Autograph Letter Signed, Boston, November 9, 1840, to his niece, Caroline Amelia DeWint in Fishkill, New York. ?My dear niece: I have engaged to deliver a lecture before the New York Lyceum on Tuesday the 18th inst. and another at Brooklyn the next day. I shall be happy to meet you in New York if it should suit your convenience, and am ever your affectionate Uncle, with my kindest regards to Mr. DeWint and all the family.? Adams was currently serving in the U.S. Congress, which was probably on Christmas vacation.Caroline Amelia (Smith) DeWint (1795-1852) was the daughter of President John Adam?s daughter Abigail Adams and William Stephens Smith. She married John Peter DeWint. The couple had 11 children.Adam's diary indicates that in New York he delivered a lecture on Society and Civilization, and that his niece attended. Seller Inventory # 25597

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