John and Abigail Adams knew where American history was headed. The couple’s letters provide an extraordinary window on the revolt brewing 250 years ago.

An intimate testament to love and to home written and signed by Founding Father John Adams was sold for $40,000 by auction house Raab Collection on Wednesday. The heartfelt letter from the then ...

Original Letters of John Adams. Share full article. March 9, 1853. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from March 9, 1853, Page 6 Buy Reprints.