Samuel Adams Papers
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Samuel Adams Papers
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scopecontent: Scope and Content Note 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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Biographical History for: Samuel Adams Papers 1635-1826
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body: Biographical Note Date Event 1722, Sept. 27 Born, Boston, Mass. 1740 Graduated, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 1743 M.A., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 1756-1764 Brewer and tax collector, Boston, Mass. 1765-1774 Member, Massachusetts general court 1774-1781 Member, Continental Congress 1776 Signer of the Declaration of Independence 1779 Member, Massachusetts state constitutional convention 1781 President, Massachusetts state senate 1788 Member, Massachusetts state constitutional convention Unsuccessful candidate for election to the first U.S. Congress 1789-1794 Lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1794-1797 Governor of Massachusetts 1803, Oct. 2 Died, Boston, Mass.
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