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Free-franked address panel from a mailing envelope, 5.5 x 3.75, addressed in another hand to Adams's grandson, Thomas Boylston Adams, Jr., "Cadet Thomas B. Adams, Norwich Academy, Vermont," and franked on the left side, "J. Adams." Annotated along the top, "Quincy, Ma., March 13th [1822-24]." In fine condition, with some scattered faint staining. Thomas Boylston Adams, Jr., entered Norwich Academy in 1822, remaining until 1824 when he was appointed as a cadet at West Point; he died of fever at his post in Fort Dade, Florida, during the Second Seminole War. His uncle was John Quincy Adams, who served as president from 1825 to 1829. John Adams signed this signature as an elderly man, dying on July 4, 1826, the same day as his friend and fellow founding father, Thomas Jefferson.
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