Sale 2483 - Revolutionary & Presidential Americana, June 21, 2018

SIGNED BY FATHER AND SON 86 c   ADAMS, JOHN; AND JOHNQUINCY ADAMS. Document Signed, “J. Adams,” by John Adams, receipt for $272.25, with text in the hand of John Quincy Adams. Additionally signed by John Quincy Adams, in the third person within the text, and with docket on verso in the hand of John Quincy Adams: “My Father—24. Sept’r / 1808 / $272.25.” 1 / 2 page, oblong 12mo; remnants of prior mounting at upper edge verso, ink identification at lower edge recto, short closed separation at horizontal fold. Quincy, 24 September 1808 [3,500/5,000] 87 c   ADAMS, JOHN. Autograph inscription dated and Signed, on a small slip of paper: “The Hon. John Taylor Esq’r / from his humble Servant / the Author, John Adams. / [Q] uincy April 9th 1814 / Discourses on Da[vila].” 2x4 inches; uneven toning overall, moderate staining at corners recto, few letters of city (lower left) and work title (lower right) truncated, remnants of prior mounting at corners verso, minor ink burn. Quincy, 9 April 1814 [1,000/2,000] Discourses on Davila was a series of articles written by Adams and published anonymously in the Gazette of the United States beginning in 1790. The articles began as a translation of a work by the 17th-century Italian historian Enrico Caterino Davila (Historia delle guerre civili di Francia) , and became a commentary, not only on that work, but also on the structure of democratic government. PRESIDENTIAL AMERICANA LOTS 86 - 229 87 (Actual size) 86