Show LETTER WRITTEN WR ITTEN BY JOHN ADAMS IN I 1809 GIVES OPINION OF HAMILTON Chicago Jan 3 Joseph F Ward president of the City National bank of Evanston received an unusual Christ Christmas Christmas Christmas mas gift In the form of the original manuscript of or a letter written to his grandfather Colonel Joseph Ward ard by John Adams in The letter throws new light upon the attitude of Adams toward Alexander Hamilton and other leaders of his time It follows In part Quincy Aug 31 1809 Sir The ne negotiations negotiations of the peace of 1783 are known in detail by nobody but myself and as they have been misrepresented they will wilt be more mor so hereafter if the truth ruth is not told and supported by doc doe documents documents S The Th history of our country cou try is getting full f n of falsehoods and It is high time tor fth some of them to be corrected Ham Hamilton ilton propagated a great many some of which I am endeavoring to rectify or correct in justice justich Have I had any success If an excessive partiality for Eng land too strongly resembling the sen sea sentiments sentiments of the Tories In 1770 can be abated abat d and the fatal policy of depend depending dependIng ing on the British fleet for protection prot be averted it will wilt be wells well worth the pains In short the fatal error of de depending pending on the wisdom justice or be benevolence e of any foreign nation for or assistance must be cor corrected corrected or we shall be miserably d de d betrayed I |