Index: Papers of John Adams, Volume 18
Massachusetts
92
General Court
12
adopts bounty on whale oil
10
navigation act revised by
8
reconvened to deal with Shays’ Rebellion
7
Congress’ requisition of funds from
7
emission of paper money and
7
navigation act adopted by
7
repeal of restrictions on loyalists and
4
appoints delegates to Annapolis Convention
4
navigation act suspended by
3
payment of state debt and
2
deeds Dudley Island to J. Allan
2
grants impost to Congress
2
J. Jeffries’ claim for reimbursement and
2
rejects real and personal property as legal tender
2
survey and sale of Maine townships and
2
suspends Habeas Corpus Act
1
committee report regarding Massachusetts finances
1
lacks members experienced in commerce
1
regulation of commodity exports and
1
reply to T. Hutchinson (1773)
14
economic and political conditions in
11
boundary dispute with Nova Scotia (New Brunswick)
7
grievances of Shaysites
5
foreign response to navigation act of
5
Constitution of 1780
2
appointment of militia officers in
1
absolute veto for governor in
1
J. Harrington’s Oceana and
1
published in Netherlands
5
Supreme Judicial Court
2
decision in Penhallow v. Lusanna
3
Boston merchants’ claim for goods taken at Brit. evacuation
3
Court of Common Pleas in
3
Maine’s proposed secession from
4
whalers move to Nova Scotia
2
JA as gubernatorial candidate in
2
JA on unicameralism and
2
boundary dispute with New York
2
Court of General Sessions in
2
lawsuits and legal profession in
2
payment of prewar debts in
3
public unrest and change in government of
2
remittance of specie to Europe from
2
trade with southern states
1
JA’s memorial on frontier posts and
1
continental currency and
1
debts owed by merchants and farmers in
1
effect of possible war with Barbary States on
1
R. Jackson as London agent of
1
reception of JA’s Defence in
1
C. Storer appointed Maine justice of the peace
1
C. Storer on government and public order in
1
supplies troops for “legionary corps”
1
value of real estate in
1
letter from JA to congressional delegation listed (1787)