Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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President John Adams wrote to the inhabitants of North Yarmouth in 1798 thanking them for endorsing him, describing the qualities of patriotism, and explaining the misplaced pretentious national feelings of a larger more powerful nation towards a smaller one; presumably of Britain toward the new United States.
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About This Item
- Title: John Adams letter North Yarmouth residents, 1798
- Creator: John Adams
- Creation Date: 1798-10-31
- Subject Date: 1798-10-31
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Locations:
- North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 77, Box 1/1
- Collection: Autographs of special note
- Object Type: Text
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