1764–1787
Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams (1777)
York Town Pennsylvania, Septr. 30. 1777 Tuesday My best Friend It is now a long Time, since I had an Opportunity of writing to you, and I fear you have
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York Town Pennsylvania, Septr. 30. 1777 Tuesday My best Friend It is now a long Time, since I had an Opportunity of writing to you, and I fear you have
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