Statistics for occurrence #1 of “John Adams” in entry oglethorpe-james-edward of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...British troops in this country, though he was then about seventy-seven years of age. He did not approve the doings of the ministry, and declined. He was among the first to offer congratulations to John Adams , because of American independence, when that gentleman went as minister to England in 1784. He died in Essex, England, Jan. 30, 1785. See Florida; Georgia.
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† John Adams 1,655 311 77 5 0 user votes
John Adams Dix 60 48 6 4 0 user votes
John Adams Albro 10 0 2 0 0 user votes
John Adams Smith 8 0 0 0 0 user votes
John Adams Jerome 4 0 0 0 0 user votes
John Adams President 2 2 0 0 0 user votes
John Adams Vinton 2 2 0 0 0 user votes
John Adams Webster 2 2 0 0 0 user votes
Old John Adams 1 0 1 0 0 user votes

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