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  Abigail Smith Adams
Adams proved that the usage of impressment had never extended to the colonies; and that the attempt to impress was unlawful; that the act of killing was justifiable homicide; the seaman was acquitted and discharged.
Adams was the first who showed a determination of resistance, and often did he endeavor to prepare his young bride for the trials and sacrifices which he foresaw must occur, before his beloved country could be free from the monarchical shackles by which she was bound.
Adams died of typhus fever on the 28th of October, 1818, at the age of seventy-four, leaving to her countrywomen the example of an obedient and devoted wife, a careful and tender mother, a gentle and beneficent mistress, a good neighbor, and a true and constant friend.
www.abigailadams.net   (1792 words)

  
 Quincy Massachusetts, 1890
The territory is remarkable for its eminences, situated mostly in the southwest part; though Mount Wollaston is near the shore on the eastern side, and Great Hill is at the extremity of Hough's Neck, at the southeast.
Bunker Hill Monument is constructed of "Quincy granite." A railroad for transporting the stone from the quarries to navigable water on Neponset River — a distance of three miles — was built in 1826, and was the first in America.
Quincy furnished 847 men for the Union army and navy during the late war; 113 of whom lost their lives in consequence of the service.
capecodhistory.us /Mass1890/Quincy1890.htm   (1234 words)

  
 Colonial Hall: Biography of Abigail Smith Adams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Adams returned early in the fall, but it was but a short respite for her loneliness as he came to announce that he had been chosen to go to France.
Adams reached London July 23d, where she was met by her husband and by her son, John Quincy Adams, whom she had not seen for six years.
Adams died of an attack of fever, October 26, 1818, in the seventy-fifth year of her age, and was laid at rest in the Congregational church of Quincy, where eight years later her eminent husband was laid beside her.
www.colonialhall.com /adamsj/adamsAbigail.php   (4319 words)

  
 Marcus Raskin
Adams favored the building of a strong navy as a deterrent against the French which the vice president, Thomas Jefferson, and his own cabinet thought unnecessary.
Adams, who was not a warrior but a lawyer, diplomat and politician by prior training and experience, found himself turning to George Washington to become the commander in chief of the armed forces if war with the French were to occur.
Adams, who was impressed with Hamilton's financial sagacity, also believed that Hamilton had the makings of a tyrant given his temperament and proposals for a large land army.
www.ips-dc.org /disrespect/pd_adams.htm   (2569 words)

  
 Josiah Quincy
Josiah Quincy (February 4, 1772-July 1, 1864) was a Congressman, judge of the Massachusetts municipal court, state representative, mayor of Boston and president of Harvard College.
Quincy worked with other Unitarian laymen and ministers—notably Rev. Joseph Buckminster—to improve the human condition through public, but exclusive, institutions by which they attempted to demonstrate to an occasionally skeptical public the virtues that would legitimate the continuation of elite rule within a republican society.
Quincy's extensive papers, predominantly correspondence, journals and public speeches, are in the Quincy, Wendell, Holmes, Upham Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts.
www.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/josiahquincy.html   (1564 words)

  
 SummitPost - Mount Adams -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
Mount Adams, the second highest peak in New Hampshire (after Mount Washington), dominates the northern Presidentials.
To the northeast of it lies Mount Madison, and to the southwest lies Mount Jefferson.
It has two significant subsidiary peaks, Mount John Quincy Adams (5394 feet, 44.324°N, 71.289°W) lies to the east of the main peak, overlooking the Adams-Madison col, Madison Spring Hut and Star Lake, while Mount Sam Adams (5584 feet, 44.322°N, 71.301°W) lies to the north, overlooking Thunderstorm Junction.
www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150922/mount-adams.html   (1267 words)

  
 The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams, edited by ...
Adams as a woman of taste and versatility heightened the pleasure of his correspondence with her.
Adams failed.[38] In spite of a series of international incidents and crises during the Napoleonic wars, involving the maintenance of a precarious American neutrality, Jefferson's party was more firmly entrenched by the end of his second administration in 1809.
Adams, however, who had observed the course of events from his seclusion in Quincy, saw little difference between his own republicanism, on which he was something of an authority, and Jefferson's as president.
www.ibiblio.org /uncpress/chapters/cappon_adams.html   (5288 words)

  
 Monumentally Speaking - John Quincy Adams and "The Monumental City"
Adams "eventually became reclusive and depressed" and "regretted ever having married into the Adams family, the men of which she found cold and insensitive." Compounding the coldness she felt from her husband and his family, the authors noted that Mrs.
Adams' depression was heightened by the untimely death of the couple's two eldest sons.
Adams arrived in Baltimore by boat from the north on the afternoon of October 14, 1827.
www.baltimoremd.com /monuments/adams.html   (713 words)

  
 Historic Quincy
Quincy was also the birthplace of John Hancock, who is referred to by some historians as the "first" American president.
The Adams, the Quincy and the Hancock families, all very important contributors to American history, had long associations with the Town and then the City of Quincy.
New immigrants are arriving in Quincy, many from Asian countries, and they have been well accepted in the community and contribute substantially to daily life in the City.
ci.quincy.ma.us /tcpl/htm/quincy/historic.htm   (1126 words)

  
 Guest Comment on NRO
Few who climb Mount Washington are likely ever to forget the vast alpine tableau of giant boulders and rare vegetation where ice-covered glaciers once stood.
Mount Washington is roughly at the center of the Presidential Range, which is about 15 miles long and five miles wide.
Atop Mount Washington, looking south-southeast, one can see a natural feature named "Boott Spur" (5492) about a mile and a half away; the Spur is the best possible site to be renamed Mount Reagan, because of its elevation and its accessibility to Mount Washington, visited by thousands of climbers every year.
www.nationalreview.com /comment/comment092800c.shtml   (1135 words)

  
 John Quincy Adams
Although Johnny's grandfather Adams, known as Deacon John, had died before the boy was born, Grandmother Susanna Boylston Adams, a doughty woman who outlived a second husband, survived to be much admired by her grandson.
Since John Adams did his exhorting mostly while he was a participant in the Revolution, it was comparatively easy and sometimes even thrilling for Johnny to obey a male parent who was said to be a hero.
Since John Adams espoused the importance of a Harvard education (and also was mindful of the sizable financial cost of taking a son to Europe), he endorsed Johnny's wish to study in America-until Abigail Adams intervened.
partners.nytimes.com /books/first/n/nagel-adams.html   (7563 words)

  
 John Adams
John Adams (October 30, 1735-July 4, 1826), first vice-president and second president of the United States, was a leader of the American Revolution, diplomat, and political theorist who did much to shape, explain and defend the United States Constitution.
Adams said controversy "broke out like the Eruption of a Volcano and blazed with portentous aspect for many years." In 1753, a council of neighboring church officers met to hear complaints about Briant's faults.
Adams knew, however, that the new republic was unprepared to fight a major war.
www.uua.org /uuhs/duub/articles/johnadams.html   (2777 words)

  
 American Experience | John & Abigail Adams | Timeline | PBS
Adams will spend much of each year during his vice presidency at home with her.
March 4: Adams is sworn in as the second president of the United States.
October: Adams travels to Trenton to meet with his cabinet and dispatch commissioners to France, where there is growing political crisis.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/adams/timeline/timeline2.html   (1556 words)

  
 Mount Adams (New Hampshire) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Adams is the second highest mountain in New Hampshire, after Mt.
To the north and east is Mount Madison and to the south and west is Mount Jefferson.
Mount Adams is considered to be a sacred peak by the Aetherians, who believe the peak to be charged with alien life energy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Adams_(New_Hampshire)   (423 words)

  
 Amazon.com: John Adams: A Life: Books: John Ferling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
John Adams was the son of Puritan farmers and as the first son of the family was chosen as the only child to be provided an education due to the family's meager resources.
John Adams throughout his life was torn by mood swings and periods of self-doubt about his abilities and later in life complained that even for all he had done, that he would be forgotten and that he was not a great man. Mr.
Adams was a man with many personal flaws, but what makes him so interesting to study is his awareness of these flaws and his honesty in his personal documentation.
www.amazon.com /John-Adams-Life-Ferling/dp/0805045767   (2739 words)

  
 The Cincinnati Post
Mount Adams, the trendy neighborhood that overlooks downtown, is losing one of its biggest employers this month.
Mount Adams businesses that have enjoyed plenty of patronage from Clear Channel's 200 employees are expecting to feel the loss.
The exodus from Mount Adams will begin May 20, when some of the office employees head north to Kenwood, said Darryl Parks, director of AM operations for Clear Channel in Cincinnati.
www.cincypost.com /2004/05/07/adams050704.html   (816 words)

  
 Close to Home - HomeFinder: Cincinnati.Com
Mount Adams boasts 14 restaurants, offering a range of foods from sushi to Italian to home cooking.
Some say Mount Ida's namesake, Ida Martin, was a washerwoman who lived in the hollow of an old sycamore tree on a steep hillside, according to the Cincinnati Historical Society.
During the Civil War, Mount Adams, because of the view, played a role in the city's defense against the Confederacy.
homefinder.cincinnati.com /closetohome/cth_mtadams_090197.html   (948 words)

  
 Mount Clare Museum House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Mount Clare Museum House has commissioned a custom made holiday ornament based on the 1771 silk gown of Margaret Carroll that is in the museum’s collection.
Brief history of Mount Clare and the Carroll family.
Complete history of Mount Clare and the generations of Carrolls that lived here.
www.mountclare.org /museum-store-mc.html   (253 words)

  
 Mt Adams Page
The northern Presidentials are dominated by Mt Adams, the second highest peak in NH.
Adams is located in some of the most difficult and rough terrain in NH.
In the col between Adams and Madison lies Star Lake.
hikethewhites.com /adams.html   (694 words)

  
 John Quincy Adams - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Adams, John Quincy (U.S. president) (1767-1848), sixth president of the United States (1825-1829), who devoted his life and his great ability to...
Adams, Abigail Smith (1744-1818), wife of John Adams, second president of the United States, and mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president....
Adams, John Quincy (U.S. president) : pictures related to John Quincy Adams
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 Quincy Hall of Fame
Called the "Atlas of Independence," John Adams was the driving force within the Continental Congress to end the colonies' ties to Great Britain and establish America's independence as a new nation.
In addition to serving as U.S. Minister to Russia and the Netherlands, John Quincy Adams served as a U.S. Senator and Secretary of State before becoming president in the hard fought and bitterly divided election of 1824.
Born and raised in Quincy's Wollaston section, John Cheever is considered by many to be one of the 20 th century's great American writers.
www.discoverquincy.com /hallFame.htm   (1152 words)

  
 Shop Iowa Online Business Directory Adams County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
The county and its county seat were named for John Quincy Adams, Quincy was the original county seat.
One half the town of Quincy was given to the county to sell and use the revenue for building the first courthouse.
The Icarian Society came to Adams County in 1852 and established a settlement east of Corning.
www.shopiowa.net /adams.htm   (406 words)

  
 GORP - Hiking the Presidentials - Mount Adams
Mount Adams fascinates and challenges many hikers more than any peak in the Presidential Range.
The shortest trail up Mount Adams begins at Appalachia, a former railroad flagstop that is now a parking space south of US 2.
Mount Washington's superior height and size dominate the south outlook; the summit buildings are 3.5 miles away.
gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/countryman/hik_whi3.htm   (844 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Morgan Adams Jr., builder of lifts at Mount Baldy, dies at 88
Adams was the son of financier Morgan Adams Sr., owner of Western Mortgage Co., and a descendant of the nation's second and sixth presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
Morgan Adams Jr., born in Pasadena, graduated from Yale with a history degree and served in the Navy during World War II.
Adams also was director of the Los Angeles YMCA.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20040330-0622-ca-obit-adams.html   (312 words)

  
 Mount Quincy Adams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Quincy Adams, named after John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), the sixth President of the United States, can refer to:
Mount Quincy Adams (Alaska) (on the border with British Columbia, Canada)
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Quincy_Adams   (101 words)

  
 A Day Hike in New Hampshire's White Mountains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
From the summit of Mount Madison I followed the Appalachian Trail to the Madison Hut and the Star Lake Trail to the summit of Mount Adams.
From the summit of Mount Adams I descended via the Appalachian Trail to Thunderstorm Junction and then followed the Spur Trail to the Amphibrach Trail back to the Appalachia parking area.
The views from the top of Mount Adams were considerably better than those from the top of Mount Madison.
www.kaibab.org /gc/nh00b/nh00b.htm   (2286 words)

  
 Adams National Historical Park - Areaparks.com
Adams National Historical Park is located in the City of Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, approximately ten miles south of Boston.
The Park comprises 11 historic structures and a cultural landscape totaling almost 14 acres.
The story encompasses five generations of the Adams family (from 1720 to 1927) including two Presidents and First Ladies, three U.S.Ministers, historians, writers and family members who supported and contributed to the success of these public figures.
adams.areaparks.com   (148 words)

  
 Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Mark Adams has received awards and recognition for his extraordinary artwork and is known for his creative use of materials and his wonderful urban art environment at his Bay View home.
In Praise of Nature: Ansel Adams and Photographers of the American West was organized by the Dayton Art Institute.
The exhibition of 37 artists includes: Robert Adams, considered to be one of the most important photographers working today, who has been documenting the environmental destruction of the American West in the late 20th century.
wwar.com /masters/a/adams-ansel.html   (1445 words)

  
 Quincy Herald Whig
Adams County Board Chairman Mike McLaughlin said extending the enterprise zone will be good for the entire region.
Chuck Davis, chairman of the enterprise zone board, said the extension would be like drawing a dotted line from Quincy to the Dot Foods project.
Cathy Schluckebier of the Quincy Department of Planning and Development said it is fairly common for enterprise zones to cross jurisdictional boundaries.
www.whig.com /290624289189960.php   (623 words)

  
 Mt Adams Today
Named after President John Quincy Adams, who in 1843 delivered the dedication address for what was then known as the world’s most powerful observatory (now site of the Monastery), the Hill has long enjoyed a tradition of fine wine, art and entertainment.
Art came to Mt. Adams in 1892 when Maria Longworth Stroer moved her pottery factory to the Hill.
Today Mt. Adams is home to over 1300 residents and dozens of retail businesses.
www.mtadamstoday.com /history.php   (284 words)

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