The political manual, comprising numerous important documents connected with the political history of America . wards (1758) Washington commanded theVi inti n another expeditiou against the iort, which termx-na ed succcosfully. At the close of this campaign he left the^vnv -ndwas soon after married to Mrs. Martha Custis, (thewido; r (To . I^aniel Farke Custin,) whose maiden name wasDandrid e and whose intelligent and patriotic conduct, as wifeiLd widovv, will ever be remembered in American ^ no .as elected to ^^l^^^^^^^^^lj:;:^^^^^^^^^^to that body, ^vith the e^ ^f,^^,=
The political manual, comprising numerous important documents connected with the political history of America . wards (1758) Washington commanded theVi inti n another expeditiou against the iort, which termx-na ed succcosfully. At the close of this campaign he left the^vnv -ndwas soon after married to Mrs. Martha Custis, (thewido; r (To . I^aniel Farke Custin,) whose maiden name wasDandrid e and whose intelligent and patriotic conduct, as wifeiLd widovv, will ever be remembered in American ^ no .as elected to ^^l^^^^^^^^^lj:;:^^^^^^^^^^to that body, ^vith the e^ ^f,^^,=; ^^^af Congre s. His well-tempered zealsent to vepreseut Virem|a J^^^^ .^j^^ ^To .^^g^^rihe most proper means for na- reflignedhis comm^siLon. c^avention which wet at Philadelphia for In May, f ^« j^f „X stitutioii, and was at onco called upon to preside over the purpose of forming a Loistuuuo ^^.^^ adopted by the people, he its deliberations. „^f ^,^ d fi^;^ of the United States for four years; was unanimously ^J^-^f .f^J^;4\„^a1niou8ly re-elected for a second term year of his age. JOHN ADAMS. lis. .lOHN ADAMS, THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, And whose fame as a patriot and statesman is imperishable, wasborn at Braintree, Massachusetts, October 19, 1735. He earlydisplayed superior capacity for learning, and s;raduated at Cam-bridge college with great credit. After qualifying himself for 116 JOHN ADAMS. the Ical profession, he was admitted to practice in 1761, and«oon attained tiiat distinction to which his talents wei^e the commencement of the troubles with Great Bntam, in176? he was among the most active in securing the freedom ofh 8 country Bein| elected to the first Continental Congress hot^ok a prominent pUrt in all the war measures that were thenTr^La er and Lbsequently suggested the appointment ofWashington as commander-in-chief df the army. He was oneof the committee which reported the Declaration ol Independ-ence nn76. and the nextyear
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