Ciphers used by John Adams circa 1782

John Adams

Though John Adams found the use of ciphers to be cumbersome and frustrating, he did use them nonetheless as this image of 660 codes shows.

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Title: Ciphers used by John Adams circa 1782
Creator: John Adams
Provenance: Adams Family Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Contributor: Massachusetts Historical Society
External Link: https://www.masshist.org/adams/catalog/single_slip_viewer.php?id=422403
Medium: Manuscript

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