Romantic side of president revealed in newly discovered wedding album held privately by family for nearly 200 years.
from the then-elderly former president to a teenage bride-to-be had been kept in a private family collection for nearly 200 years.
His jagged signature betrays the struggles of age; it lacked the smooth strokes Adams used in his signature on the Declaration of Independence 48 years earlier. Adams was one of the leading firebrands of the American Revolution and the architect of constitutional government known around the world today.
Despite his reputation as an overly intellectual and combative revolutionary, Adams displayed a romantic streak throughout his life — most notably in his letters to his wife.
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