John Quincy Adams Unsigned autograph manuscript

Unsigned autograph manuscript, one page both sides, 4.75 x 5, no date. Adams pens detailed notes related to the Quincy family history, including a chronological genealogy spanning the second half of the 17th century and early half of the 18th century, recording births, marriages, and deaths between 1648 and 1715. A portion also bears the inscription from a family tombstone penned in another hand, to which Adams has added some notes in the margins. Perhaps most interesting is that this traces the history of the “Quincy” name—other members of his family tree also used “Quinsy” and “Quinsey.” In fine condition, with central vertical and horizontal folds (one slight edge separation), and show-through from writing to opposing sides. An especially appropriate piece as it deals with Adams’s lesser-known side of the family—as the son of John and Abigail Adams, his lineage is perhaps the most prominent point of his biography. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.    

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