Contents
Collection Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement of the Papers
Selected Search Terms
Container List
1635, Oct.-1769, Feb. 1
1769, Feb. 13-1770, Dec. 31
1771, Jan. 1-1773, Feb. 15
1773, Jan. 6-1774, Jan. 8
1774, Jan. 25-June 6
1774, June 30-1775, Jan. 19
1775, Jan. 29-Dec. 9
1775, Dec. 19-1776, May 31
1776, June 2-Dec. 31
1777, Jan. 1-Dec. 22
1778, Jan. 1-Aug. 25
1778, Sept. 1-1779, Mar. 31
1779, Apr. 1-Dec. 24
1780, Jan. 4-Dec. 31
1781, Jan. 8-1782, Nov. 21
1783, Jan. 29-Dec. 22
1784, Jan. 30-1787, Dec. 3
1788, June 5-1793, Nov. 30
1794, Jan, 17-1826, Jan.9, undated
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Samuel Adams Papers
A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Brian McGuire
2009
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Creator
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Adams, Samuel,
1722-1803 |
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Title
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Samuel Adams Papers
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Span Dates
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1635-1826 |
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Abstract:
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Continental congressman
and governor of Massachusetts. Reproductions of correspondence, speeches,
petitions, committee records, and other material relating primarily to
Adams’s political life in Massachusetts. |
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Extent:
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2,500
items19 containers3.8 linear feet |
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Language:
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Collection material in
English |
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Identification:
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MSS10223 |
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Date
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Event
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1722, Sept. 27 |
Born, Boston, Mass. |
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1740 |
Graduated, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. |
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1743 |
M.A., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. |
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1756-1764 |
Brewer and tax collector, Boston, Mass. |
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1765-1774 |
Member, Massachusetts general court |
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1774-1781 |
Member, Continental Congress |
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1776 |
Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
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1779 |
Member, Massachusetts state constitutional convention |
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1781 |
President, Massachusetts state senate |
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1788 |
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1789-1794 |
Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts |
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1794-1797 |
Governor of Massachusetts |
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1803, Oct. 2 |
Died, Boston, Mass. |
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The papers of Samuel Adams (1722-1803) span the years 1635-1826 and
consist of reproductions of originals in the New York Public Library
documenting Adams’s political career in Massachusetts and some family
matters. Included is correspondence, speeches, petitions, committee records,
public documents relating to Massachusetts, and pseudonymous articles submitted
to Boston newspapers and attributed to Samuel Adams. A considerable amount of
material does not pertain directly to Adams, either as writer or recipient.
Notable correspondents or individuals represented in the collection
include John Adams, John Burgoyne, Christopher Gadsden, Horatio Gates, Elbridge
Gerry, Nathanael Greene, Thomas Jefferson, Arthur Lee, Richard Henry Lee,
Thomas Paine, and James Warren.
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People
- Adams, John, 1735-1826--Correspondence.
- Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
- Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792--Correspondence.
- Gadsden, Christopher, 1724-1805--Correspondence.
- Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806--Correspondence.
- Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814--Correspondence.
- Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786--Correspondence.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence.
- Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792--Correspondence.
- Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794--Correspondence.
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809--Correspondence.
- Warren, James, 1726-1808--Correspondence.
Places
- Massachusetts--Politics and government--18th century.
Occupations
- Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress--Massachusetts.
- Governors--Massachusetts.
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This collection is arranged chronologically.
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1635, Oct.-1769, Feb. 1
1769, Feb. 13-1770, Dec. 31
1771, Jan. 1-1773, Feb. 15
1773, Jan. 6-1774, Jan. 8
1774, Jan. 25-June 6
1774, June 30-1775, Jan. 19
1775, Jan. 29-Dec. 9
1775, Dec. 19-1776, May 31
1776, June 2-Dec. 31
1777, Jan. 1-Dec. 22
1778, Jan. 1-Aug. 25
1778, Sept. 1-1779, Mar. 31
1779, Apr. 1-Dec. 24
1780, Jan. 4-Dec. 31
1781, Jan. 8-1782, Nov. 21
1783, Jan. 29-Dec. 22
1784, Jan. 30-1787, Dec. 3
1788, June 5-1793, Nov. 30
1794, Jan, 17-1826, Jan.9, undated
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