Jefferson resigned as George Washington’s secretary of state on the last day of ... the story came from John Quincy Adams. On October 5, he sent his youngest brother, Thomas Boylston, a letter ...

John Adams and Thomas ... is Jefferson's letter of condolence to Adams upon hearing of Abigail's death. Nothing Jefferson ever wrote is as moving as these heartfelt words to his old suffering ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... but held on until July 4 when he breathed his last, just hours before John Adams did the same in Massachusetts.

With the aid of his clandestine patron Thomas Jefferson, Scottish "scandalmonger" James Callender launched a print campaign against President John Adams ... In other words, Adams' reelection ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... but held on until July 4 when he breathed his last, just hours before John Adams did the same in Massachusetts.