John Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, August 17, 1803
[ , Start insertion, August 17, 1803 , End, ] Know all Men by these Presents, that We John Adams of Quincy in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of…
Abigail Adams was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. She is widely considered to be an influential figure in the founding of the United States, and was both the first second lady and second first lady of the United States, although such titles were not used at the time. She and Barbara Bush are the only two women in American history who were both married to a U.S. president and the mother of a U.S. president.
[ , Start insertion, August 17, 1803 , End, ] Know all Men by these Presents, that We John Adams of Quincy in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of…
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