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John Quincy Adams, Washington, D.C., letter to James Madison :

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Description: Requesting information about Alexander Hamilton's plan of government read by him as a speech at the Constitutional Convention, 1787; would like to know the date of the speech and the question or subject in the debate which gave occasion to it; speech is to be published with the Journal of the Convention. Letter is incomplete, cut off below first paragraph (see published version in Founders Online, National Archives for complete text).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1819 June 1.
Call number: mssHM 23012
Creator: Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 26-2, Henry F. De Puy sale, November 1919.

John Quincy Adams, Washington, D.C., letter to James Madison :

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The Italian sculptor Pietro (Peter) Cardelli is making busts of U.S. presidents; Adams requests permission from Madison for Cardelli to visit him at Montpelier to take the model of his bust. Letter is incomplete, cut off below first paragraph (see published version in Founders Online, National Archives for complete text).

mssHM 23011

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John Quincy Adams, St. Petersburg, Russia, letter to James Madison :

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Letter written while Adams was serving as minister to Russia. He discusses his inability to return to the United States to accept the nomination for justice of the Supreme Court, and the possibility that Madison has already sent his replacement to Russia in anticipation of Adams' leaving his post. Adams also mentions the recent birth of his daughter. Letter marked "private."

mssHM 23014

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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 et al, Washington, D.C. to Bishop John Hughes :

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Invitation to Bishop Hughes from members of Congress to preach in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Sunday, December 12, 1847. Signed by John Quincy Adams; includes 54 signatures.

mssHM 23141

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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 Quincy Adams, Washington, D.C., letter to James Madison :

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