Manuscripts

John Adams, Auteuil, France, letter to Elbridge Gerry :

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Description: Letter regarding the state of current negotiations in Paris; money furnished to the U.S. by France and Holland; the foreign and domestic debt of the U.S. and the country's credit abroad; relations with England and Spain; and the need for ministers and ambassadors in Europe, which Adams considers a necessary expense.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1784 November 4.
Call number: mssHM 22793
Creator: Adams, John (1735-1826)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from American Art Association, 7, December 6, 1921.
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John Adams, Philadelphia, letter to Elbridge Gerry :

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Letter to Gerry, recently appointed to a special diplomatic commission to France, in which Adams lists several objections and opinions previously expressed by others to Gerry's appointment. Adams also expresses his wish for peace with France but also his concerns with fidelity to the public and U.S. self-defense; he also discusses the character of General John Marshall. Letter is endorsed by Gerry.

mssHM 22828

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John Quincy Adams, Berlin, letter to Elbridge Gerry :

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Regarding U.S. relations with France and Gerry's special diplomatic commission there (along with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and John Marshall); letter also discusses the new decree against neutral navigation and commerce and U.S. relations with Great Britain. Endorsed by Gerry.

mssHM 22837

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John Quincy Adams, St. Petersburg, Russia, letter to John Armstrong :

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Letter from Adams as the newly appointed U.S. minister to Russia to the current U.S. minister to France. Adams discusses the need for a cipher for secure correspondence, his journey to Russia and his reception there, intelligence received regarding France and Napoleon since arriving, and the desire to communicate with the secretary of state and others in the United States.

mssHM 22922

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John Quincy Adams, Washington, D.C., letter to John Gorham Palfrey :

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Adams reports that he still has not finished his article on China for the North American Review; he is too busy in Congress and preparing for a U.S. Supreme Court case, most likely United States v. The Amistad.

mssHM 26329

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John Quincy Adams, The Hague, letter to Jean Luzac :

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Regarding the recent U.S. presidential election of 1796; is sending a copy of President Washington's recent speech to Congress. Discusses the seizing of American ships by the French Directory.

mssHM 22839

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John Quincy Adams, Washington, D.C., letter to Richard Rush, York, Pennsylvania :

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Letter regarding events in Europe and Great Britain, mentioning Kings George IV and William IV, William Pitt, and French revolutions. Adams offers opinions on the importance of widely diffusing political knowledge in the U.S., the influence of Europe on U.S. politics and policy, and the importance of having an American statesman in Great Britain.

mssHM 23097

John Adams, Auteuil, France, letter to Elbridge Gerry :

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