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Ephraim May Cunningham
Birth: 1792
Death: 1852
RelationshipsParentsCunningham, William Jr.
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Ephraim May Cunningham, the son of William Cunningham, Jr., published a volume entitled Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams . . . and the Late William Cunningham, Esq. . . in 1823, the year his father committed suicide. The letters between John Adams and his first cousin once removed were "an obvious attempt to injure [John Quincy Adams's] chances for the Presidency. The letters . . . were strongly anti-Jeffersonian in the early years but gradually became vigorously anti-Federalist. . . ."
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Biography: Ephraim May Cunningham, the son of William Cunningham, Jr., published a volume entitled Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams . . . and the Late William Cunningham, Esq. . . in 1823, the year his father committed suicide. The letters between John Adams and his first cousin once removed were "an obvious attempt to injure [John Quincy Adams's] chances for the Presidency. The letters . . . were strongly anti-Jeffersonian in the early years but gradually became vigorously anti-Federalist. . . ."
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 - 16:30Website's Last Modified Date: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 16:30
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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 - 16:30Website Last Modified Date: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 16:30
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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 - 16:30Website Last Modified Date: Monday, July 11, 2016 - 16:30
ParentsCunningham, William Jr.
Cunningham, William Jr.
Biography
Ephraim May Cunningham, the son of William Cunningham, Jr., published a volume entitled Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams . . . and the Late William Cunningham, Esq. . . in 1823, the year his father committed suicide. The letters between John Adams and his first cousin once removed were "an obvious attempt to injure [John Quincy Adams's] chances for the Presidency. The letters . . . were strongly anti-Jeffersonian in the early years but gradually became vigorously anti-Federalist. . . ."
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Ephraim May Cunningham, the son of William Cunningham, Jr., published a volume entitled Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams . . . and the Late William Cunningham, Esq. . . in 1823, the year his father committed suicide. The letters between John Adams and his first cousin once removed were "an obvious attempt to injure [John Quincy Adams's] chances for the Presidency. The letters . . . were strongly anti-Jeffersonian in the early years but gradually became vigorously anti-Federalist. . . ."