Friday July 29, 1775: Two hundred and fifty years ago today, John Adams wrote the following letter to his wife; the original spellings and punctuations have been preserved.
“Philadelphia July 28, 1775
“My Dear
“Your two last Letters had very different Effects. The long one gave me vast Satisfaction. It was full of usefull Information, and of excellent Sentiments. The other relating to the ill Usage you have received from Hayden gave me great Pain and the utmost indignation.