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Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18-20 June 1775

Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 18-20 June 1775 Manuscript

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    Manuscript

    32.7 cm x 20.2 cm

    From the Adams Family Papers


    [ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

    The day after the Battle of Bunker Hill and the death of Joseph Warren, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John that "perhaps the decisive Day is come on which the fate of America depends." She described the uncertainty of the times and prayed that God would protect their countrymen.