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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05343 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1788 |
| Title | Abigail Adams to Clement Cotterell regarding an appointment at court with King George III and the Queen |
| Date | ca. February 1788 |
| Author | Adams, Abigail (1744-1818) |
| Recipient | Cotterell, Clement |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Requests Cotterell inform her whether or not she has an appointment at court that day with King George III and the Queen. She and John Adams were requesting their leave of the court as he had been called back to America. Undated, date inferred from events. |
| Subjects | Women's History Woman Author First Lady Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Diplomacy |
| People | Adams, Abigail (1744-1818) Cotterell, Clement (fl. 1788) Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Women in American History; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | From 1785 to 1788 John Adams was minister to the Court of St. James's and returned to America to be elected Vice President under George Washington. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |