1To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 21 February 1789 (Adams Papers)
Rites of Execution: Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776–1865
2To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 24 February 1790 (Adams Papers)
..., especially his public protest of capital punishment, attracted sharp criticism in the...
3Charles Adams to John Adams, 7 February 1796 (Adams Papers)
..., on 25 March. The act allowed for capital punishment in the case of murder and treason but...
4Abigail Adams to John Adams, 25 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
...Pennsylvania law restricting the use of capital punishment to cases of first degree murder (...
5Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March 1797 (Adams Papers)
...with more vagabonds, if the states go on to abolish capital punishmentsCapital punishment was...