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1956 Adams Manuscript Trust Trustees Thomas Boylston Adams 470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston Adams Advisory Committee Samuel Flagg Bemis Yale University Julian Parks Boyd Lyman Henry Butterfield Massachusetts Historical Society Stewart Mitchell Massachusetts Historical Society Samuel Eliot Morison Harvard University Stephen Thomas Riley Massachusetts Historical Society Vernon Dale Tate Massachusetts Institute of Technology Walter Muir Whitehill, Secretary Boston Athenceum roY2 Beacon Street, Boston

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l June 1956 Note on Part III

Part III of the Microfilms of The Adams Papers comprises the material in the collection classi­ fied as "Miscellany." It has been made a separate Part because of its bulk. Part IV. which will complete the microfilm edition, will consist of the still larger mass of Letters Received and other loose papers, arranged chronologically in a single sequence from 1639 to 1889. The Miscellany is a heterogeneous collection of MS material, very largely in the form of bound volumes, emanating from many members of the Adams family and from friends and connections of the family. Sometimes the same person used a book for different purposes, and sometimes two or more persons used the same book for similar or dissimilar purposes. The problem of arranging such an intractable mass of material so that it could be used with facility when reproduced on microfilm has therefore been formidable. It is here arranged as follows. The Adams family material is arranged by generations, from the first through the third respectively, counting John and as the first generation. Under each gen­ eration the order is by sons from oldest to youngest, but with the wife of each son immedi­ ately following her husband. At the end is a supplement of non-Adams material that has come to rest in the collection and is arranged alphabetically by the last names of the authors. In all cases where a member of the family left very extensive miscellaneous MSS, they are arranged in the following arbitrary order:

1. Autobiographical material, including diaries (of the lesser Adamses), memorandum books, and the like 2. Financial records of all sorts 3. Legal papers (notes, briefs, fees received, and the like) 4. Literary material, including student exercises, commonplace books, translations, and original compositions 5. Political writings 6. Unclassified material (MSS not classifiable under any of the heads above)

Under each of the foregoing classes the MSS are arranged in chronological order when­ ever that order could be even roughly established. The single exception is that in John Quincy Adams' literary MSS two sequences will be found, resulting from physical problems in pre­ paring the materials for microreproduction. The first sequence runs from Film No. 2 17 through No. 236, and the second from No. 237 through No. 243. At the end of this list of contents are notes identifying the less well-known Adamses and others represented in the Miscellany. Contents of the Microfilm Reels of the Adams Papers

PART III First Generation

180. John Adams, Miscellany 1 87. John Adams, Miscellany Autobiography Literary commonplace book

181. John Adams, Miscellany 188. John Adams, Miscellany Account book, 6, 9 July 1781 Literary notes and drafts Will, inventory, and estate papers, 181g-1831 Blank notebook with fragment of French MS on cover 189. John Adams, Miscellany Copy of Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of 182. John Adams, Miscellany Independence, June 1776 Facsimiles of the engrossed and signed text of the Docket of court cases, January 1763- Declaration of Independence executed by Mav­ April 1770 erick (1817) and Stone (1823)

1 8 3. John Adams, Miscellany 190. John Adams, Miscellany Docket of court cases, January 1771- Copies of instructions to Adams for negoti­ July 1774 ating treaties of peace and commerce, 177<)-1780 1 84. John Adams, Miscellany Legal papers 191. John Adams, Miscellany Legal commonplace book; lists of actions, 1761- Copies of Massachusetts Bay charters and 1770; briefs and notes on admiralty cases; four other state papers regarding boundaries, notebooks on Massachusetts cases (not in Adams' hand) &c., furnished to Adams in 1780-1781

185. John Adams, Miscellany 192. John Adams, Miscellany Legal papers Journal of bills of exchange in Holland, Briefs and notes on legal cases, 1761-1778, fol­ 1780-1784 lowed by others undated; also some accounts and miscellaneous scraps relating to Adams' law prac­ tice 19 3. John Adams, Miscellany Catalogue of his library, 1790 186. John Adams, Miscellany Notes on law cases, with some added notes 194. John Adams, Miscellany in other hands, including that of John Journal of executive actions, March 1797- Quincy Adams March 1799 19 5. John Adams, Miscellany 197. Abigail Adams, Miscellany Journal of executive actions, June 179()­ Diary May 1800 20 June-28 July 1784, 30 March-May 1788

198. Abigail Adams, Miscellany 196. John Adams, Miscellany John T. Kirkland, MS funeral sermon on John T. Kirkland, 2 MS funeral sermons Mrs. Adams, November 1818 on Adams, 2 3 July 18 26 Another copy in another hand

Second Generation

199. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 204. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Pocket memorandum and commonplace Pocket memorandum book, 1815-1828, book, 1782-1836 with diary notes for November 18 24 (scattered entries) Pocket memorandum book, 183 1

200. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 205. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Pocket memorandum and account book, Expense book, 1791-1802 1795-1824 Accounts with the , (scattered entries) 1811-1812

201. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 206. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Memorandum book ("The Chaos"), Accounts with United States, 1794-1801, 1804-1827 I 80()-1822 Financial ledger, 1802-1813

202. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 207. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Memoranda kept in St. Petersburg, lany 1810-1813 "Monies received," 1798-1801, 10 January 1804 Daily expenses, 1798-1807 203. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 208. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Memorandum and garden book, 1810-1845 lany (scattered entries) Household account book, 179()-1822 209. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 16. John Quincv. Adams, Miscel- lany Jany Personal financial record, 1802-1822 Records of the Commissioners of Bankruptcy, 1802

2 1 o. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 17. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Account book, 1809-1829 (scattered entries) Latin and Greek copybook, January 1781

2 1 8. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 11. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Copy of Fables de Phcdrc, 1781, with Account book and miscellaneous notes, Prologue, 18 3 1 1810-1814

2 19. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 1 2. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Poetical commonplace book, St. Accounts kept by Quinzard (Adams' Petersburg, 1782 cook), 1811-1813

2 20. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 1 3. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Literary commonplace book, St. Accounts with the Bank of the Metropolis, Petersburg, 1782 1818-1847 Checks drawn on the Bank of the 2 2 1. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Metropolis, 181 8-1846 lany Poetical commonplace book, St. 2 14. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Petersburg, 1782 lany Legal memoranda, 1786 et seq. 2 2 2. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany Translation of Sallust, 1784 2 1 5. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 223. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Legal accounts, 1790-1804 Fee book, 1792-1809 lany Notes on legal cases, Feb., Aug. 1802 Verse composition book, 1784-1792 2 24. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 3 1. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Quotations from Shakespeare Boylston lectures on oratory (lacks Nos. 1, 13, 18, and part of 19), 1807-1809

2 2 5. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 3 2. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Translations from Tacitus Boylston lectures on oratory, continued (lacks No. 27), 1807-1809 Drafts and notes for another series on the 2 26. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ same subject, not completed lany Translations of Jean Luzac, Oratio de Socrate Cive (Leyden, 1796) 2 33. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany Transcripts of Adams' letters to George 2 2 7. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Washington Adams on reading the Bible, lany September 181 1-September 181 3 Copy of his translation of Dietrich von Bulow, Der Freistaat von Nordamerika ... 2 34. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ (Berlin, 1797) lany Notes for and drafts of his Report on 2 2 8. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Weights and Measures, 1819-1821 lany Original poems and draft of translation of 2 3 5. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Wieland's Oberon lany Partial draft of Report on Weights and Measures, 1820 2 29. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 2 36. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Translation of Wieland's Oberon Title-page of Adams' translation of Ober­ lany on as edited by A. B. Faust (, Report on Weights and Measures 1940) (Washington, 18 2 1)

2 3 7. John Quincy Adams, Miscel- 2 30. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Collection of poems and translations, 1780- Literary commonplace book and miscel­ 1841, including draft and copy of "Dermot laneous memoranda, 1803-1825 MacMorrogh" and some miscellaneous (scattered entries) memoranda 238. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 245. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Collection of early translations and liter­ Another draft (or copy) of the treatise on ary extracts in French, English, and Latin Brevet Rank, with supplementary material, 1814-1828

2 39. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 246. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Collection of early translations into French lany and English "Answer to the Appeal of Certain Feder­ alists. 18 29" "Parties in the United States," 1829 240. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany Collection of early translations into French 247. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ and English lany "Alphabetical Index to my files of Letters, papers and documents," 1794-1801 241. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 248. Collection of his writings, literary notes, John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ and extracts, 1787-1829 lany List of books sent from Europe, 1801 242. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 249. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Collection of long poetical compositions, lany including a draft of his translation of Wie­ List of United States public documents, land's Oberon 1808-1822

243. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 50. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Miscellaneous short poems, 180 5-1846 Weather record, Washington, D. C., January 1818-May 1825 244. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 2 5 1. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Draft of "The Brevet, Observations on the lany daims to command of Brevet Major Gen­ Presidential Messages to the Senate and eral Winfield Scott," 1828 House, December 1825-May 1828 2 5 2. John Quincy Adams, Miscel- 2 5 8. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Executive Record: Commissions signed, March Copy of the executive proceedings of the 182 5-December 1828, and Acts approved or dis­ , March 1801-March approved, 23 December 1825-3 March 1829; Or­ I 8 II ders, 5 March 1825-3 March 1829; Nominations, 5 March 1825-24 May 1828 2 59. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 2 5 3. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Copy of the executive proceedings of the lany United States Senate, November 1811- Copy of proceedings of the special Senate April 1814 session beginning 4 March 182 5 260. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 254. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany lany Copy of the executive proceedings of the United States Senate, September 1814- Registers of letters received, March 1825-0cto­ ber 1827, November 1827-February 1829 May 1820 Lists of Congressional resolutions, December 1825-March 1827, December 1827-February 1829 261. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 2 5 5. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Copy of the executive proceedings of the lany United States Senate, March 1825-March 1829 Scrapbook of mounted clippings relating to Ad­ ams' western trips, July-August, September-No­ vember 1843 262. John Quincy Adams, 1lliscel­ Collection of newspaper notices (transcripts) re­ lating to the same lany Copy of the Journal of the Hartford Con­ vention, 181..J.-1815 2 56. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ lany 263. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ Transcripts of letters and documents from various sources relating to political and lany diplomatic affairs, 1782-1831 William P. Lunt, MS funeral sermon on Adams, March 1848

2 5 7. John Quincy Adams, Miscel­ 2 64. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ lany cellany Copy of the executive proceedings of the Diary, 22 October 1812-15 February 1814, United States Senate, May 1789-March 24 January-25 March 1819 · 1801 Also poems and a dramatic composition 2 6 5. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ 2 7 2. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Diary, 6 December 181<)-8 January 1824 Poetical compositions, 1816-183 5 "Record of a Life, or My Story," begun Collection of copies of poems, chiefly by 23 July 1825 John Quincy Adams, in his wife's hand, 1816-1843 266. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ 2 7 3. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Diary, 19 July-19 August 1821 Translations and poems, 182 5-1847

2 67. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ 2 74. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis- cellany cellany Diary, 17 August-27 September 1821 Prose composition, "The Metropolitan Kaleidoscope or Varieties of Winter. Etchings by Rachel Daub ... 18 D. 1827" 268. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ (2 MS texts) cellany Diary, verse compositions, and prose re­ 2 7 5. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ flection~ 1835-1841 cellany "Narrative of a Journey from Russia to France, 181 5" Verse composition book

2 76. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ 2 69. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Dramatic composition, "Juvenile Indiscre­ Autobiographical sketch, "The Adven­ tions or Grand Papa a Farce in one Act." tures of a Nobody," begun 1 July 1840 2 7 7. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ 270. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Dramatic composition, "Suspicion or Per­ secuted Innocence. A Tragedy," and a Diary, 12 April 1843-28 August 1847 fragment entitled "Leonora Vernon" Poems, 1842-1849 278. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ 2 7 1. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Dramatic compositions: "The Wag or Just Poetical compositions and commonplace from College" and "The Captives of Scio book, 1816-1835 or The Liberal Americans" 2 79. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ 2 84. Ann Harrod Adams (Mrs. cellany Thomas Boylston Adams), Dramatic compositions: "The Innocent Miscellany Convicted" and other fragments Family record, 1806-ca. 182 5

2 So. Louisa Catherine Adams, Mis­ 2 8 5. Ann Harrod Adams (Mrs. cellany Thomas Boylston Adams), Literary compositions and translations Miscellany Verses by members of her family and others, ca. 1820-1 840 2 8 1. Thomas Boylston Adams, Mis­ cellany 286. , .Mis­ Diary, 15 September-2 3 October 1794 cellany Proceedings of the American Commission­ 2 8 2. Thomas Boylston Adams, Mis­ ers of Inspection during the British evacu­ cellany ation of New York, 1783 Diary, 24 October 1794-14 April 1796

2 8 3. Thomas Boylston Adams, Mis­ cellany Expense book, 1794-1797

Third Generation

2 8 7. Adams, 290. George Washington Adams, Miscellany Miscellany Diary, 1-23 August 1825 Legal commonplace book, with added Autobiographical essay, 182 5 entries in another hand

2 9 1 • George Washington Adams, 2 8 8. George Washington Adams, Miscellany Miscellany Poetical and prose compositions, Letter book and copybook, 1814-181 7 1817-1820

2 9 2. George Washington Adams, 2 89. George Washington Adams, Miscellany Miscellany "Records of the Dramatic Society," 1819- Account book, 1823-1824 1823 (in various hands) 2 9 3. George Washington Adams, 300. Charles Francis Adams, Mis- Miscellany cellany Poetry notebook Accounts as manager of John Quincy Ad­ ams' finances, 1842-1845, with earlier en­ tries by George Washington Adams, 182 3- 2 94. George Washington Adams, 1824 Miscellany Literary commonplace book 301. Charles Francis Adams, Mis- Also drafts of speeches and other writings cellany by Charles Francis Adams Financial ledger, 1846-1851

2 9 5. George Washington Adams, 302. Charles Francis Adams, Mis- Miscellany cellany Literary commonplace book, with further entries by Charles Francis Adams Financial ledger, 1852-1868

296. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 303. Charles Francis Adams, Mis- cellany cellany Reminiscences of his mission to Great Brit­ Account book, 182<;-1844 ain, 1861-1862, begun 1 September 1867 304. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 297. Charles Francis Adams, Mis- cellany cellany Accounts as agent of trust for benefit of Mary , 1852-1857 Accounts as manager of John Quincy Ad­ ams' finances, 1828-1846, with earlier en­ tries by George Washington Adams, 1824 305. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany 298. Charles Francis Adams, Mis- Financial records, receipt book, and family cellany accounts, 1834-1859 Accounts as manager of John Quincy Ad­ ams' finances, 1837-1847, with earlier en­ 306. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ tries by George Washington Adams, 1823- cellany 1824 Bank deposit book, Metropolitan Bank, , 1854, with 12 checks 299. Charles Francis Adams, Mis- cellany 307. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ Accounts as manager of John Quincy Ad­ cellany ams' finances, 1838-1842, with records of Travel expenses in Europe, December George Washington Adams' estate and ex- 1871-February 1872, kept by E. Giorgi, penses, January-February 1824 Adams' courier 308. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 3 16. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Travel expenses in Europe, May-Septem­ Composition book (drafts of reviews and ber 187 2, kept by L. Perrini, Adams' cour­ legislative papers), ca. 1843-1845 ier 3 17. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 309. Charles Francis Adams, Mis- cellany cellany Literary miscellany (reviews, lectures), "Book of Possessions" (records of Adams' prop­ ca. 1827-if:>46 eny), 1853, with other materials, including a fragmentary diary of John Quincy Adams, 3 Feb- ruary-14 November 1803 3 1 8. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany 310. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ Literary miscellany (lectures, addresses, cellany &c.), 1841-1875 Legal commonplace book, 1825 3 19. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 3 11. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Political writings and speeches, 18 32-18 37 Legal commonplace book, 1827-1829 320. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 3 12. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Political writings and speeches, 183;-1876 Literary commonplace book, 1822 3 2 1. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­

3 1 3. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Scrapbook of his newspaper articles, 1832-1835 Theme book

3 2 2. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 3 14. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Scrapbook of his newspaper articles, Lecture notes, ca. 182 3-18 2 5 1835-1836

3 1 5. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 3 2 3. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Composition book (drafts of political Scrapbook of his newspaper articles, writings), 1828-1830 1835-1850 II,•' 3 24. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ 3 2 7. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany cellany Scrapbook of his newspaper articles, Transcripts from the family papers made 1836 in 1833, with reminiscences of John Ad­ ams by various hands 32 5. Charles Francis Adams, Mis­ cellany 3 2 8. Elizabeth Coombs Adams, A1is­ Scrapbook of newspaper articles by vari­ cellany ous writers relating to the slavery issue, Scrapbook, sketchbook, and autograph &c., 1858-1860 collection, 1770-1 899

326. Charles Francis Adams, 1His­ 3 29. William Steuben Smith, Miscel­ cellany lany Catalogue of his pamphlet collection, Diary, 24 January-22 September 1814 ca. 1833 Non-A darns Miscellany 3 30. George Beaufort [i.e. Samuel 3 36. Thomas Baker Johnson, Diary Cooper Johonnot?], Journal 14 February-30 May 1837 14 November-9 December 1779 Kent on board the Sensible 3 37. Thomas Baker Johnson, Diary 1 (See Notes of Identification below) 30 May-14 August 1837

3 3 1. Thomas Callender, Memoran­ 33 8. Thomas Baker Johnson, Diary dum book 14 August-17 December I837 I804-1820 Kept principally in Princeton, New Jersey 339. Thomas Baker Johnson, Diary 18 December I837-20 May I838 3 3 2. Thomas Baker Johnson, Diary 3 1 December 1807-1808, 24 July-Novem­ 340. Elise Charlotte Otte, Diary ber I827, 14-16 February 1837 July I843 Tour through northern New York and Canada to Niagara Falls with John Quincy Adams and the 3 3 3. Thomas Baker Johnson, Diary Grinnell family I6 December I828-28 April I829 34 r. Stephen Peabody, Diary 3 34. Thomas Baker Johnson, Diary 5 August I 76<)-6 November I 77 I May-3 June I829, 13 April I836, May-June I836 342. Samuel Tucker, Journal 3 3 5. Thomas Baker Johnson, Diary I I February-6 September 1778 "An Abstract of a Journal ... , on board the ro August I836-I3 February I837 Conti. Frigate Boston"

Notes of Identification

ELIZABETH COOMBS ADAMS (1808-1903), second daughter of Thomas Boylston and Ann (Harrod) Adams, never married and lived all her life in Quincy. One of her hobbies was preserving family mementoes and chronicling family history in the form of notes and marginalia. GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAMS ( 1801-1829), eldest son of John Quincy and Lou­ isa Catherine (Johnson) Adams, was a member of the class of 1821 at Harvard. He studied law but was much more devoted to literature. He took his own !if e by jumping from a steam­ boat in Sound. THOMAS BOYLSTON ADAMS (1772-1832), third son and youngest child of John and Abigail (Smith) Adams, was graduated at Harvard in 1790 and studied law. He accom­ panied his brother John Quincy on his first diplomatic mission to Europe as secretary in 1794, returned in 1798, practiced law and contributed to Joseph Dennie's Port Folio in Phil­ adelphia for some years thereafter. In 1805 he married Ann Harrod of Haverhill and settled in Quincy, which he represented in the Massachusetts legislature, 1Bo5-1 806. In 181 1 he was appointed chief justice of the circuit court of common pleas for the southern circuit of Mas­ sachusetts. GEORGE BEAUFORT is evidently a boyish pseudonym for SAMUEL COOPER JOHONNOT ( 1768-1806), who accompanied the Adamses on their voyage from Boston to Spain, November-December 1779. Johonnot was a grandson of the Reverend Samuel Coop­ er and a son of Gabriel Johonnot of Boston; he was sent abroad for schooling under John Adams and later under Benjamin Franklin at Passy. Returning home several years later, he was graduated at Harvard in 1783, practiced law in Portland, District of Maine, and became U. S. Consul at Demerara, British Guiana, where he died. There was no George Beaufort aboard La Sensible on the voyage to Spain in 1779, but John Quincy Adams' journal of this voyage frequently mentions young Johonnot, and according to a note in Adams' hand at the end of the "Beaufort" journal this MS diary was presented by Johonnot to Adams, presum­ ably soon after the voyage. THOMAS CALLENDER (1778-1827) was born at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and mar­ ried Anne Maria Smith, daughter of the Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith and granddaugh­ ter of the Reverend John Witherspoon of Princeton, New Jersey, at New Orleans in 1808. Callender appears to have spent his mature life in Princeton and New York City. The pres­ ence of Callender's memorandum book in The Adams Papers is as yet unexplained. THOMAS BAKER JOHNSON (1778?-1843), younger brother of Louisa Catherine Johnson (Mrs. John Quincy Adams), was a valetudinarian traveler of whom little is known beyond the voluminous and disorderly diaries which he left and which are now preserved among The Adams Papers. ELISE CHARLOTTE OTT~ (1818-1914), of Danish and English ancestry, came to the United States about 1840 to serve as schoolmistress and companion in the Grinnell family of New Bedford. She returned to England and achieved a reputation as a student of linguistics. STEPHEN PEABODY (1741-1819), was graduated at Harvard in 1769 and ministered and kept school in Atkinson, New Hampshire, for many years. In 1795 he became the second husband of Elizabeth (Smith) Shaw, youngest sister of Mrs. John Adams. WILLIAM STEPHENS SMITH (1755-1816), of New York, married Abigail, daughter of John and Abigail (Smith) Adams in London in 1786. He had served in the Continental Army throughout the Revolution, part of the time as aide to General Washington From 1813 to 1816 he was a member of Congress from New York. WILLIAM STEUBEN SMITH (1787-1850), eldest child of William Stephens and Abi­ gail (Adams) Smith, accompanied his uncle, John Quincy Adams, to St. Petersburg in 1809. In 1813 he married Catherine Maria Frances Johnson, younger sister of Mrs. John Quincy Adams. SAMUEL TUCKER (1747-1833) was captain of the Continental frigate Boston that car­ ried John Adams and his son John Quincy to France on the former's first diplomatic mission early in 1778.

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