Historic shrines of America; being the story of one hundred and twenty historic buildings and the pioneers who made them notable . nd Icould not abandon them in conscience and in honor. From the old home Abigail Adams wrote him lettersthat moved him to renewed efforts for his strugglingcountrymen. In one of them she said, You cannotbe, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spec-tator; but if the sword be drawn, I bid adieu to alldomestic felicity, and look forward to that countrywhere there are neither wars nor rumors of war, ina firm belief, that through the mercy of its King weshall
Historic shrines of America; being the story of one hundred and twenty historic buildings and the pioneers who made them notable . nd Icould not abandon them in conscience and in honor. From the old home Abigail Adams wrote him lettersthat moved him to renewed efforts for his strugglingcountrymen. In one of them she said, You cannotbe, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spec-tator; but if the sword be drawn, I bid adieu to alldomestic felicity, and look forward to that countrywhere there are neither wars nor rumors of war, ina firm belief, that through the mercy of its King weshall both rejoice there together. The wife rejoiced when her husbands ringing wordshelped to carry the Declaration of Independence; sheurged him to make the trips to France which Congressasked him to undertake; she encouraged him when hewas Vice-President and, later, President, and she madehome more than ever an abode of peace when, in 1801,he returned to Braintree, to a house of Leonard Vassall,built in 1731, which he bought in 1785. In this house husband and wife celebrated theirgolden wedding, as John Quincy Adams was to cele-. CRAIGIE HOUSE, CAMUHlIx ,i;, MASS. //,.-;,, /.,,/ // /; \\„i, PI ilt,hlphin ^pp plgp -III
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