Legacy LibraryJohn Adams
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Library Information
| Library date | 1826-07-04 |
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| Library Size (titles) | 1739 |
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| Sources | Manuscript catalog, "Books at Braintree". Adams Family Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society (1790) Printed catalog, Deeds and other Documents Relating to the Several Pieces of Land, and to the Library Presented to the Town of Quincy by President Adams, together with a Catalogue of the Books. Cambridge, MA: Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf (1825) Printed catalog, Catalogue of the John Adams Library in the Public Library of the City of Boston. Boston: Published by the Trustees [BPL] (1917) Extant copies (Boston Public Library and elsewhere) |
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| Provenance Marks | Bookplate (c. 1770s): "John Adams His Book 17--" (image) Bookplate (c. 1783): "John Adams" with armorial design, motto "Libertatem Amicitiam Retinebis et Fidem" (image) Boston Public Library Bookplate: "John Adams Library in the Custody of the Boston Public Library" (image) Signature: Generally "John Adams" or "J. Adams" in upper corner of title page or front endleaf (example image); sometimes including purchase location and date (example image) |
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Entity Information
| Date of Birth | 1735-10-30 |
| Date of Death | 1826-07-04 |
| Gender | male |
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| Legacy Connections | Cranch, Richard (brother-in-law) Adams, Samuel (second cousin) |