On this day 250 years ago in Philadelphia, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail Adams in Massachusetts about the Continental Congress:

The Proceedings of the Congress, are all a profound Secret, as yet, except two Votes which were passed Yesterday, and ordered to be printed. You will see them from every Quarter. These Votes were passed in full Congress with perfect Unanimity.

The Esteem, the Affection, the Admiration, for the People of Boston and the Massachusetts, which were expressed Yesterday, And the fixed Determination that they should be supported, were enough to melt an Heart of Stone. I saw the Tears gush into the Eyes of the old, grave, pacific Quakers of Pensylvania.

Source: https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17740918ja&bc=%2Fdigitaladams%2Farchive%2Fbrowse%2Fletters_1774_1777.php