Adams Family Papers
A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Nan Thompson Ernst
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2000
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2009
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009043
Title: Adams Family Papers
Span Dates: 1776-1948
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1794-1846)
ID No.: MSS10199
Creator:
Adams family
Extent: 230 items;
2 containers;
.8 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Chiefly correspondence
of John Quincy Adams dated 1801-1846. Also includes correspondence and
miscellany relating to other family members.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names
Adams
family.
Adams,
Herbert Baxter, 1850-1901--Correspondence.
Blunt,
Joseph, 1792-1860--Correspondence.
Everett,
Alexander Hill, 1790-1847--Correspondence.
Jefferson,
Thomas 1743-1826--Correspondence.
Madison,
James, 1751-1836--Correspondence.
Welsh,
Robert--Correspondence.
Organizations
American
Historical Association.
Locations
Massachusetts--Politics and government.
Massachusetts--Social life and customs.
United
States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United
States--Politics and government--1783-1865.
Related Names
Adams, Abigail,
1744-1818. Abigail Adams papers.
Adams, Charles Francis,
1807-1886. Charles Francis Adams papers.
Adams, Charles Francis,
1835-1915. Charles Francis Adams papers.
Adams, Henry, 1838-1918.
Henry Adams papers.
Adams, John Quincy,
1767-1848. John Quincy Adams papers.
Adams, John, 1735-1826.
John Adams papers.
Adams, Louisa Catherine,
1775-1852. Louisa Catherine Adams papers.
Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
Samuel Adams papers.
Occupations
Authors.
Cabinet
officers.
Diplomats.
Historians.
Presidents'
spouses--United States.
Presidents--United
States.
Representatives, U.S.
Congress--Massachusetts.
Vice-Presidents--United States.
Provenance: The papers of the Adams Family were received by the Library of
Congress through gift and purchase, 1901-2000.
Processing History:The Adams Family Papers were originally arranged in 1969. Material was
added to the collection in 1974 and 2000 when a finding aid was created.
Additional Guides:An index to the correspondence of John Quincy Adams is available in
the Manuscript Reading Room.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of members of the
Adams family is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions:The records of the Adams family are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Adams Family Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Adams Family Papers span the years 1776 to 1948 with the bulk
dated 1794-1846. Chiefly comprising correspondence of John Quincy Adams, the
collection also includes correspondence and other material relating to Abigail
Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), Charles Francis Adams (1835-1915),
Henry Adams, John Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, and Samuel Adams. Henry Adams
included his address to the American Historical Association in a letter dated
1894 to Herbert Baxter Adams. Many of the items are transcripts, photocopies, and
other reproductions. Some of the twentieth century items are explanatory cover
letters or printed material. Other correspondents include Joseph Blunt,
Alexander Hill Everett, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Robert Welsh, Jr.
The papers are arranged alphabetically by name of family member.
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Adams, Abigail
(1744-1818)
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Correspondence,
1790, 1796, 1800, 1813-1815
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Lock of hair,
undated
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Adams, Charles Francis
(1807-1886)
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Correspondence |
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Miscellaneous,
1851-1853, 1862, 1873
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Seward, William H., to Adams,
draft with notes,
1861
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Adams, Charles Francis
(1835-1915), correspondence,
1899-1911
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(3 folders)
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Adams, Henry
(1838-1918), correspondence,
1863, 1894, 1914
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Adams, John
(1735-1826)
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Correspondence,
1776-1817, 1826, 1948
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(2 folders)
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Miscellany |
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Commission to Seth Lewis,
1800
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Facsimiles of Adams's
signature, newspaper clipping,
1938
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Will and tombstone inscription,
undated
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Adams, John Quincy
(1767-1848)
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Correspondence |
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1801-1830
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(6 folders)
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1831-1838, 1846, undated
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(3 folders)
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Miscellany |
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Account of the debate on the
annexation of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, fragment,
1838
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Deed to Richard Morsell and
receipts for payment for land in Washington, D.C.,
1840-1847
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Land grants |
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Ormsby, Robert,
1826
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Rood, William,
1826
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Letter announcing release of
Adams from post as resident minister to the Batavian Republic, signed by
Timothy Pickering,
1797
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“Livre d’or de la Bibliotheque
de la Ville de Graned,” copy of page containing Adams’s signature,
1814
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Print from engraved portrait,
with signature,
undated
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Remarks to Congress at the
death of William Soden Hastings, holograph,
1842, with note by Mary Earle,
1864
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Seal impression made by
great-granddaughter, Abigail Adams,
1896
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Sketches of Adams and other
negotiators of the Treaty of Ghent,
1815
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Adams, Louisa Catherine
(1775-1852)
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Correspondence,
1832-1836, 1848
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Miscellany |
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“The Indestructible Church,”
leaflet concerning church where Louisa and John Quincy Adams were married,
1941
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Poems,
1827, undated
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Adams, Samuel
(1722-1803), correspondence,
1775-1789
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