Charles Adams (1770-1800) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charles Adams (May 29, 1770 - November 30, 1800) was the second son of President John Adams and his wife, Abigail (Smith) Adams. He died of alcoholism in 1800. At the age of nine he traveled with his father and older brother John Quincy to Europe, studied briefly in Passy, Amsterdam, and Leyden. In December 1781, Adams returned to America unaccompanied by family members. After graduating from Harvard University in 1789, he studied law and established his practice in New York. On August 29, 1795, Adams married Sarah Smith (1769-1828), the sister of his brother-in-law, William Stephens Smith. They had two daughters, Susanna Boylston (1796-1884) and Abigail Louisa Smith (1798-1836).