Lot 261
John Adams (1735-1826), Second President of the U.S. (1797-1801), Vice President under Washington (1789-1797), signer of the Declaration of Independence (died on the 50th anniversary of its signing). Autograph Letter Signed as President, one page, 8 x 9¾ Philadelphia, Jan. 23, 1800. To "The Reverend Samuel Miller" in New York. Adams writes in full:
"I received with great pleasure your favour of the 14th and the Sermon which accompanied it.
The Sermon is as instructive as it is ingenious and elegant. The Portrait of our departed Friend is drawn with lines of Truth and the colours of Sobriety: with discriminations more judicious than I have seen in almost any other Sketch. Accept of the Thanks of your very humble and obliged Servant.
John Adams"
Miller has added at the bottom "The above is an undoubted autograph of President Adams. Saml: Miller"
Expertly tissue-laminated with bold and clear text, Very Fine.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Reverend Samuel Miller was a Presbyterian minister and writer who corresponded with the likes of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and John Jay. The sermon to which Adams refers is one that Miller delivered on December 29, 1799 on the occasion of Washington's death.
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