1Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 26 September 1782 (Adams Papers)
, Harvard 1762, a partisan of John Hancock (“a certain Great Man”), whose “Rival”...
2Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 10 October 1782 (Adams Papers)
Probably John Hancock (see Richard Cranch to
3To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 15 May 1787 (Adams Papers)
...May, but Tufts’ prediction proved correct. John Hancock received 18,459 votes out of the 24...
4Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 30 June 1787 (Adams Papers)
pardoned by Gov. John Hancock on 13 Sept. (Robert A. Feer,
5To John Adams from Cotton Tufts, 28 November 1787 (Adams Papers)
..., but many veteran representatives were ousted, and John Hancock defeated Gov. James Bowdoin...
6Cotton Tufts to John Adams, 6 January 1791 (Adams Papers)
...In a speech opening the session, Gov. John Hancock praised Congress’ Aug. 1790 assumption of...