“Despite being an international figure, he [John Adams] remained firmly entrenched here in his hometown. He referred to it in letters as ‘that remarkable place’ even as he traveled in Europe.

We know so much about the thinking of John and Abigail Adams at this crucial time because of the letters they exchanged in 1775 and 1776, letters they would make a conscious effort to preserve.

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After John Wood and Willard ... from Great Britain, Adams and Jefferson become political opponents, but later reconciled and exchanged a memorable series of letters. Both died on the same day ...