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This question is going to seem rather random, but it occurred to me as I was reading the letters between Abigail and John Adams: is it true that Adams and Thomas Jefferson never really liked or got along with one another, as I have often heard? Also, it seems to me that Adams is unaware of the writer of the Common Sense pamphlet in his letters, and more than that, that he is critical of the author, saying of the writer, “[he] has a better Hand at pulling down than building.” He even seems to lament the fact that some people believe him to be the writer. Was Adams indeed unaware of who the author was? And if so, is it possible that he believed Jefferson to be the writer and this is where some of his hostilities toward the pamphlet come from? ~Kristen Lonsdorf | This question is going to seem rather random, but it occurred to me as I was reading the letters between Abigail and John Adams: is it true that Adams and Thomas Jefferson never really liked or got along with one another, as I have often heard? Also, it seems to me that Adams is unaware of the writer of the Common Sense pamphlet in his letters, and more than that, that he is critical of the author, saying of the writer, “[he] has a better Hand at pulling down than building.” He even seems to lament the fact that some people believe him to be the writer. Was Adams indeed unaware of who the author was? And if so, is it possible that he believed Jefferson to be the writer and this is where some of his hostilities toward the pamphlet come from? ~Kristen Lonsdorf | ||
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| + | In Hewes "Memoir", he says that he dressed up as an indian. What was the point of this? Wouldn't people notice that he is white? "There appeared to be an understanding that each individual should volunteer his services, keep his own secret, and risk the consequences for himself." Obviously this was a big deal and something everyone wanted to be kept secret. -Courtney Newcomb | ||
