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John Adams to William Bentley, May 1, 1810
Quincy May 1810 Dear Sir I received from our Quincy Stage under the direction of Mr Thayer a Box of Scions from The Endicott Pear Tree, carefully preserved and in…
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Letters to William Bentley
B. 1933 · D. 1953
Derek William Bentley was a British man who was hanged for being the accomplice of a murder of a policeman during an attempted burglary. His accomplice, Christopher Craig, then aged 16, was convicted of the murder. Bentley was convicted as a party to the crime under the English law principle of joint enterprise, as the burglary had been committed in mutual understanding and the bringing of deadly weapons. The outcome of the trial, and Home Secretary David Maxwell Fyfe's refusal to grant clemency to Bentley, were highly controversial.
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John Adams to William Bentley, August 13, 1812
Quincy August 13th 1812. Dear Sir Mr Knox, a Son of General Knox, the Bearer of this Letter, was appointed a Midshipman on Board the Constitution fourteen years fifteen years…
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John Adams to William Bentley, June 30, 1813
Quincy June 30th 1813 Dear Sir Well knowing your love of your Country, and your judicious discrimination in the choice of measures to promote its interest; I presume you will…
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John Adams to William Bentley, July 15, 1819
Quincy July 15th. 1819 Dear Sir, I thank you for your kind favour of the 12th. Mr Dunlaps Oration is well written and discovers talents, dispositions and views, which will…
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John Adams to William Bentley, July 28, 1819
Quincy July 28th. 1819 my Inestimable Friend. The Essex Register, its Editors, and Printers are not only Innocent but meritorious for Publishing the pretended Meclengburg Resolutions—I have transmitted to Mr…