DYNAMIC DUOS PART 4: DEAREST FRIENDS.

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The spectacular partnership of John and Abigail Adams went from Colonial America through the Revolutionary War and the establishment of the United States. John Adams was one of the primary, most important revolutionary leaders of the time. He was completed by Abigail. Their letters to each other (all of which I have actually read, for goodness sake) are some of the most intelligent and entertaining correspondences ever written. While Abigail was single-handedly running their farm, John was usually stuck in Philadelphia trying to convince the Continental Congress that we should separate from Great Britain. His letters home to Abigail eagerly sought out her advice and opinions. Later, when John became the second president of the United States and the first to reside in the newly-built White House, Abigail hung her washing up to dry in the huge ballroom. And through it all, there was a deep, abiding love between them which never faltered. The greatest tribute to each other I can think of is how they chose to end their letters; they would each sign there name and address each other as "My Dearest Friend". A true partnership in every sense of the word; and one of great historical significance.