1From John Adams to George Washington, 6 January 1776 (Adams Papers)
..., as it is a Passage to Canada to the Great Lakes and to all the Indians Nations. No Effort...
2To George Washington from John Adams, 6 January 1776 (Washington Papers)
..., as it is a Passage to Canada to the Great Lakes and to all the Indians Nations. No Effort...
3From John Adams to James Warren, 16 June 1776 (Adams Papers)
..., they will have the Navigation of the five great Lakes quite as far as the Mississipi River,...
4Preliminary Articles of Peace: Second Draft Treaty, [4–7 November 1782] (Franklin Papers)
...the option of choosing instead the Great Lakes and connecting rivers as a border...
5Draft Peace Treaty Agreed to by the American Peace Commissioners and Richard Oswald, 4 November 1782 (Adams Papers)
great lakes.” It was that solution to the boundary problem that...
6From John Adams to Robert R. Livingston, 6 November 1782 (Adams Papers)
...choice of a line thro’ the middle of all the great lakes, or the line of 45°. of N. latitude...
7From John Adams to Elbridge Gerry, 14 December 1782 (Adams Papers)
..., and the Western Lands as far as the Great Lakes, is ours too, unless Spain should defeat...
8From John Adams to James Warren, 15 December 1782 (Adams Papers)
...and Western Lands to the middle of the great Lakes, are as well secured to Us as...
9From John Adams to Henry Laurens, 12 March 1783 (Adams Papers)
...Independence, the Fisheries and half the great Lakes. Our Countrymen love Buck Skins Beaver...
10[June 1783] (Adams Papers)
...between the South Sea and Hudsons Bay is a great Lake. Here it is to search for a North...