From John Adams to William Crane, 25 June 1798
To the Regiment of the Militia of the Borough of Elizabeth in New Jersey
Philadelphia June 25th 1798
Gentlemen
I thank you for your Unanimous Resolution presented to me by the Speaker Mr Dayton, “to stand ready at the Call of your Country, with your Lives and Fortunes to Support the Laws, Government and Rights of your Country against all her Ennemies.[”]
John Adams
MHi: Adams Papers.