John Adams' Last Words: Fact or Fiction?

LightningInAJar · Apr 22, 2022

Is it true that John Adams' last words were something to the effect of, "Thomas Jefferson survives" or could that easily be fabricated? It sounds like it implies he saw the ghost of Jefferson before he himself died.

BillTre · Apr 22, 2022

Adams and Jefferson were long term political opponents.
They eventually reconciled.
Both were interested in living to the 4th of July, the birthday of the country they both helped to found. They were two of the longest surviving founders.
Jefferson had died hours before, but communications were not modern, and word of it had not yet arrived to wherever Adams was.
There does not seen to be any controversy about his last words.
I have never heard about ghosts wrt this.

LightningInAJar · Apr 22, 2022

phinds · Apr 22, 2022

LightningInAJar said:

wrt?

"with respect to" --- do you not know how to use Google?

LightningInAJar · Apr 23, 2022

phinds said:

"with respect to" --- do you not know how to use Google?

Sorry. Typos aren't unheard of.

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