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^ McCullough 2001, p. 26.

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^ Adams 1892, p. 38.

^ Jump up to: a b "John & Abigail Adams". PBS online. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

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^ David L. Holmes, The Faiths of the Founding Fathers (Oxford UP, 2006) ch 7, "The Religious Views of John Adams," pp 73-108; also pp 117-121 on Abigail Adams.

^ Brookhiser 2002, p. 13.

^ Sara Georgini, Household Gods: The Religious Lives of the Adams Family (Oxford UP, 2019) pp 5–6.

^ McCullough 2001, p. 18.

^ Everett 1966, pp. 49–57.

^ Fielding 1940, pp. 33–46.

^ Frazer, Gregg L. (2004). The Political Theology of the American Founding. PhD dissertation. Claremont Graduate University. p. 46.

