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Page 119
... Adams never speaks of Hutchinson except with dislike . It is reasonable to assume that Hutchinson's feelings were the same toward Adams , but Hutchinson did not let personal feelings affect his political conduct . It was his business to ...
... Adams never speaks of Hutchinson except with dislike . It is reasonable to assume that Hutchinson's feelings were the same toward Adams , but Hutchinson did not let personal feelings affect his political conduct . It was his business to ...
Page 129
... Adams attended a large dinner party . One guest after another lamented the measure , but Adams remained silent . Finally , John Winthrop , the professor of philosophy at Harvard , asked Adams if he , too , was not opposed to it . His ...
... Adams attended a large dinner party . One guest after another lamented the measure , but Adams remained silent . Finally , John Winthrop , the professor of philosophy at Harvard , asked Adams if he , too , was not opposed to it . His ...
Page 153
... Adams ' administration he flirted with the idea of aligning himself with Adams against the Anglophiles . Even on the eve of the next presidential election Senator Smith of Maryland , a Jeffersonian stalwart , approached Stoddert , one of ...
... Adams ' administration he flirted with the idea of aligning himself with Adams against the Anglophiles . Even on the eve of the next presidential election Senator Smith of Maryland , a Jeffersonian stalwart , approached Stoddert , one of ...
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