1From John Adams to Wilkes Allen, 5 September 1820 (Adams Papers)
I am much obliged to you for your history of Chelmsford which I have read with great pleasure and interest—It is a gratification to me to read such histories I have lately read the history of Haverhill by Leveret Saltonstall t he history of Bridgewater by Judge Mitchell and a history of Billerica by Mr Farmer—And I wish some Young Gentleman of Letters would undertake the history of the Ancient...
2To John Adams from Wilkes Allen, 1 October 1820 (Adams Papers)
I have received your kind & obliging letter acknowledging the reception of the History of Chelmsford. The history of Rev. Mr Fiske’s posterity in the female line, is a valuable addition to the minutes I had taken of that Good & Great man. I feel very much obliged to you for this additional information. I have lately had access to Judge Sewall’s journal, now in the hands of Rev. Mr. Sewall of...
3From John Adams to Wilkes Allen, 16 October 1820 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your obliging favour of October 1st. In my former letter I forgot to mention that Mr Marsh had by Miss Fisk another Son whose name was Danil—an Eminent Shop keeper, and a worthy Deacon, in one of the Churches in Boston—and he had a Son Educated at College and became a preacher—but I believe died early Mr Fisk of Braintree who had a Son—who removed and Settled in Salem—had a Son...