ADAMS, John. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams"), as American minister, TO JOHN HANCOCK Paris, 26 May 1783. 1 page, 4to bifolium . FINE.
ADAMS, John. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams"), as American minister, TO JOHN HANCOCK Paris, 26 May 1783. 1 page, 4to bifolium . FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND VERY RARE LETTER LINKING THE TWO LEADING REVOLUTIONARIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. It was written while Adams awaited the final ratification and signing of the Treaty of Paris, and Hancock was governor of Massachusetts: "Mr De Higendorp, a Lieutenant in the Dutch Guards, in the Service of the Republick of Holland, is going to America in the Suite of Mr Vanberkel the Dutch Minister and I am requested by some respectable Gentlemen to give him Letters of Introduction to some persons in America. Any civilities you may please to show him will be gratefully acknowledged..." Together with Franklin, Jay and Livingston, Adams hammered out the peace treaty with Great Britain that ended the Revolutionary War and brought British recognition of American independence. The preliminary treaty was negotiated by 30 November 1782, and Adams lingered in Paris impatiently, waiting for final ratification and signature, which did not occur until September 1783. In the meanwhile he cultivated his Dutch contacts (referenced here), winning Dutch recognition of American independence and striking important loan agreements for America's shaky treasury. In 1785 he became minister to Great Britain, and did not return to the U. S. until 1788. AUTOGRAPH LETTERS FROM ADAMS TO HANCOCK ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE: in 1987 R.A. Ryerson, editor of the Adams papers, identified this as one of only 13 extant letters of Adams to Hancock. Nine of these are in the Adams Papers, three are owned by other institutions, and only one other item-an account statement--remained in private hands at that date.
ADAMS, John. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams"), as American minister, TO JOHN HANCOCK Paris, 26 May 1783. 1 page, 4to bifolium . FINE.
ADAMS, John. Autograph letter signed ("John Adams"), as American minister, TO JOHN HANCOCK Paris, 26 May 1783. 1 page, 4to bifolium . FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND VERY RARE LETTER LINKING THE TWO LEADING REVOLUTIONARIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. It was written while Adams awaited the final ratification and signing of the Treaty of Paris, and Hancock was governor of Massachusetts: "Mr De Higendorp, a Lieutenant in the Dutch Guards, in the Service of the Republick of Holland, is going to America in the Suite of Mr Vanberkel the Dutch Minister and I am requested by some respectable Gentlemen to give him Letters of Introduction to some persons in America. Any civilities you may please to show him will be gratefully acknowledged..." Together with Franklin, Jay and Livingston, Adams hammered out the peace treaty with Great Britain that ended the Revolutionary War and brought British recognition of American independence. The preliminary treaty was negotiated by 30 November 1782, and Adams lingered in Paris impatiently, waiting for final ratification and signature, which did not occur until September 1783. In the meanwhile he cultivated his Dutch contacts (referenced here), winning Dutch recognition of American independence and striking important loan agreements for America's shaky treasury. In 1785 he became minister to Great Britain, and did not return to the U. S. until 1788. AUTOGRAPH LETTERS FROM ADAMS TO HANCOCK ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE: in 1987 R.A. Ryerson, editor of the Adams papers, identified this as one of only 13 extant letters of Adams to Hancock. Nine of these are in the Adams Papers, three are owned by other institutions, and only one other item-an account statement--remained in private hands at that date.
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