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William Cunningham
Birth: 9-9-1767
Death: 4-10-1823
Alternate First Name: Wm
RelationshipsChildrenCunningham, Ephraim May
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William Cunningham, Jr. was the first cousin once removed of John Adams. "In 1823, in an obvious attempt to injure [John Quincy Adams's] chances for the Presidency, there was published in Boston a volume entitled Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams . . . and the Late William Cunningham, Esq. . . The letters . . . were strongly anti-Jeffersonian in the early years but gradually became vigorously anti-Federalist. . . . Cunningham committed suicide in 1823, but his son, Ephraim May Cunningham (1792-1852), published the now famous correspondence."
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Biography: William Cunningham, Jr. was the first cousin once removed of John Adams. "In 1823, in an obvious attempt to injure [John Quincy Adams's] chances for the Presidency, there was published in Boston a volume entitled Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams . . . and the Late William Cunningham, Esq. . . The letters . . . were strongly anti-Jeffersonian in the early years but gradually became vigorously anti-Federalist. . . . Cunningham committed suicide in 1823, but his son, Ephraim May Cunningham (1792-1852), published the now famous correspondence."
Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://www.masshist.org/publications/apde2/view?mode=n&id=DCA01d163n3Title of Webpage: The Adams Papers: Digital EditionsWebsite Viewing Date: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 16:15Website's Last Modified Date: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 16:15
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100823600Title of Webpage: Find A GraveWebsite Viewing Date: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 16:15Website Last Modified Date: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 16:15
ChildrenCunningham, Ephraim May
Cunningham, Ephraim May
Biography
William Cunningham, Jr. was the first cousin once removed of John Adams. "In 1823, in an obvious attempt to injure [John Quincy Adams's] chances for the Presidency, there was published in Boston a volume entitled Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams . . . and the Late William Cunningham, Esq. . . The letters . . . were strongly anti-Jeffersonian in the early years but gradually became vigorously anti-Federalist. . . . Cunningham committed suicide in 1823, but his son, Ephraim May Cunningham (1792-1852), published the now famous correspondence."
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William Cunningham, Jr. was the first cousin once removed of John Adams. "In 1823, in an obvious attempt to injure [John Quincy Adams's] chances for the Presidency, there was published in Boston a volume entitled Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams . . . and the Late William Cunningham, Esq. . . The letters . . . were strongly anti-Jeffersonian in the early years but gradually became vigorously anti-Federalist. . . . Cunningham committed suicide in 1823, but his son, Ephraim May Cunningham (1792-1852), published the now famous correspondence."