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          Biography of John Adams

          Lawyer (1758 - 1761)

          "My Inclination was soon fixed upon the Law: But my judgment was not so easily determined."

          John Adams, Autobiography

          Adams began to study law under James Putnam.

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          6. Adams continued to teach school during the day and study law at night. When it came time for Adams to present himself to the bar at Braintree, Putnam failed to accompany Adams. Fortunately, Jeremiah Gridley, another lawyer, recommended Adams.

          Adams was admitted to the bar in 1758. Gridley also gave Adams sage advice not to marry early.

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          Adams followed this advice and threw himself into his law studies.

          Later that year, John Adams met Hannah Quincy who was a year younger than John. They met on many a Sunday evening. Adams almost forgot Gridley's advice and was on the brink of a proposal when two of Adams' friends walked into the parlor.

          Soon Hannah tired of waiting on Adams and married another man in