Adams Sentinel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Letter From Lara and Adams Era Reflections

A long fragment from a 19th century newspaper page contains letters and inquiries about early Federalist era plots to dissolve the Union. It includes a Mr James Hillhouse letter and responses from John Davenport and John Cotton Smith, discussing whether a 1803-4 plan existed to create a Northern Confederacy. It also notes a 1829 exchange, with multiple Connecticut delegates denying any such conspiracy, and an 1829 Boston political reminiscence about Mr Adams and Col. Tracy.