for me on the Tuesday following, lest…
Francis Dana was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777-1778 and 1784. A signer of the Articles of Confederation, he was secretary to the diplomatic mission that negotiated the end of the American Revolution, and was appointed Minister to Russia. He later served as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and served as the chief justice for 15 years.
Cambridge July 29th: 1799. Sir On my return home from Newport last Saturday, I found your Card of the 18th: had been left for me on the Tuesday following, lest…